Martha Ellen BROOKS

Born

February 27, 1824 , Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky, USA

Died

July 3, 1871 , Marion, Grant Co. Indiana, USA

Age: 47

Martha Ellen married Marcus MARSH . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marcus MARSH was born February 26, 1820 in Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky, USA. Marcus died July 30, 1896 in Marion, Grant Co. Indiana, USA. Marcus was the child of Joseph M MARSH and Ann MARSH .

Parents & Family of Martha Ellen BROOKS

Parents of Martha Ellen BROOKS

Father

David BROOKS

Mother

Margaret M BEST

Grandparents of Martha Ellen BROOKS

Paternal grandparents

Samuel BROOKS Mary PENROSE

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Martha Ellen BROOKS

Martha Ellen BROOKS married

Marcus MARSH
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Marcus MARSH was the child of Joseph M MARSH and Ann MARSH

Children of Marcus MARSH and Martha Ellen BROOKS

Cora Margaret MARSH

Born: August 5, 1859, Marion, Grant Co. Indiana, USA
Died: October 17, 1915, St. Joseph Co. Michigan, USA

Married: Alexander PATTON 19 October 1880

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Birth — 1824
February 27, 1824
Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky, USA

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.