Margaret Tracy Downey

Brief Life History of Margaret Tracy

When Margaret Tracy Downey was born on 26 June 1824, in Buffalo Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States, her father, Walter Downey, was 22 and her mother, Mary Clark, was 22. She married Hellyer Edward Guilbert on 16 December 1842, in Guernsey, Guernsey, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Pusheta Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States in 1870 and Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 24 February 1904, in Auglaize, Ohio, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Olive Branch Cemetery, New Knoxville, Washington Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert McCullough
1816–1894
Margaret Tracy Downey
1824–1904
Marriage: 5 December 1861
Sophia McCullough
1849–1920
James David McCullough
1852–1927
John M. Mccullough
1855–
Martha Alice McCullough
1866–1946
Clark Downey McCullough
1869–1915

Sources (13)

  • Margaret Downey, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • Margaret Downey & Alex Gilbert, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Margaret Dennsy in entry for Walter D Guilbert, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

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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.

1834

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1846

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

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dúnadhaigh ‘descendant of Dúnadhach’, a personal name meaning ‘fortress-holder’ (from dún ‘fortress, fortified hill’).

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh, or of Mac Giolla Dhomnaigh (see Maloney ).

Scottish: habitational name from the Scottish barony of Downie or Duny in the parish of Monikie in Angus (on Tayside), named from Gaelic dùn ‘hill’ + the locative suffix -ach.

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

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