John Martineau b. 22 Mar 1793 Port Richmond, Richmond, New York, United States d. 6 Apr 1838 Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States: My Family Online

1793 - 1838 (45 years)

Name	John Martineau
Born	22 Mar 1793	Port Richmond, Richmond, New York, United States [1, 2, 3, 4]
Christened	27 Sep 1793	Port Richmond, Richmond, New York, United States [2, 4]
Gender	Male
AFN	1VZN-FS
Residence	1828 to 1830	Georgetown, District of Columbia, United States [5]
Residence	16 Dec 1835	, Richmond, New York, United States [6]
Residence	Witnessed the Great Fire of New York (16-17 Dec 1835) from their home in Staten Island
Residence	1837	Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States [7]
Died	6 Apr 1838	Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States [8]
Died	Died of consumption (tuberculosis)
Buried	Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States [8]
Person ID	I98	James Henry Martineau
Last Modified	18 Apr 2016

Father	Stephen Martineau, Farmer and Weaver, b. 22 Mar 1761, Northfield, Richmond, New York, United States , d. 17 Apr 1822, Northfield, Richmond, New York, United States (Age 61 years)
Mother	Eleanor Haughwout, b. 17 Sep 1765, , Richmond, New York, United States , d. 15 Sep 1832, , Richmond, New York, United States (Age 66 years)
Married	5 Jun 1785	, Richmond, New York, United States
Family ID	F45	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Jane Varley, b. Abt 1798, , , England , d. Abt 1816, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States (Age ~ 18 years)
Married	1 Mar 1815	, , England
Last Modified	18 Apr 2016
Family ID	F41	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Sarah, b. 12 Mar 1783, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England , d. Abt 1820, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States (Age 36 years)

Married Abt 1816 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England [3, 9]

Children

	1. Julia Martineau, b. Abt 1816, , , England , d. Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	2. Lucretia Martineau, b. 29 Apr 1818, d. 26 May 1841, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States (Age 23 years)

Last Modified 18 Apr 2016

Family ID F43 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 3 Eliza Mears, b. 13 Apr 1806, Fabius, Onondago, New York, United States , d. 6 Jul 1848, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States (Age 42 years)

Married 29 Apr 1824 Florida, Montgomery, New York, United States [10, 11]

Children

	1. Emily Henrietta Martineau, b. 18 Oct 1825, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States , d. 21 Jul 1899 (Age 73 years)
	2. James Henry Martineau, b. 13 Mar 1828, Port Jackson, Montgomery, New York, United States , d. 24 Jun 1921, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 93 years)
	3. Charles Augustus Martineau, b. 19 Jan 1831, New York City, New York, United States , d. 27 Feb 1831, New York City, New York, United States (Age 0 years)
	4. Frances Eliza Martineau, b. 30 Sep 1831, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States , d. 15 Jun 1847, Victory, Cayuga, New York, United States (Age 15 years)
	5. Harriett Martineau, b. 26 May 1835, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States , d. 16 Oct 1837, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States (Age 2 years)
	6. Lois Elleanor Martineau, b. 10 Aug 1838, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States , d. 4 May 1919, Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States (Age 80 years)

Last Modified 18 Apr 2016

Family ID F40 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 22 Mar 1793 - Port Richmond, Richmond, New York, United States
	Christened - 27 Sep 1793 - Port Richmond, Richmond, New York, United States
	Married - 1 Mar 1815 - , , England
	Married - Abt 1816 - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
	Residence - 1828 to 1830 - Georgetown, District of Columbia, United States
	Residence - 16 Dec 1835 - , Richmond, New York, United States
	Residence - 1837 - Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States
	Died - 6 Apr 1838 - Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States
	Buried - - Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States

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Documents		Egbert Martineau's 1795-1826 Letters to Brothers Letters written at the time of Father's death.
		Cemetery Transcription John Martineau 1793-1838
		John Martineau 1793-1838 Chronology, Invention, and Prosperity Excerpt
		The History of John Martineau 1793-1838 Blog post
		Excerpt from Iconography of Manhattan, John Martineau 1793-1838
		1836 Land Deed, John Martineau 1793-1838
		Probate Administration Letter, John Martineau 1793-1838
		Probate Administration Letter Transcription, John Martineau 1793-1838
		Excerpt from Water for Gotham, John Martineau 1793-1838 Water for Gotham by Gerard T. Koeppel, 166-167, 187, 213

Notes

Birth-22 Mar 1793 at Port Richmond,Staten Island,New York (1)--United Brethern Church (Moravian) Rec. New York Gen. & Biographical Society rec. 974.7 B4ne Vol. 4. His B.& Bp. are also listed in (2)-- the NYG&B 974.B2n Vol. 38 p. 49. Married in Florida, Montgomery, New York 29 Apr 1824 (3)--J.H.M. Journal.
Died 6 Apr 1838 at Elbridge,Onondago, New York (4) -- Film 017,837 & buried in Elbridge Rural Cemetery,Onondago, N.Y (5).--Cemetery Rec. Onondago & J.H.M. Journal.
When 14 yrs. old John Martineau was Apprenticed to a Hatter but did not like it. When abt. 19 yrs. of age he got on a ship going to England, where he arrived without money or friends. He found a home to live in and got a place as a helper to an instrument maker by the name of Varley who gave him an education and his daughter Jane as wife. She soon died in an epidemic. He married a widow Mrs. Sarah Hawkins, dau. of the Earl of Stanhope, who had previously married a Capt. Hawkins of the British navy without her fathers consent, whom she offended by marrying beneath her station, so he disinherited her and cast her off. Sarah had her children by her first mg. and two children by her second hus. John Martineau.
John was in England about 7 yrs., attended Cambridge College where he studied Medicine & received a Diploma and then returned to the U.S., landing in Baltamore, Md.. when a yellow fever was raging. Sarah died with it at once leaving 4 Children.
John Martineau gave up the practice of medicine & studied Engineering, becoming a Civil Engineer. He traveled about building bridges, canals & a Railroad. It was while he was working on a canal with his brother Peter that they met the two Mears sisters Eliza & Mary Ann and were both md. (3)--J.H.M. Journal & a letter from Johns dau. Henrietta Lyon.
He md. (1) Jane Varley 1 Mar 1815 (2) Sarah Hawkins Abt 1816, both in England. He then came to the U.S. abt. 1821 & md. again to Eliza Mears ,on 29 Apr 1824 in Florida, Onondago,New York (3)--J.H.M. Journal.
His death, 6 Apr 1838, is found in the Cemetery Rec. of Onondaga, New York Film 017837
(Research):Not sure about marriage to a Jane Varley. JH Martineau journal makes no mention of it and it appears from his statements that both Julia and Lucretia are daughters of Mrs. Hawkins, which the AF has as Sarah. It is possible Sarah is the wrong first name and Jane Varley was Mrs. Hawkins. This all needs to be researched.

Sources

[S19] Staten Island, NY, United Brethern Church Records, Moravian Church (Staten Island, New York), 1793 (Reliability: 4).
Sept 27, 1793 Stephan Marino and Eleanor Martin- John b. March 22
[S20] United Brethren Moravian Church , Graveyard at New Dorp,Staten Island,Richmond,New York, 974.7 B4ne.
[S17] James Henry Martineau Autobiography.
[S21] Records of the United Brethren Congregation of Staten Island, (The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York, NY: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1870-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.)), 974.7 B2n., Vol 38, p.49 (Reliability: 3).
[S16] Journal of James H. Martineau, Donald G. Godfrey and Rebecca S. Martineau-McCarty, editors, (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2008.), 5. (Reliability: 2).
While very young, my parents resided two years at Georgetown, District of Columbia.
[S16] Journal of James H. Martineau, Donald G. Godfrey and Rebecca S. Martineau-McCarty, editors, (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2008.), 5. (Reliability: 2).
[S16] Journal of James H. Martineau, Donald G. Godfrey and Rebecca S. Martineau-McCarty, editors, (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2008.), 5. (Reliability: 2).
1837. In this year my father failed through the faall of real estate in which he had invested heavily, and we returned to live in Elbridge where he soon died.
[S22] Onondago N.Y. Cemetery Record., 017837.
[S25] Letter from Johns dau. Henrietta Martineau.
[S16] Journal of James H. Martineau, Donald G. Godfrey and Rebecca S. Martineau-McCarty, editors, (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2008.), 3. (Reliability: 3).
[S35] Mears Family History, Persis Mears Hadden.