Margaret Ann Boren

Brief Life History of Margaret Ann

When Margaret Ann Boren was born on 7 August 1841, in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, her father, Charles Millican Boren, was 33 and her mother, Nancy Norwood, was 29. She married Wiley Pumphrey Gooch about 1860, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States for about 30 years and Election Precinct 7 Killen, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States in 1900. She died on 14 March 1915, in Oakland, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wiley Pumphrey Gooch
1839–1926
Margaret Ann Boren
1841–1915
Marriage: about 1860
James Henry Clay Gooch
1862–1938
Florence Mae Gooch
1863–1949
Joseph Dario Gooch
1866–1941
Nancy Isabella Gooch
1868–1951
Rachel Wealthie Gooch
1870–1960
Martha Gooch
1870–
Hattie Esther Gooch
1872–1958
George Washington Gooch
1873–1908
Ida Dean Gooch
1876–1959
Ada Vena Gooch
1878–1941
Margaret Candace Gooch
1881–1905
Percy Iben Gooch
1883–1960

Sources (15)

  • Margaret Boarin in household of Darius H Butter, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Margaret A Boren Gooch, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Margaret in entry for Florence Mae Richards, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (7)

1846

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

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

Name Meaning

Swedish (also Borén): ornamental name composed of an unexplained first element + the adjectival suffix -én/-en, a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’. Compare Boreen and Borin .

Polish (Boreń): from a pet form of the personal names like Borzysław (see Bora 1).

Probably also an Americanized form of German Born .

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

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