Anna Margaret Kuhns

Brief Life History of Anna Margaret

When Anna Margaret Kuhns was born on 1 November 1818, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Daniel Kuhns, was 32 and her mother, Maria Elizabeth Pershing, was 35. She married Joseph Shirey on 15 February 1845, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Unity Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 30 years. She died on 4 January 1898, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Saint James Cemetery, Pleasant Mount, Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Shirey
1811–1883
Anna Margaret Kuhns
1818–1898
Marriage: 15 February 1845
Ann Shirey
1845–1906
Aaron O Shirey
1849–1928
Rebecca Ann Shirey
1851–1938
Joseph C Shirey Jr
1853–1917
William Shirey
1856–1895
Mary Elizabeth Shirey
1858–1932
Frank Earl Shirey
1861–1942
David Howard Shirey
1863–1948
Laura Alice Shirey
1868–1872

Sources (8)

  • Margrett Shirey in household of Joseph Shirey, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Anna Margaretta Kunsz, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Shirey, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Kunz . Compare Kunes 3.

German: patronymic from Kuhn or a habitational name from a place so named in former Silesia.

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

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