Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Thorne was born on 10 October 1772, in Flushing, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Phillip Thorne, was 28 and her mother, Abigail Rowland, was 25. She married Cornelius Pyramus on 23 February 1789, in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States.
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English (mainly southern): variant of Thorn 1.
Irish: adopted for various Irish names containing an element meaning ‘thorn’. Compare Thornton .
Swedish (mainly Thörne): ornamental or perhaps topographic name from törne ‘rose bush’ or thorn, an ornamental spelling of torn ‘thorn bush’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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