Margaret Elizabeth Laney

Brief Life History of Margaret Elizabeth

When Margaret Elizabeth Laney was born on 13 January 1843, in Girard Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States, her father, Isaac Laney, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Ann Howard, was 20. She married James Elijah Malin on 29 November 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 6 April 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Elijah Malin
1839–1909
Margaret Elizabeth Laney
1843–1908
Marriage: 29 November 1861
James Elijah Malin
1863–1933
Howard Malin
1865–1899
Sarah Ann Malin
1871–1935
George Hyrum Malin
1873–1947
John Charles Malin
1876–1945
Joseph Abiah Malin
1880–1961
Margaret Pearl Malin
1884–1884
Ivy Hazel Malin
1885–1966

Sources (51)

  • Margaret Malin in household of James Malin, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Margarette E Malin, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Margaret Laney in entry for John C Malin, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

Name Meaning

Irish: probably a shortened and altered form of McElhinney .

English and Irish: habitational name introduced by the Normans originally deriving from any of the many places in northern France called L'Aunai (from Latin alnetum ‘alder grove’). It may also have developed to Delaney .

Variant of Laine 2, a surname of French origin.

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

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