Margaret Mariah Alpin

Brief Life History of Margaret Mariah

When Margaret Mariah Alpin was born on 3 March 1818, in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, her father, James Mc Alpin, was 42 and her mother, Mary Ann Rennison, was 38. She married William Bell Stoddart in September 1836, in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Cumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Brampton, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 8 August 1882, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Spring City Cemetery, Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Bell Stoddart
1813–1892
Margaret Mariah Alpin
1818–1882
Marriage: September 1836
Caleb Stoddart
1837–1925
Robert William Stoddart Sr
1839–1893
Elizabeth Stoddart
1841–1848
Jane Stoddart
1843–1935
Sarah Stoddart
1845–1872
Hannah Stoddart
1847–1919
Esther Stoddart
1850–1851
Joseph Stoddart
1852–1858
Mary Stoddart
1852–1870
Margaret Stoddart
1854–1933
Joseph Stoddard
1858–1904
Eliza Stoddart
1860–1860
William James Stoddart
1860–1930
Harriet Stoddart
1862–1862

Sources (57)

  • Margaret Stoddart in household of William Stoddart, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Margaret Stodard, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Margaret Alpine in entry for Eugene Clinton Stoddard, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

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. 

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

The highest land on the peak of a mountain.

Story Highlight

Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company, Journal, 1856 June-Sept.

William Bell Stoddart and his family were in the Edmund Ellsworth Handcart Company. It was the first handcart company to cross the plains to Salt Lake City. William Bell Stoddart (43), Margaret Mari …

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