Brief Life History of Margaret
Margaret was born about 1655, in Essex, England, United Kingdom. She married Edward Martyn about 1678, in Sheering, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
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- Legacy NFS Source: Margaret - Church record: Christening record or certificate: birth-name: Margaret
Spouse and Children
1653– Male
1655– Female
Children (4)
1679– Female
1683– Male
1684– Male
1689– Male
Name Meaning
An extremely common given name from the Middle Ages onwards, derived via Old French Marguerite and Latin Margarita from Greek Margarītēs, from margaron ‘pearl’, a word ultimately of Hebrew origin. The name was always understood to mean ‘pearl’ throughout the Middle Ages. The first St Margaret was martyred at Antioch in Pisidia during the persecution instigated by the Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. However, there is some doubt about her name, as the same saint is venerated in the Orthodox Church as Marina . There were several other saintly bearers of the name, including St Margaret of Scotland ( d. 1093 ), wife of King Malcolm Canmore and daughter of Edmund Ironside of England. It was also the name of the wife of Henry VI of England, Margaret of Anjou ( 1430–82 ), and of Margaret Tudor ( 1489–1541 ), sister of Henry VIII , who married James IV of Scotland and ruled as regent there after his death. See also Margery , Marjorie .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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