Martha
EDWARDS
(b.
17 February 1798
,
Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
d.
22 January 1843
,
Gorham, Maine, USA
)
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Martha EDWARDS was born 17 February 1798 in Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Martha EDWARDS was the child of Samuel EDWARDS and Martha MCLELLAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Richard EDWARDS and Hannah LATHROP (maternal) James MCLELLAN and Abigail MCLELLANSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Martha married Clark SWETT 7 June 1823 in Gorham, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Clark SWETT was born 6 December 1790 in Falmouth, Maine, USA. Clark died 5 May 1839 in Gorham, Maine, USA. Clark was the child of Joshua SWETT and Mary BAILEY.
Martha EDWARDS died 22 January 1843 in Gorham, Maine, USA.
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Clark SWETT-- Date: 7 June 1823 Place: Gorham, Maine, USA
Clark SWETT was the child of Joshua SWETT and Mary BAILEY
Children of Clark SWETT and Martha EDWARDS:
Lucretia Ann SWETT (b.22 October 1819, Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 3 July 1885, Gorham, Maine, USA)
m. Jefferson MABRY
Clark SWETT-- Date: 7 June 1823 Place: Gorham, Maine, USAClark SWETT was the child of Joshua SWETT and Mary BAILEY
Children of Clark SWETT and Martha EDWARDS:
Lucretia Ann SWETT (b.22 October 1819, Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 3 July 1885, Gorham, Maine, USA)m. Jefferson MABRY
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1798 Birth 17 February 1798
Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1819 Birth of ChildLucretia Ann SWETT was born 22 October 1819, Gorham, Maine, USA
Martha was 21 years old.
1823 Marriage / PartnerMartha EDWARDS and Clark SWETT 7 June 1823, Gorham, Maine, USA
She was 25 years old.
1839 Death of Spouse/PartnerClark SWETT died 5 May 1839, Gorham, Maine, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 Death 22 January 1843
Gorham, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 44.
Martha is buried at: North Gorham Cemetery Gorham Cumberland County Maine, USA Plot: Sec-A Lot-18
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- Updated: 9/29/2017 10:04:24 AM
The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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