When Margaret Parkinson was born on 22 November 1820, in Cortland, New York, United States, her father, Gibson Parkinson, was 35 and her mother, Mary Rogers, was 34. She married Thomas Addis Ernnet Campbell on 25 March 1841, in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Center Township, Porter, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Indiana, United States in 1870. She died on 11 April 1902, in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries 1836: Porter, Indiana, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
English (mainly northern): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Parkin + -son. This surname has been established in Ireland since the 17th century.
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