Brief Life History of Margaret Ann
When Margaret Ann Ainsworth was born about 1822, in Ohio, United States, her father, Andrew Ainsworth, was 29 and her mother, Margaret Ann Covenhoven, was 24. She married Elam S McBroom on 1 September 1842, in Fountain, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Cain Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States in 1880. She died on 12 October 1883, in Hillsboro, Cain Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Hillsboro, Cain Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States.
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- Margaret Mcbroom in household of Elom Mcbroom, "United States Census, 1850"
- Margaret Ann Ainsworth, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Brown in entry for E. K. Mcbroom, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1826
Historical Boundaries: 1826: Wabash New Purchase, Indiana, United States 1826: Fountain, Indiana, United States
1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from a place near Manchester named Ainsworth, from the Old English personal name Ægen + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.
English (Yorkshire): in Yorkshire the name was a variant of, or confused with Hainsworth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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