Brief Life History of Robert Michael
Robert Michael Makin was born in 1812, in Ireland as the son of George Makin and Elizabeth Rowlands. He married Margaret Brewer about 1830, in Madison, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died about 1843, in Marshall, Indiana, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Madison, Indiana, United States.
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- 1840 census for Robert and Margaret Makin in Washington, Erie, PA
- Robert Makin, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
- Robert Makin in entry for Elizabeth Leak, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1816
Indiana is the 19th state.
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 (northwestern): from the Middle English personal name Maykin, a diminutive of May , a pet form of Mayhew (see Matthew ). Compare Makinson .
English (northwestern): nickname from Middle English maide + diminutive suffix -kin ‘little maid’, perhaps used in a derogatory sense.
Irish: variant of Mackin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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