Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Brinker was born on 31 March 1792, in Hamilton Township, Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Henry Brinker Sr., was 34 and her mother, Margaret Weiss, was 37. She married Jacob Peter Rugh about 1811, in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 12 daughters. She died on 16 March 1870, in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Hillview Cemetery, Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (34)
- Margaretta Ruch in entry for Lucinda Ruch, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Margaret Rugh in household of Jacob Rugh, "United States Census, 1850"
- Margaret Rugh, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
Spouse and Children
1791–1852 Male
1792–1870 Female
Children (15)
1811–1825 Female
1812–1825 Male
1814–1869 Female
1816–1870 Male
1817–1854 Female
+10 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1757–1845 Male
1754–1845 Female
Siblings (6)
1780–1781 Male
1781–1859 Male
1784–1814 Female
1788–1852 Male
1792–1870 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 2
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Age 20
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 27
Name Meaning
Dutch and North German: topographic name from Brink , the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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