Margaret Aikens

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Aikens was born on 27 June 1755, in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Solomon Aikens, was 29 and her mother, Dorcas Whitcomb, was 26. She married Thomas Swift on 4 May 1779, in Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 10 December 1803, at the age of 48.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Swift
1755–1813
Margaret Aikens
1755–1803
Marriage: 4 May 1779
Rebecca Swift
1780–1858
Lucy Swift
1780–
Nancy Swift
about 1793–1796
Thomas Swift Jr.
1781–1857
Susanna Swift
1783–1807
Jonathan Swift
1787–1842
Margaret "Peggy" Swift
1789–1865
Mary Swift
1791–

Sources (14)

  • Margaret Aikens, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Magaret Swift in entry for Rebecca Bugbee, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
  • Margaret Swift in entry for Rebecca Bugbee, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

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  • Marriage

Children (8)

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Atkin , with genitival or excrescent -s (compare Atkins ).

Dutch and East Frisian: patronymic from the personal name Aike, a diminutive of Aai/Aie, a variant or a short form of the personal names Aaielt, Age, Ad(d)e or Adriaan. In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Eikens .

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

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