Martha H. Sheffield (1811 - 1903)

Born 27 Sep 1811 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1903 at age 92 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Biography

Martha was the daughter of Nathaniel and Freelove (Hancock) Sheffield. She married James Thompson in 1837, and they had the following children: James, Harriet, Stanton, and William.

• Fact: Residence (1850) Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
• Fact: Residence (1860) Census Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Westerly town, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
• Fact: Burial (1903) Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJX-YNR : 4 April 2020), Martha Thompson in household of James B Thompson, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; citing family 41, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFF6-Y7Q : 11 November 2020), Martha H Thompson in entry for James B Thompson, 1860.

• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFQ-C17 : 19 March 2020), Martha Thompson in entry for James B Thompson, 1870.

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4SD-HXW : 13 November 2020), Martha Thompson in household of James B. Thompson, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; citing enumeration district ED 163, sheet 501A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,211.

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9W4-FQL : accessed 11 December 2020), Martha Thompson, Westerly town, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 242, sheet 16B, family 348, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,513.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLB-J449 : 6 August 2020), Martha Hancock Sheffield Thompson, ; Burial, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States of America, River Bend Cemetery; citing record ID 102506900, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #102506900.

• Death: "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8F1-Z68 : 4 November 2020), Martha Hancock Sheffield Thompson, 26 Oct 1903; citing Death, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archives, Providence; FHL microfilm 004250588.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 December 2020, 19:57), entry for Martha Hancock Sheffield(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:M245-7RL); contributed by various users.

• Marriage: "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK1J-QC8 : 22 January 2020), Martha Sheffield in entry for James B. Thompson, 1837.