Marie Isabelle Seguin

Brief Life History of Marie Isabelle

When Marie Isabelle Seguin was born on 29 October 1856, in Carroll, Illinois, United States, her father, Louis Israel Seguin, was 24 and her mother, Marie Jovette "Ozete" Sauvage, was 18. She married Robert Barnett McMahan on 22 October 1876, in Clear Creek, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Canada in 1906 and lived in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States in 1920 and Cornell, Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 February 1938, in Pleasant Valley, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Clear Creek, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Barnett McMahan
1849–1911
Marie Isabelle Seguin
1856–1938
Marriage: 22 October 1876
Robert Roy McMahan
1878–1880
Charles Edson McMahan
1880–1958
Grace Belle McMahan
1882–1962
Gertrude Amanda " True" McMahan
1884–1963
Emma Olive McMahan
1889–1964
Margie Mae McMahan
1891–1968
Linford Mcmann
1894–
Richard Irvin McMahan
1895–1969
Clifford Warren McMahan
1897–1966
Leonard Curtis McMahan
1899–1961

Sources (18)

  • Mary E Rousselow in household of Glade E Rousselow, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Isabella Seguir, "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930"
  • Mary Isabelle Séguin McMahan, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1858 · A House Divided

Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Gilles, Pierre, Andre, Marcel, Normand, Armand, Fernand, Germain, Adelard, Aime, Alban, Alcee.

French (Séguin): from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements sig ‘victory’ + win ‘friend’. Compare Sayen , Seguine , Sequin and Siggins .

History: François Séguin dit Ladéroute from Saint-Aubin-en-Bray in Oise married Jeanne Petit in Boucherville, QC, in 1672. Joseph Séguin from Argenteuil-sur-Armançon in Yonne married Marie-Thérèse Jourdain in Quebec City, QC, in 1744.

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

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