Deborah Scamull

Brief Life History of Deborah

When Deborah Scamull was born in 1821, in London, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Scamull, was 33 and her mother, Lydia Wood, was 28. She married George Margetts on 1 June 1846, in St James, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1851 and lived in Bethnal Green St Matthew, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died about 1863, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 43.

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Family Time Line

George Margetts
1828–1882
Deborah Scamull
1821–1863
Marriage: 1 June 1846
George Margetts
1847–1847
Philip Nephi Margetts
1848–1929
Thomas Margetts
1850–1851
Clara Margetts
1852–1936
Deborah Marguerite Margetts
1862–1921
Edward Margetts
1863–

Sources (13)

  • Deborah Scamnell in household of John Scamnell, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Scanlan, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 for Deborah Scamull

World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1831 · Old London Bridge Opens

"The popular childhood rhyme ""London Bridge is Falling Down"" refers to the infamous overpass above the Thames River. By the 19th century the bridge had started to fall apart."

1833 · The Town of Chicago is Founded

Chicago became an incorporated town after the Potawatomi Native Americans and the United States Government signed the Treaty of Chicago. The name comes from the indigenous word shikaakwa meaning onion, or something similar, because of the wild garlic that grew abundantly in the area.

Name Meaning

English: see Scammell .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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Ann Puttick and Deborah Scamull

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