Brief Life History of Mary "Polly"
When Mary "Polly" Maggard was born in October 1849, in Kentucky, United States, her father, John Harrison MAGGARD, was 24 and her mother, Sevilla Mullins, was 23. She married Peter M Leadingham on 27 April 1865, in Carter, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Carter, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1920, at the age of 71, and was buried in Dixon Cemetery, Westwood, Boyd, Kentucky, United States.
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- Mary Leadenham in household of Peter M Leadenham, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mary Maggard, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Mary Maggard, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"
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1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: from the Old French personal name Magard, ancient Germanic Maghard, from elements meaning ‘power’ + ‘hard, strong’. Maggard is on record as a surname in medieval Suffolk but is now rare or absent in Britain. See also Madgett and Matchett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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