Margaret Groves

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Groves was born on 16 February 1802, in Kentucky, United States, her father, John Fredrick Groves, was 28 and her mother, Mary Hurd, was 26. She married Francis Portis Goddard on 18 November 1824, in Fleming, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Warren, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Township of Floyd, Warren, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 6 November 1871, in Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Cameron, Warren, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francis Portis Goddard
1797–1882
Margaret Groves
1802–1871
Marriage: 18 November 1824
Joseph Goddard
1825–1913
Mary A. Goddard
1828–1892
Sarilda Goddard
1829–1904
Francis Goddard
1830–1887
William Goddard
1832–
Sarah Ann Goddard
1834–1926
George Washington Goddard
1836–1906
Henry Goddard
1838–1920
David W Goddard
1840–1916
James Goddard
1842–1929
Robert Goddard
1844–1906
Angaline Goddard
1851–1852

Sources (11)

  • Margaret Goddard in household of Francis Goddard, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Margaret Greves, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Margaret Groves Goddard, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

Name Meaning

English (London): variant of Grove , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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