Margaret Richardson

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Richardson was born on 17 March 1786, in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Isaiah Richardson, was 25 and her mother, Esther Bigelow, was 28. She married John Mixer on 12 April 1802. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Halifax, Windham, Vermont, United States in 1860. She died on 10 October 1868, in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in West Brattleboro Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham, Republic of Vermont.

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Family Time Line

John Mixer
1781–1858
Margaret Richardson
1786–1868
Marriage: 12 April 1802
Flavel Mixer
1803–1884
Olive Mixer
1805–1896
John Mixer
1807–1888
Marcia Mixer
1809–1867
Richardson Mixer
1812–1874
William Mixer
1814–1897
Betsey Mixer
1818–1894
Mary Ann Mixer
1821–1893
Julia Ann Mixer
1828–1915
Emeline Mixer
1831–1905

Sources (31)

  • Margaret Mixer in household of John Mixer, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Margaret Richardson, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Margaret Richardson Mixer, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

1795

Oldest grave seen in the Memorials list.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Richard + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans. Compare Ritson .

Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Richardsson or Rikardsson: patronymic from the personal name Richard , Rikard.

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Richardsen or Norwegian Rikardsen, cognates of 2 above.

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

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