A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 Study Guide consists of approx. 40 pages of summaries and analysis on A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Browse the literature study guide below:
Martha Moore was born and raised in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1735. Martha married Ephraim Ballard in 1754 and became Martha Ballard. Martha's husband was a surveyor and fourth generation miller. Martha had nine children. She moved to Maine with her husband and five of her children in 1775 because of his milling and surveying work and eventually settled in Hallowell before the diary begins. Martha's last child, a son, was born in Maine. (
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Introduction August 1787 September 1788 October 1789 November 1792 December 1793 January 1796 February 1801 March 1804 April 1806 May 1809 Epilogue
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