Brief Life History of Martha
Martha Moon was born on 13 January 1828, in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Nathaniel Moon and Sarah Pearce. She married William Henry Atwell on 4 July 1852, in Marlborough St Mary the Virgin, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1865 and lived in Marlborough St Peter and St Paul, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Stoke, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1861. She died on 31 March 1895, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Martha Moon in household of Mary Young, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Martha Moon, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Martha Moon, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Mohan .
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Moyon in La Manche. Compare Mounce .
Americanized form of German Mohn or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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