Brief Life History of Margaret Mary
When Margaret Mary Aikins was born on 11 August 1814, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James Akins, was 38 and her mother, Margaret Brookings, was 33. She married David Maxwell about 1834, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Ogle, Illinois, United States in 1850. She died on 11 April 1861, in Eagle Township, LaSalle, Illinois, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Lafayette Township, Ogle, Illinois, United States.
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- Mary Maxwell in household of David Maxwell, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Maxwell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Aikens in entry for Wm Maxwell and Emma Driemiller, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the personal name Aikin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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