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Martha Pardee
Lifespan: 1681 - 1749
Birth: 18 Mar 1681 in East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Occupation: Homemaker
Marriage: Edward Frisbie
Children: Thankful Frisbie, Jedidiah Frisbie, Samuel Frisbie, Thankful Frisbie, Martha Frisbie, Hannah Frisbie, Gideon Frisbie, Sarah Frisbie, Apphiah Frisbie, Abigail Frisbie, Josiah Frisbie, Nathaniel Frisbie, John Frisbie, Edward Frisbie
Parents: George Pardee & Mercy Ball
Death: 15 Sep 1725 in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Burial: Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Chapter 1: Early Family Origins
The year was 1681, and snow likely blanketed the rocky Connecticut shoreline when Martha Pardee first drew breath in the small colonial town of East Haven. Born on March 18, she was the daughter of George Pardee, a respected resident of New Haven, and Mercy Ball, whose family had been among the early settlers in the region. Martha entered a world still clinging to the dreams of a “godly community,” where the meetinghouse stood taller than any merchant's sign, and where life was steeped in scripture, toil, and survival.