Margaret Quimby

Female11 January 1866–24 February 1951

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Quimby was born on 11 January 1866, in Solebury, Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Isaiah Quinby, was 51 and her mother, Ruthanna Scarborough, was 33. She lived in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. She died on 24 February 1951, at the age of 85, and was buried in Solebury, Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaiah Quinby
1814–1898
Ruthanna Scarborough
1832–1930
D. Wilmot Quinby
1858–1946
Mary S. Quinby
1864–1959
Margaret Quimby
1866–1951

Sources (8)

  • Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Margaret Quinby, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Margaret Quimby in household of Ruth S Quimby, "United States Census, 1910"

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Siblings (3)

World Events (8)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

Age 1

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Age 11

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 24

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English (Staffordshire and Warwickshire): habitational name from Whenby (North Yorkshire). The placename derives from Old Norse kvenna, genitive plural of kona ‘woman’, + ‘farmstead, village’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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