Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Nightingale was born on 8 December 1833, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Nightingale, was 21 and her mother, Agnes Leach, was 20. She married John Thomas Caine on 22 October 1850, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 16 July 1911, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Margaret Caine in household of John T Caine, "United States Census, 1860"
- Margaret N. Caine, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Margaret Nightingale in entry for John T Caine, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for someone with a good voice, from Middle English nightegale ‘nightingale’ (Old English nihtegale, from niht ‘night’ + galan ‘sing’). The bird is known as a sweet singer.
Probably an Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Nachtigall , or cognates in other languages.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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