Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Melling was born on 6 July 1857, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Melling, was 34 and her mother, Margaret Ward, was 37. She died on 6 July 1863, in At Sea, at the age of 6, and was buried in New York, United States.
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- Margaret Melling, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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World Events (3)
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from any of the places near Lancaster and near Liverpool. Both are probably so called from an Old English personal name Mealla + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas.
Irish: variant of Mellon .
German: habitational name from a place called Mellingen (see Mellinger ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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