Brief Life History of Margaret or Peggy
When Margaret or Peggy Crie was born on 6 November 1802, in Matinicus Isle, Lincoln, Maine, United States, her father, John Crie Sr., was 41 and her mother, Mary Hall, was 41. She married Richard Bartlett on 22 February 1821, in Matinicus Isle, Lincoln, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in South Thomaston, Lincoln, Maine, United States in 1850 and South Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States for about 20 years. She died on 14 December 1888, in Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Owls Head, Knox, Maine, United States.
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- Margaret Emery in household of Charles Dyer, "United States Census, 1870"
- Margaret C Bartlett, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Margaret Crie Emery, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1804 · Whitehead Light
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
Perhaps an Americanized form of South German Kreit(h), a topographic name from Middle High German geriute ‘land cleared for farming’, or of North German Kreite, a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Middle Low German kreit ‘strife’.
Americanized form of Dutch Krijt, a topographic or habitational name in relation to Middle Dutch crijt ‘marked-off field, ring, arena’, or an (occupational) nickname referring to krijt ‘chalk’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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