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Margaret Rankin 1765–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1826

Death Location: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Rankin

Mother: Hannah Carson

Spouse(s): Robert Boyd

Children(s): Margaret Boyd, Arthur Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, Mary Boyd, Adam Boyd, John Boyd, Nancy Boyd

The story of Margaret Rankin began in 1765 in Kentucky, United States. Margaret Rankin married Robert Boyd, and had children including Adam Rankin Boyd, Arthur James Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, John Erwin Boyd, Margaret T Boyd, Mary Polly Boyd, Nancy Boyd. Margaret Rankin passed away in 1826 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Rankin began in 1765 in Kentucky, United States.
  • Margaret Rankin married Robert Boyd, and had children including Adam Rankin Boyd, Arthur James Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, John Erwin Boyd, Margaret T Boyd, Mary Polly Boyd, Nancy Boyd.
  • Margaret Rankin passed away in 1826 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.

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Margaret Rankin's Ancestors

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Margaret Rankin
1765–1826
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
John Rankin
1736–1814
Newark, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Hannah Carson
1746–1814
New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America
Grandparents
Joseph Rankin
1704–1764
Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Rebecca Armstrong
1719–1797
Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Samuel (Alexander) Carson
1712–1759
County Down, Ulster, Ireland
Jane Patterson
1714–1759
York, York, Pennsylvania
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Rankin's Descendants

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Margaret Rankin (1765–1826) m. Robert Boyd (1755–1827)
  1. 1. Margaret (T.) Boyd 1789–1852 m. Thomas (J.) Todd 1781–1826
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Todd 1825–1875 m. Isaiah Dillon 1824–1914
      1. 1. Charles (Henry) Dillion 1865–1931
      2. 2. Emeline Dillon 1849–1926
      3. 3. Ellen Dillon 1852–
      4. 4. Sarah (Robinson) Dillon 1867–1937
      5. 5. California (Jorscia) Dillion 1858–1932
      6. 6. Levi (C) Dillon 1864–
      7. 7. Cordelia (Delia) Dillon 1857–1860
      8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Dillon 1854–1936
      9. 9. Alexander (Alex Michall) Dillon 1851–1879
      10. 10. Margaret (Caroline) Dillon 1856–1876 m. Wm. (Alex) Mckee 1847–1900
        1. 1. Thomas (S Mc) Kee 1876–1945 m. Pearl (May) Kingen 1882–1959
    2. 2. Thomas Todd 1795–
    3. 3. Margaret Todd 1822–1874
    4. 4. Patrick Todd 1824–1878
    5. 5. Nancy Todd 1818–1860
    6. 6. James (W N) Todd 1815–1841
    7. 7. Jane Todd 1811–1836
    8. 8. John (Gibson Boyd) Todd 1810–1860
  2. 2. Arthur (James) Boyd 1778–1870
  3. 3. Elizabeth Boyd 1790–
  4. 4. Mary (Polly) Boyd 1789–1824
  5. 5. Adam (Rankin) Boyd 1790–1824
  6. 6. John (Erwin) Boyd 1790–1819
  7. 7. Nancy Boyd 1790–1828

Margaret Rankin's Timeline

3 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Margaret Rankin in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1825
abt 1825
Age 60
Death of Margaret Rankin in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1826
1826
Age 61
Burial of Margaret Rankin in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Accession Number: 2000.109 79G

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1825
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Accession Number: 2000.109 79G

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Accession Number: 2000.109 79G

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