Margaret Crystal

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Crystal was born on 28 June 1858, in Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Andrew Crystal, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Cousin, was 26. She married George Heber Robinson on 15 November 1878, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 29 December 1939, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Heber Robinson
1847–1923
Margaret Crystal
1858–1939
Marriage: 15 November 1878
Heber Edward Robinson
1880–1942
Alfred Andrew Robinson M. D.
1881–1945
Anne May Robinson
1884–1912
Elizabeth Laura Robinson
1886–1960
Reed Howard Robinson
1892–1954
Adella La Rue Robinson
1897–1979

Sources (46)

  • Margaret Crystal in household of Andrew Crystal, "Scotland Census, 1861"
  • Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 for Margaret Crystal
  • Margaret Crystal, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868

The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 was passed by Parliament and allowed for the creation of seven additional Scottish seats in the House of Commons. Along with the seats, Two University constituencies were created. These each returned one member to Parliament.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Scottish (Aberdeenshire and Angus) and Irish (Sligo and Armagh): from the Gaelic personal name Criostail, a Scottish and Manx pet form of Críostóra (Christopher), or a shortened form of Gaelic Mac Criostail ‘son of Cristal’. See also McCrystal .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Kristall ‘crystal, cut glass’.

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

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MARGARET CRYSTAL ROBINSON

MARGARET CRYSTAL ROBINSON Margaret Crystal was born in Boreland, Fifeshire, Scotland, June 28, 1858. Boreland was a coal mining district and consisted of a group of houses joined together. Families …

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