Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Hayes was born on 26 April 1802, in New Hampshire, United States, her father, Lemuel Hayes, was 24 and her mother, Abigail Hayes, was 22. She married Ebenezer Hayes on 16 September 1827, in Alton, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She died on 21 January 1890, in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Strafford, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Margarete Hayes, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Margaret Hayes, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Margaret Hayes Hayes, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodha ‘descendant of Aodh’, a personal name meaning ‘fire’. Compare McCoy . In some cases especially in County Wexford, the surname is of English origin (see below), having been taken to Ireland by the Normans.
English: variant of Hay , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: topographic name from the plural form of Middle English hay(e), heye, heghe ‘enclosure’ (see Hay ), sometimes used as a collective noun for a farm, especially in Devon, where it is a frequent minor placename. Compare Hain .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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