Margaret Balsley

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Balsley was born about 1814, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, her father, George Adam Balsley, was 34 and her mother, Susannah Erwin, was 50. She died in Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Adam Balsley
1781–1843
Susannah Erwin
1766–
Jane E. Balsley
1810–1884
Eliza Balsley
1810–
William Ervin Balsley
1812–1869
Margaret Balsley
1814–
George Washington Balsley
1813–1892

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    World Events (3)

    1818

    Illinois is the 21st state.

    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.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of Swiss German Balzli: from a pet form of the personal name Balthasar (see Baltazar ). Compare Baltzley and Polsley .

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

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