Margaret M BEST

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January 31, 1796 , Augusta Co. Virginia, USA

Died

March 25, 1849 , Bracken Co. Kentucky, USA

Age: 53

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Born: January 31, 1796 in Augusta Co. Virginia, USA

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Margaret M married David BROOKS 28 January 1818 in Kentucky, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
David BROOKS was born March 10, 1795 in Virginia, USA. David died May 27, 1870 in Brooksville, Bracken Co. Kentucky, USA. David was the child of Samuel BROOKS and Mary PENROSE.

Margaret M BEST died March 25, 1849 in Bracken Co. Kentucky, USA.
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Margaret M BEST married

David BROOKS
Marriage date: 28 January 1818
Marriage place: , Kentucky, USA
David BROOKS was the child of Samuel BROOKS and Mary PENROSE

Children of David BROOKS and Margaret M BEST

Martha Ellen BROOKS

Born: February 27, 1824, Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky, USA
Died: July 3, 1871, Marion, Grant Co. Indiana, USA

Married: Marcus MARSH

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Birth — 1796
January 31, 1796
Augusta Co. Virginia, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1818 Marriage / Partner
Margaret M BEST and David BROOKS 28 January 1818, , Kentucky, USA

She was 22 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Martha Ellen BROOKS was born February 27, 1824, Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky, USA

Margaret M was 28 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

Death — 1849
March 25, 1849
Bracken Co. Kentucky, USA
She died at the age of 53.

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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state

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