Marguerite McLeod Beatty

Brief Life History of Marguerite McLeod

When Marguerite McLeod Beatty was born on 19 April 1881, in Minneapolis Township, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, her father, Rev William Trimble Beatty, was 46 and her mother, Sarah Colwell Fulton, was 43. She married Dr. Samuel LeRoy Barber on 17 October 1905, in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in West Goshen Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States for about 30 years. She died on 27 February 1967, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Oaklands Cemetery, West Goshen Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr. Samuel LeRoy Barber
1879–1947
Marguerite McLeod Beatty
1881–1967
Marriage: 17 October 1905
Barber
1908–1908
Samuel Osmond Barber
1910–1981
Sara Fulton Barber
1913–1961

Sources (7)

  • Margueritte W Beatty, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Margureite M. Beatty, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Marguerite Beatty Barber, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota

After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Irish Mac (an) Bhiadhtaigh, Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Bhiadhtaigh ‘son of the victualer’ (from biadhtach ‘victualer’); compare McVittie .

Scottish: from the personal name Beatie, a variant of Baty (see Baty and Batey ), a pet form of Bartholomew .

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

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Marguerite Beatty, notes

Marguerite Beatty was the wife of Samuel L. barber and the mother of the composer Samuel O. Barber and Sara Barber Beatty. She was also the sister of the opera singer Louise Beatty Homer.

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