Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Lightbody was born on 6 March 1780, in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James Lightbody, was 46 and her mother, Margaret Smith, was 42.
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Family Time Line
James Lightbody
1735–
Margaret Smith
1739–1819
Janet Lightbody
1773–
William Lightbody
1775–
John Lightbody
1776–
Jean Lightbody
1777–
Margaret Lightbody
1780–
Sources (3)
- Margret Lightbody, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Lightbody -
- Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Lightbody -
Parents and Siblings
1735– Male
1739–1819 Female
Siblings (5)
1773– Female
1775– Male
1776– Male
1777– Female
1780– Female
World Events (7)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 22
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1811 · The Tron Riot
Age 31
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
1815
Age 35
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: nickname from Middle English liht ‘light, active’ (Old English lēoht) + bodi ‘body, physique; person, individual’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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