Brief Life History of Margaret Leah
When Margaret Leah Pearce was born on 3 December 1801, in Knox, Kentucky, United States, her father, Robert Daniel Pearce, was 34 and her mother, Leah Matilda Bartlett, was 24. She married George Tye on 1 October 1818, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Whitley, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. She died on 1 November 1864, at the age of 62, and was buried in Carpenter, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.
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- Peggy Tye, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Peggy (Tye) - Published information: birth: 1801; Tennessee, United States
- Margaret Leah Tye, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1807
Historical Boundaries: 1807: Logan, Kentucky, United States
1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
Name Meaning
Welsh, English, and Irish: variant of Pierce .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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