Margaret Mary Aikins

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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Family Time Line

David Maxwell
1808–1875
Margaret Mary Aikins
1814–1861
Marriage: about 1834
Talitha Maxwell
1836–1875
Eliza C. Maxwell
1837–1921
Andrew J. Maxwell
1839–
George F. Maxwell
1847–
John William Maxwell
1839–
Delitha Maxwell
1841–1868
John William Maxwell
1854–1933

Sources (6)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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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