When Margaret Brown McCall was born on 3 October 1811, in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, her father, Rev. Alexander McCall, was 38 and her mother, Margaret Kerr, was 39. She married Robert Anderson Russell on 8 September 1835, in Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1862 and lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 21 December 1885, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Irish and Scottish:
Anglicized form of Mac Cathail ‘son of Cathal’, a personal name meaning ‘powerful in battle’. See Cahill .
more rarely an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’, a personal name composed of the elements cath ‘battle’ + maol ‘chief’. See Cowell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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