Martha Hannah (Copp) Trenholm (1796 - 1869)

Born 21 Mar 1796 in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of William Jeffery Trenholm — married 22 Oct 1814 in Westmorland, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1869 at age 73 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

When Martha Hannah Copp was born on 21 March 1796, in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, William Copp, was 40 and her mother, Eleanor Atkinson, was 22. She married Jeffery William Trenholm on 22 October 1814, in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 17 August 1869, in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 73, and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Jolicure, Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

2nd Marriage: Name Henry Chapman Sex Male Spouse's Name Martha Trenholm Spouse's Sex Female Event Type Marriage Event Date 26 February 1838 Event Place Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Certificate Number 1824 Page Number 50

Martha Copp was born on March 21, 1796 in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, daughter of William Copp (1755–1834) and Eleanor Atkinson (~1774–1851).^[1]

Her siblings were:

• Sarah Copp (1791–1874)
• Isabel Copp (1792– )
• John Atkinson Copp (1794–1865)
• Martha Hannah Copp (1796–1869)
• Anna Copp (1797– )
• Anna Copp (1799–1866)
• Thomas Copp (1800–1868)
• William Copp (1802–1883)
• Maria Copp (~1803–1878)
• Robert Atkinson Copp (1804–1880)
• Timothy Copp (1808– )
• Silas D. Copp (1810–1878)
• Jane Copp (~1812– )
• Henry Copp (~1814– )
• Celina Copp (1816– )

Martha married Henry Coates Chapman (born on September 2, 1791 in Fort Lawrence; son of William Chapman 2nd and Mary Sackville (Dixon) Chapman).

Daughter of Eleanor Atkinson and William Copp. She married twice. Mother of at least 5 children.

Martha died on August 17, 1869 in Canada, aged 73. She was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Westmorland County, New Brunswick.^[1]

Research Notes

Identified in Trenholm et al. as "a Mrs. Martha Trenholm."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179890236/martha-chapman: accessed February 20, 2024), memorial page for Martha Copp Chapman (21 Mar 1796–17 Aug 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179890236, citing Pioneer Cemetery, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Colin MacKinnon (contributor 49153699).
2. ↑ Trenholm, Gladys, Miep Norden and Josephine Trenholm (1985). A History of Fort Lawrence [Section 5: Genealogies]. Edmonton: Sherwood Printing Ltd. ISBN 0-921-080-00-X. p. 313

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• "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-VRSH : Sat Mar 09 04:18:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Henry Chapman and Martha Trenholm, 26 Feb 1838.

• Trenholm, Gladys, Miep Norden and Josephine Trenholm (1985). A History of Fort Lawrence [Section 5: Genealogies]. Edmonton: Sherwood Printing Ltd. ISBN 0-921-080-00-X. p. 313

Acknowledgements

• Created on Dec 29, 2011 by William Reum.