Margaret Wilson

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Wilson was born on 25 November 1848, in West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas L. Wilson, was 54 and her mother, Margaret Lockwood, was 37. She married William Francis Maylett on 7 November 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 10 April 1926, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Francis Maylett
1826–1908
Margaret Wilson
1848–1926
Marriage: 7 November 1865
James Wilson Maylett
1867–1868
Ann Whitaker Maylett
1869–1921
John Franklin Maylett
1871–1946
Mary Ellen Maylett
1873–1966
Edwin Maylett
1876–1886
Henry Maylett
1876–1960

Sources (32)

  • Margaret Maylett, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Wilson - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Margret Wilson
  • Utah, Select Marriages, 1887-1966

World Events (8)

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

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

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