Margaret Soper

about 1782–after 1860 (Age 78)
Prince George's, Maryland, United States

The Life Summary of Margaret

When Margaret Soper was born about 1782, in Prince George's, Maryland, United States, her father, Leonard Soper, was 41 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Newman, was 36. She married Jeremiah Brashears on 30 April 1803, in Prince George's, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States in 1850. She died after 1860, at the age of 8218.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah Brashears
1781–1858
Margaret Soper
1782–1860
Marriage: 30 April 1803
Nathaniel Brashears
1804–
Thomas N. Brashears
1805–1890
Otho Brashears
1809–1880
Francis Brashears
1811–
John Bradley Brashears
1814–1885
Margaret Brashears
1819–
James Lafayette Brashears
1825–1900
Mary Elizabeth Brashears
1806–
Elizabeth Ann Brashears
1822–1858

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 April 1803Prince George's, Maryland, United States
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1783 · A Free America
    Age 1
    The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
    1786 · Shays' Rebellion
    Age 4
    Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
    1803
    Age 21
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    Name Meaning

    English (Devon): occupational name from Middle English soper(e), sap(i)ere ‘soaper, maker or seller of soap’ (Old English sāpere, apparently of Celtic origin). The process involved boiling oil or fat together with potash or soda.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Sopher
    Super
    Sopp

    Sources (4)

    • Margaret Brashears in household of Jeremiah Brashears, "United States Census, 1850"
    • <Unknown> in entry for Thomas Brashears, "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961"
    • Margaret Soper, "Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970"

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