Margaret Francis

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Francis was born in 1790, in Virginia, United States, her father, Joseph Francis, was 51 and her mother, Margaret Taylor, was 43. She married John Henry Wayman on 2 November 1813, in Botetourt, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 7 July 1853, in Boone, Indiana, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Pitzer Cemetery, Zionsville, Eagle Township, Boone, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Wayman
1789–1874
Margaret Francis
1790–1853
Marriage: 2 November 1813
Joseph Francis Wayman
1819–1894
John Riley Wayman
1822–1879
Elizabeth Margaret Wayman
1825–1891

Sources (11)

  • Margaret Wayman in household of Henry Wayman, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Margaret France, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Peggy, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1791 · The Bill of Rights

After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English: from the Old French personal name Franceis, modern French François, from Latin Franciscus, originally ‘Frank’, though later used to denote a Frenchman. The personal name owed much of its popularity during the Middle Ages to the fame of Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), whose baptismal name was actually Giovanni but who was nicknamed Francisco because his father was absent in France at the time of his birth. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Italian Francesco and Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian Franc , and also their derivatives, e.g. Croatian Francišković (see Francisco 4).

English: ethnic name from the Old French adjective Franceis ‘French’ (see 1 above).

Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames, or an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.

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

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