Margaret Gustin

Female18 December 1785–1809

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Gustin was born on 18 December 1785, in Roxbury, Washington, Vermont, United States, her father, Josiah Gustin, was 37 and her mother, Margaret E. Wardner, was 36. She married Joshua Mather about 1797, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died in 1809, in West Schuyler, Schuyler, Herkimer, New York, United States, at the age of 24.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Mather
1777–1854
Margaret Gustin
1785–1809
Marriage: about 1797
Seeley B Mather
1802–1868
Thomas G Mather
1809–1867

Sources (5)

  • Peggy Gustin, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Peggy Gustin, "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954"
  • Margaret Gustin Mather, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1797New York, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (13)

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    World Events (8)

    1786 · Shays' Rebellion

    Age 1

    Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

    1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State

    Age 6

    On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    Age 9

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    Name Meaning

    French, Walloon, German, and Swedish; Slovenian and Croatian (mainly Guštin): from a short form of the personal name Augustin (Slovenian Avguštin, Avgustin, Croatian Auguštin, Augustin), from Latin Augustinus (see Austin ). Compare Gustine .

    In some cases possibly also an American shortened form of Slovenian Gustinčič: patronymic from the personal name Gustin (see 1 above).

    History: This surname (see 1 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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