Margaret Morgan

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Morgan was born about 1814, in Franklin, Indiana, United States, her father, Thomas Morgan, was 42 and her mother, Elizabeth Bell, was 42. She married Richard M. Quinton about 1834, in Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Mahaska, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Bridgeport Judicial Township, Nevada, California, United States in 1860. She died after 1876, in California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard M. Quinton
1803–1880
Margaret Morgan
1814–1876
Marriage: about 1834
Servetus Quinton
1835–1871
Augustus Quinton
1836–1864
Thomas Quinton
1840–
Elizabeth Quinton
1844–
Richard Quinton
1852–1918
Margaret J Quinton
1852–
Arminda Quinton
1839–1863

Sources (2)

  • Margaret Quinten in household of Richd Quinten, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Margarett Quinton in household of Richard Quinton, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (2)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1843

Historical Boundaries: 1843: Mahaska, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Mahaska, Iowa, United States

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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