Born before in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Andrew Mallet
and Martha (Morris) Mallet
Sister of
Andrew Mallet 2nd, John Mallet, Elizabeth Mallet, Micheal Mallet, Isaac Mallet, Mary Mallet and Phebe (Mallet) Chadwick
Wife of
Shadrack Ireland
— married
31 May 1739 in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
after age 58
in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Martha was born before 1720. She is the daughter of Andrew Mallet and Martha Morris. [1]
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Martha Mallett was born about 1720 [American Genealogical-Biographical Index], most likely at the family homestead in Somerville, where her father Andrew Mallett was miller.
May 31st 1739, Shadrach Ireland and Martha Mallet, of Charlestown, were joined in marriage, by the Revd Mr Hull Abbot. [2]
May 4th 1740, "Martha the wife of Shadrack Ireland (admitted to) First Church in Charlestown" [3]
About 1760, Shadrach abandoned his wife Martha and children (Martha, Shadrach, Jonathan, Tabitha, Elizabeth, Margaret) to practice his religion.[4]
Martha passed away July 19th 1778 and her etate administered by her son Jonathan Ireland. It included house, barn & 6.5 acres land, total real estate valuation $204. Children= Martha, Shadrach, Jonathan, Tabitha.[5]
She was buried in the Phipps St Burying Ground (row 5 sec C #57) at Charlestown. The inscription on her headstone reads: "Here lies the Body of / Mrs Martha Ireland wife / of Mr Shadrach Ireland / who departed this life / July the 19th 1778 / Aged 58 years / The sweet remembrance of the just / shall flourish when they sleep in dust."
Sources
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Footnotes
- ↑ Entered by Kent Mallette, Friday, October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Massachusetts Town and Vital Records - Charlestown Marriages
- ↑ Record-Book of the First Church in Charlestown
- ↑ Henry S. Nourse, History of the Town of Harvard, Massachusetts: 1732-1893, p. 255
- ↑ Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Kent Mallette for creating Mallet-213 on 18 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Kent and others.
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