Margaret Morgan

Femaleabout 1748–

Brief Life History of Margaret

Margaret Morgan was born about 1748, in Llangunnor, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom as the daughter of David Morgan. She married Rees Evan in 1766, in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Rees Evan
1744–
Margaret Morgan
1748–
Marriage: 1766
Mary Evans
1770–
Lettice Evans
1771–
John Evans
1774–
John Evan
1779–
Jno Evan
1781–
John Evans
1781–
David Evans
1786–

Sources (2)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Margaret - Church record: Christening record or certificate: birth-name: Margaret Morgan
  • Margaret Morgan, "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1766Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales

    • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (4)

    1815

    Age 67

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1831 · Merthyr Uprising 

    Age 83

    Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.

    1839 · The Rebecca Riots Take Place

    Age 91

    The Rebecca Riots were a group of protests in west Wales from 1839-1843. The people involved were mostly poor farmers, primarily men dressed as women. The group was called “Rebecca and her daughters”, a title believed to have come the book of Genesis. They mostly fought against the toll-gates. There is only record of one death during the riots: a young Sarah Williams had been warned that the rioters were coming, but upon refusing to leave, was killed.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh (especially Glamorgan): from the medieval Welsh personal name Morgan, Morgant (Old Welsh Morcant, of uncertain etymology).

    Irish: importation of the Welsh surname (see 1 above), to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin (see Merrigan ).

    Scottish: probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.

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

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