Margaret Williams

Brief Life History of Margaret

Margaret Williams was born in 1802, in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. She married John Dee on 23 July 1822, in Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856 and lived in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 27 November 1883, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

John Dee
1800–1882
Margaret Williams
1802–1883
Marriage: 23 July 1822
Margaret Dee
1824–1906
John Dee
1835–
William Dee
1826–1892
Thomas Dee
1832–1906
James Dee
1837–
Hannah Dee
1844–1921
John Mansfield Dee
1847–1905
John Dee
1847–

Sources (15)

  • Margret Dee in household of John Dee, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Mary Williams en el registro de Hanna Carroll, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Margaret in entry for Thomas Dee, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.

History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.

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

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