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Margaret Maxwell 1828 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: County, Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 5 April 1894

Death Location: Danville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada

Father: Joseph Maxwell

Mother: Margaret McCay

Spouse(s): Thomas Speer

Children(s): Andrew Speer, Robert Speer, Joseph Speer, Matilda Speer, Henry Speer, Isabella Speer

Margaret Maxwell was born in 1828 in County, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, the child of Joseph Maxwell and Margaret McCay. Margaret Maxwell married Thomas Henry Speer, and had children including Andrew Maxwell Speer, Robert Speer, Joseph Maxwell Speer, Matilda Speer, Henry Speer, Isabella M Speer. Margaret Maxwell passed away in 1894 in Danville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • Margaret Maxwell was born in 1828 in County, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, the child of Joseph Maxwell and Margaret McCay.
  • Margaret Maxwell married Thomas Henry Speer, and had children including Andrew Maxwell Speer, Robert Speer, Joseph Maxwell Speer, Matilda Speer, Henry Speer, Isabella M Speer.
  • Margaret Maxwell passed away in 1894 in Danville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Maxwell's Ancestors

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Margaret Maxwell
1828 – 1894
Birth Place: County, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Parents
Joseph Maxwell
1798 – 1869
Drumlegagh, Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret McCay
1805 – 1881
Drumlegagh, Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Andrew Maxwell
1760 – 1816
Garvaghy, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
unknown (wife of Andrew) Maxwell
Alexander McKay
1772 – 1857
DOROTHY Troup
1774 – 1865
Shathuna, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Maxwell
1715 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Maxwell's Descendants

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Margaret Maxwell (1828 – 5 April 1894) m. Thomas (Henry) Speer (1821 – 8 May 1895)
  1. 1. Andrew (Maxwell) Speer (19 Feb 1849 – 22 Jun 1924) m. Mary (Rebecca) Stockwell (22 Apr 1858 – 04 Jan 1928)
    1. 1. Amelia (Lovina) Speer (Bet. 20 Aug 1879–1880 – 05 Mar 1881)
    2. 2. Robert (Brandon) Speer (Bet. 11 Feb 1882–1883 – 29 Aug 1945)
    3. 3. Mary (S.) Speer (05 Jul 1888 – 09 Jul 1888)
  2. 2. Robert Speer (abt 1857 – )
  3. 3. Joseph (Maxwell) Speer (30 July 1859 – 2 June 1924)
  4. 4. Matilda Speer (1862 – )
  5. 5. Henry Speer (1864 – )
  6. 6. Isabella (M) Speer (12 Apr 1866 – 1935) m. Elias (Masson) Stewart (14 July 1862 – 6 October 1902)
    1. 1. Margaret (A) Stewart (23 June 1891 – )
    2. 2. Immanuele Stewart (1892 – )
    3. 3. Elias (Robert) Stewart (23 Jan 1892 – 9 Aug 1958)
      1. 1. Roberta (Stewart) Morin (2 June 1930 – 27 August 2012)
    4. 4. Alexander (Maxwell) Stewart (5 Sep 1892 – 1962) m. Mary (F) Devine (abt 1892 – )
    5. 5. Matilda (B) Stewart (3 Sep 1895 – 17 Jan 1956)
    6. 6. Matilda (Stewart) Jennings (3 Sep 1895 – 17 Jan 1956)
    7. 7. Matilda (Stewart) Jennings (3 Sep 1895 – 17 Jan 1956)
    8. 8. Gwendolyn (Isabella) Stewart (30 Aug 1897 – 28 Oct 1956) m. Boyd (Rutherford) Morton (30 Apr 1885 – 1957)
      1. 1. Gwendolyn (Stewart "Gwen") Herbst (08/24/1920 – 10/14/2011)

Margaret Maxwell's Timeline

4 Records

1828
1828
Birth of Margaret Maxwell in County, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
County, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
1831
abt 1831
Age 3
Birth of Margaret Maxwell in Ardstraw, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Ardstraw, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
1894
5 April 1894
Age 66
Death of Margaret Maxwell in Danville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada
Danville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada
1894
5 April 1894
Age 66
Death of Margaret Maxwell
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1831
    Event Place: Ardstraw, Tyrone, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: County, Tyrone, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 April 1894
    Event Place: Danville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 April 1894
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Danville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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