Margaret McDill

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret McDill was born on 29 July 1788, in South Carolina, United States, her father, John McDill, was 39 and her mother, Jane Bell, was 36. She married John Dickey about 1811, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She died about 1883, at the age of 96.

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Family Time Line

John Dickey
1788–1847
Margaret McDill
1788–1883
Marriage: about 1811
John M Dickey
1813–1865
William J Dickey
1815–1889
Jeane H Dickey
1817–1855
James Leander Dickey
1821–1872
Samuel Wylie Dickey
1825–1872
Thomas Dickey
1827–1855

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Margaret MCDILL - Published information: birth-name: Margaret McDill

World Events (8)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1792 · Head Tax Law

"In 1792, South Carolina passes a law called the ""head tax"" for all free African Americans from age 16-50. This tax was $2.00."

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. 

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of McDowell .

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

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