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Margaret (Peggy Wakefield 1763–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1763

Birth Location: Aughrim, Galway, Ireland

Death Date: Sep 1850

Death Location: Laura Hill, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: David Wakefield

Mother: Mary Wade

Spouse(s): Thomas Bracken%

Children(s): Margretta Wakefield, James Bracken, Thomas Bracken, David Bracken, Elizabeth Bracken, Isaac Bracken, John Bracken, Martha Bracken, Nathan Bracken, Ruth Bracken, William Bracken, Jonathon Bracken

Margaret (Peggy Wakefield was born in 1763 in Aughrim, Galway, Ireland, the child of David Wakefield And Mary Jane Elizabeth Wade. In 1840, Margaret (Peggy Wakefield resided in Centre, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret (Peggy Wakefield married Thomas Bracken, and had children including David Bracken, Elizabeth Bracken, Isaac Bracken, James Bracken, John Bracken, Jonathon Bracken, Margretta Mary Polly Wakefield, Martha Bracken, Nathan Bracken, Ruth Bracken, Thomas Bracken, William Bracken. Margaret (Peggy Wakefield passed away in 1850 in Laura Hill, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret (Peggy Wakefield was born in 1763 in Aughrim, Galway, Ireland, the child of David Wakefield And Mary Jane Elizabeth Wade.
  • In 1840, Margaret (Peggy Wakefield resided in Centre, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Margaret (Peggy Wakefield married Thomas Bracken, and had children including David Bracken, Elizabeth Bracken, Isaac Bracken, James Bracken, John Bracken, Jonathon Bracken, Margretta Mary Polly Wakefield, Martha Bracken, Nathan Bracken, Ruth Bracken, Thomas Bracken, William Bracken.
  • Margaret (Peggy Wakefield passed away in 1850 in Laura Hill, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Wakefield
1735–1844
Birth Location: Aughrim, Galway, Conneaught, Ireland
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Mary Wade
1735–1808
Birth Location: Aughrim, Galway, Conneaught, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Bracken%
1764–1851
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Margretta Wakefield
1790–1877
Birth Location: Wheatfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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James Bracken
1811–1880
Birth Location: Blacklick, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Thomas Bracken
1803–1882
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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David Bracken
1814–1901
Birth Location: Blacklick, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Elizabeth Bracken
1790–1830
Birth Location: Blacklick, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Isaac Bracken
1800–1890
Birth Location: Wheatfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Bracken
1792–1812
Birth Location: York, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
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Martha Bracken
1796–
Birth Location: Wheatfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Nathan Bracken
1806–1862
Birth Location: Blacklick, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ruth Bracken
1794–1840
Birth Location: Wheatfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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William Bracken
1798–1879
Birth Location: Armagh, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jonathon Bracken
1806–1880
Birth Location: Blacklick, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Margaret Wakefield's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Wakefield
1763–1850
Birth Place: Aughrim, Galway, Ireland
Parents
David Wakefield
1735–1844
Aughrim, Galway, Conneaught, Ireland
Mary (Jane Elizabeth) Wade
1735–1808
Aughrim, Galway, Conneaught, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Wakefield
1705–1791
Aughrim Ballinsloe, Galway, Connaught, Ireland
Elizabeth (Blaney (Wade)) (Wakefield)
1712–
, Galway, , Ireland
Charity Ballinger
1721–1772
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert 1682
1682–1730
Elizabeth (Wakefield)
1686–1747
Joseph Ballenger
1691–1744
Charity Wade
1694–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Wakefield
1661–1720
Dorothy Troth
1661–1735
Elizabeth Blaney
1661–
Henry Ballinger
1659–1733
James Sr.
1665–1740
Margaret Wade
1665–1729

Margaret Wakefield's Descendants

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Margaret ((Peggy) Wakefield (9 Feb 1763–Sep 1850) m. Thomas Bracken% (10 Jun 1764–10 Jan 1851)
  1. 1. Margretta (( Mary “Polly”)) Wakefield 1790–1877 m. John (Morton) Wakefield 1789–1875
    1. 1. Thomas (A) Wakefield 1813–1886 m. Elizabeth Lapsley 1827–1916
      1. 1. Thomas (A) WAKEFIELD 1871–1894 m. Emma Shields 1870–1931
        1. 1. Thomas WAKEFIELD 1892–1954 m. Gale (E) Shields 1913–1997 m. Elizabeth (Sylvania) Wakefield 1900–1968
        2. 2. Grant (Ulysses) WAKEFIELD 1894–1953 m. Inez (Mildred) Grey 1901–1975 m. Mary (Frances) Preston 1901–1981 m. Helen (F) Wakefield 1908–
      2. 2. Adaline (P) Wakefield 1859–1923
      3. 3. James (L) Wakefield 1860–1899
      4. 4. Nettie Wakefield 1862–1870
      5. 5. Ambrose (Bruce) Wakefield 1864–1962
      6. 6. Harry (Malvine) Wakefield 1868–1946
      7. 7. Albert (M) Wakefield 1868–1950
      8. 8. Hulda (S) Wakefield 1857–1887
    2. 2. child Wakefield 1820–
    3. 3. John Wakefield 1826–1913
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Wakefield 1825–1890
    5. 5. Naomi Wakefield 1816–1830
    6. 6. Jeremiah Wakefield 1810–1891 m. Mary (J Wakefield) (Taylor) 1812–1890
      1. 1. Isaac (Newton) Wakefield 1835–1917
      2. 2. John (Fletcher) Wakefield 1836–1916
      3. 3. Elizabeth (M) Wakefield 1838–1913
      4. 4. Caroline (A) Wakefield 1842–1872
      5. 5. George Wakefield 1852–
      6. 6. Margaret (J.) Wakefield 1852–1930
      7. 7. David (Campbell) Wakefield 1852–1938
    7. 7. Margaret (T.) Steffy 1830–1909
    8. 8. Robert (Benjamin) Wakefield 1814–1900
    9. 9. Elizabeth ('Eliza' Morton) Wakefield 1817–1848
    10. 10. Catherine Wakefield 1812–1880
    11. 11. Abigal Wakefield 1824–
    12. 12. Sarah Wakefield 1806–
    13. 13. Jeremiah Wakefield 1808–1874
    14. 14. Isabella Wakefield 1811–
  2. 2. James Bracken 1811–1880
  3. 3. Thomas Bracken 1803–1882
  4. 4. David Bracken 1814–1901
  5. 5. Elizabeth Bracken 1790–1830
  6. 6. Isaac Bracken 1800–1890
  7. 7. John Bracken 1792–1812
  8. 8. Martha Bracken 1796–
  9. 9. Nathan Bracken 1806–1862
  10. 10. Ruth Bracken 1794–1840
  11. 11. William Bracken 1798–1879
  12. 12. Jonathon Bracken 1806–1880

Margaret Wakefield's Timeline

3 Records

1763
9 Feb 1763
Birth of Margaret (Peggy Wakefield in Aughrim, Galway, Ireland
Aughrim, Galway, Ireland
1840
1840
Age 77
Margaret (Peggy Wakefield resided here in Centre, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Centre, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
Sep 1850
Age 87
Death of Margaret (Peggy Wakefield in Laura Hill, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Laura Hill, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1763
    Event Place: Aughrim, Galway, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Centre, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1850
    Event Place: Laura Hill, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
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