Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Massey was born on 30 November 1844, in Wayne, Virginia, United States, her father, Basil Davis Massey, was 27 and her mother, Susannah "Susan" Epling, was 27. She married William Thomas Hicks on 5 August 1862, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Blair, Washington, Nebraska, United States in 1885 and Deep Creek, Spokane, Washington, United States in 1900. She died on 15 July 1905, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Medical Lake Cemetery, Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Margaret Hicks in household of William Hicks, "United States Census, 1870"
- Margret Massie, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Margaret Massey Hicks, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Washington, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Washington, Nebraska, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Massy, a pet form of Matthew . Compare Mace .
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from one or more of several places in Normandy, such as Macey (Manche), Massy (Seine-Maritime), Macé-sur-Orne (Orne), and La Ferté Macé (Orne).
English: variant of Marsay (see Marcey ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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