Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Hicklin was born in 1753, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, her father, Hugh Hicklin, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Bradshaw, was 28. She married Francis McDonald in 1772, in Augusta, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1823, in Lafayette, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70.
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- Unknown in entry for John McDonald, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"
- Kentucky, Bath, Probate Records, Mixed probate records vol. A, p. 1, Will of Hugh Hicklin, 1811
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World Events (7)
1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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 (Derbyshire and Staffordshire):
from the Middle English personal name Hikelin, a double diminutive (Hik‐el‐in) of Hick .
variant of Hickling .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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