Martha Saltzberger

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Saltzberger was born on 20 October 1808, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, her father, John Philip Saltzberger, was 28 and her mother, Veronica Hunsaker Gingerich, was 27. She had at least 4 sons and 11 daughters with John Jones. She lived in Wilmot Township, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in 1871. She died on 15 February 1885, in Blandford-Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 76, and was buried in Blandford-Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

John Jones
1794–1859
Martha Saltzberger
1808–1885
Mary Jones
1820–1823
John Jones
1832–
Elizabeth Jones
1841–1897
Magdalena Jones
1821–1886
Lucy Jones
1822–1850
Henry Jones
1824–1845
Sarah Jones
1824–
Absalom Saltzberger Jones
1829–1920
Susannah Jones
1830–1908
Amos Saltzberger Jones
1833–1918
Barbara Jones
1835–1854
Catherine S. Jones
1837–1902
Veronica Jones
1839–1840
Hannah Jones
1843–1923
Nancy Jones
1845–1929

Sources (15)

  • Martha Jones in household of George Wing, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Martha Saltzberger - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Martha Saltzberger
  • Martha Saltzberger Jones, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (3)

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

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1883 · Mining Boom

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

Name Meaning

New Testament name, of Aramaic rather than Hebrew origin, meaning ‘lady’. It was borne by the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany (John 11:1). According to Luke 10:38, when Jesus visited the house of Mary and Martha, Mary sat at his feet, listening to him, while Martha ‘was cumbered about much serving’, so that she complained to Jesus, ‘Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?’ For this reason, the name Martha has always been associated with hard domestic work, as opposed to the contemplative life.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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