The Orys and Cook Family Tree » MARGARET HARKAS (1764-± 1840)
Personal data MARGARET HARKAS
- She was born in the year 1764 in Cleator, Whitehaven, Cumberland. England.
From Family Search 18 October 2020
- She was christened on July 7, 1764 in Whitehaven, Cumberland. England.
First name(s) Peggy Last name Harkess Gender Female Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1764
Baptism date 07 Jul 1764
Place Whitehaven
County Cumberland
Country England
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Harkess
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name - - (Relation to BPO) in 4x GREAT GRANDMOTHER.
- She died about 1840 in Whitehaven, Cumberland. England.
- A child of JOHN HARKAS and MARY WYLEY
- This information was last updated on August 13, 2023.
Household of MARGARET HARKAS
She is married to GEORGE GAIR.
They got married on February 2, 1787 at St. Nicholas, Whitehaven, Cumberland. England, she was 23 years old.
First name(s) George Last name Gair Name note - Marriage year 1787 Marriage date 02 Feb 1787
Marriage place Whitehaven Spouse's first name(s) Margaret Spouse's last name Harcas County Cumberland
Country England Record set England Marriages 1538-1973 From Family Search 18 October 2020
Name: George Gair
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 2 Feb 1787
Marriage Place: Saint Nicholas,Whitehaven,Cumberland,England
Spouse: Margaret Harcas
FHL Film Number: 90658, 90682
Child(ren):
- Jane Gair 1787-????
- John Gare 1790-????
- Margaret Gair 1789-1855
- William Gair 1795-1867
- Eleanor Gair 1799-????
- Thomas Gair 1802-1864
Notes about MARGARET HARKAS
Name Margaret Gair (born Harkness) Birth Circa 1764 Cleator near Whitehaven, Cumberland ( now Cumbria ) UK Marriage Marriage to: George Gair Feb 2 1787
St.Nicholas, Whitehaven, Cumberland ( now Cumbria ) UK Death 1840 Whitehaven, Cumberland
Family members Husband George Gair 1764 - 1793
Children Jane Gair 1787 - ? John Gair 1790 - ? William Gair 1795 - 1866 Thomas Gair 1802 - ? Margaret Gair 1789 - ? Ann Cook (born Gair) 1792 - 1836
Eleanor Gair 1799 - ? Source Hayden Web Site
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Historical events
Christening day July 7, 1764
- The temperature on July 7, 1764 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: zeevlam. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1764: Source: Wikipedia
- January 19 » Bolle Willum Luxdorph records in his diary that a mail bomb, possibly the world's first, has severely injured the Danish Colonel Poulsen, residing at Børglum Abbey.
- January 19 » John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel.
- February 15 » The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).
- September 7 » Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as the last ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Day of marriage February 2, 1787
- The temperature on February 2, 1787 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1787: Source: Wikipedia
- January 11 » William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
- May 25 » After a delay of 11 days, the United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia after a quorum of seven states is secured.
- June 20 » Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'.
- July 13 » The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
- September 28 » The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly-written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval.
- December 7 » Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
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