Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Riddick was born on 3 November 1760, in Nansemond, Virginia, United States, her father, Edward Riddick, was 25 and her mother, Margaret Tembte, was 20. She married Samuel Barron Cunningham Sr. on 28 September 1778, in Nansemond, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 5 August 1793, in her hometown, at the age of 32.
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- 1760 Margaret Cunningham birth note
- 1760 Edward Riddick - Margaret Temble marriage, child born, mother dies
- 1793 Margaret Cunningham death
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Reddick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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