Margaret Jane Featheringill

Brief Life History of Margaret Jane

When Margaret Jane Featheringill was born on 22 April 1842, in Putnam, Ohio, United States, her father, Elias Featheringill, was 32 and her mother, Hannah Bogart, was 30. She married Frederick Fruchey on 29 October 1859, in Putnam, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Pleasant Township, Putnam, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 26 June 1863, in Putnam, Ohio, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Columbus Grove, Putnam, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Fruchey
1836–1916
Margaret Jane Featheringill
1842–1863
Marriage: 29 October 1859
Adeline Ann Fruchey
1860–1929

Sources (8)

  • Margaret Fanchey, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • Margaret J. Fetheringill, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Margaret Jane Featheringill Fruchey, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (4)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

An extremely common given name from the Middle Ages onwards, derived via Old French Marguerite and Latin Margarita from Greek Margarītēs, from margaron ‘pearl’, a word ultimately of Hebrew origin. The name was always understood to mean ‘pearl’ throughout the Middle Ages. The first St Margaret was martyred at Antioch in Pisidia during the persecution instigated by the Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. However, there is some doubt about her name, as the same saint is venerated in the Orthodox Church as Marina . There were several other saintly bearers of the name, including St Margaret of Scotland ( d. 1093 ), wife of King Malcolm Canmore and daughter of Edmund Ironside of England. It was also the name of the wife of Henry VI of England, Margaret of Anjou ( 1430–82 ), and of Margaret Tudor ( 1489–1541 ), sister of Henry VIII , who married James IV of Scotland and ruled as regent there after his death. See also Margery , Marjorie .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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