Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Templeton was born in 1802, in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland, her father, Robert Temple, was 17 and her mother, Mrs Jane Temple, was 16. She married William Allen in 1823, in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died in 1872, at the age of 70.
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Sources (7)
- Margaret Temple, "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881"
- Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Templeton - Government record: Marriage record or certificate: female
- Margaret Allen in entry for William Allen and Elizabeth A Smith, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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Children (6)
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World Events (2)
1839
The Night of the BIG WIND. In Killarney and its neighborhood there was a terrible hurricane. The town sustained much damage and many houses were shattered.
1845
The Irish Potato Famine. Many Irish emigrate to America. Irish population drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from a place near Dundonald in Ayrshire, so called from Middle English temple ‘house of the Knights Templar’ + toun ‘settlement’. There are also places called Templeton in Wales, Berkshire and Devon, but these do not seem to have contributed to the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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