Margaret Lott

Female25 September 1810–29 March 1879

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Lott was born on 25 September 1810, in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Cornelius Lott, was 48 and her mother, Magdalena Brokaw, was 41. She married John Manges on 19 May 1836, in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Seneca Township, Seneca, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Ohio, United States in 1870. She died on 29 March 1879, in Seneca, Ohio, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Seneca, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Manges
1811–1901
Margaret Lott
1810–1879
Marriage: 19 May 1836
Theodor Jacob Manges
1837–1849
Cornelius Henry Manges
1840–1890
Ann Magdalene Manges
1842–1896
John Lott Manges
1845–1847
Mary Margaret Manges
1848–1851
Charles Pettit Manges
1855–1908

Sources (7)

  • Margaret Mangas in household of John Mangas, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Margaret Lott Manges, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Margaret Manger in entry for Cornelius A. Manger, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 May 1836Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (8)

    1812

    Age 2

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1812 · War of 1812

    Age 2

    Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 20

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English female name Lot(e) (Latinized as Lota), probably a pet form of such names as Allot (from Alice), Amelot or Emelot (from Ameline), Ellot (from Ellen), and Gillota (from Gillian).

    English: from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot, portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.

    German: from a pet form of Ludwig .

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

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