Brief Life History of Margaret F.
When Margaret F. McVey was born about July 1860, in Illinois, United States, her father, William M. McVey, was 33 and her mother, Eliza Snyder, was 22. She married Samuel Adams Hendricks on 24 September 1880, in Coles, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Margaret F. McVey - Government record: birth-name: Margaret 'Maggie' F McVey
- Maggie Mcvey, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Maggie Mcvey in entry for Alvine A Piso and Lola M Somers, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Bheatha ‘son of life’, i.e. ‘man of religion’. Compare Scottish McBeth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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