Margaret Elizabeth Berryhill

Brief Life History of Margaret Elizabeth

When Margaret Elizabeth Berryhill was born on 12 January 1778, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, her father, Joseph Berryhill, was 44 and her mother, Hannah Price, was 44. She married Josiah J. Auten on 20 February 1800, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in McNairy, McNairy, Tennessee, United States in 1850. She died in 1865, in McNairy, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 87.

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Family Time Line

Josiah J. Auten
1774–1835
Margaret Elizabeth Berryhill
1778–1865
Marriage: 20 February 1800
Hannah Auten
1802–1877
Sally Auten
1803–
Auten
1810–
John Auten
1804–1892
Mary Auten
1807–1845
Andrew Jackson Auten
1815–1891
Richard Auten
1815–
James Littleton Bennett Auten
1818–1911
Eliza Jane Caldwell Auten
1822–1893

Sources (9)

  • Margaret Auten in household of David Horn, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Marg'T Berryhill, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Margaret Autin in household of A J Autin, "United States Census, 1850"

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World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1789 · Becomes 12th State

On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

English or Scottish habitational name from any of numerous placesin England and Scotland named Berryhill, for example in Berkshire,Gloucestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Lothian, Tayside, andOrkney.

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

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