Margaret Ann Adair

Brief Life History of Margaret Ann

When Margaret Ann Adair was born on 7 February 1804, in Laurens, South Carolina, United States, her father, Thomas Adair, was 32 and her mother, Rebecca Brown, was 19. She married William Richey on 10 February 1820, in Pickens, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 10 February 1852, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Richey
1796–1879
Margaret Ann Adair
1804–1852
Marriage: 10 February 1820
James Richey
1821–1890
Benjamin Richey
1823–1850
Joseph Richey
1825–1827
Rebecca Sarah Richey
1828–1845
Emily Melissa Richey
1830–1857
John Belton Richey
1833–1851
Martha Ann Richey
1837–1845
Eliza Jane Richey
1837–1908
William Belton Richey
1840–1911
Robert Richey
1842–1845

Sources (38)

  • Margaret Richie in household of William Richie, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Ann Adair - Church record: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: Margaret Ann Adair
  • Margaret Ann Adair Richey, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Galloway) and northern Irish: from the Scottish personal name Adair, a form of Edgar .

History: James Adair (c. 1709–83) was an ‘Indian trader’ in SC from 1735; he was born in Antrim, northern Ireland. Baron William Adair, from Scotland, also settled in SC at around the same period.

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

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From the Journal of Crosby, Caroline Barnes, Memoirs and diary 1851-1882, fd. 2, 7-24.

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