Brief Life History of Margaret Lavina
When Margaret Lavina Wilson was born on 22 February 1815, in Bedford, Tennessee, United States, her father, James Alfred Wilson, was 27 and her mother, Margaret Graham, was 23. She married Thomas McGuire Bennett on 9 November 1837, in Shelby, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 30 October 1907, in Fairview, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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- Margrett Bennett in household of Thos M Bennett, "United States Census, 1880"
- Margaret L Willson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Margaret Wilson Bennett, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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