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Margaret “Peggy” Hamilton 1780 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 Oct 1853

Death Location: , Christian, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Hamilton

Mother: Catherine Hansen

Spouse(s): William Means

Children(s): Henry Means

According to available records, Margaret “Peggy” Hamilton was born in 1780 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Hamilton and Catherine Hansen. Following those early years, Margaret “Peggy” Hamilton married William Bozarth Means, and their family grew to include Henry Harrison Means. In the later years of life, Margaret “Peggy” Hamilton died in 1853 in , Christian, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

James Hamilton
1753 –
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Hansen
1719 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

William Means
1774 – 1854
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Henry Means
1812 – 1893
Birth Location: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1780
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: 196; Page: 453b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1795
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Christian, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: 196; Page: 453b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Oct 1853
    Event Place: , Christian, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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