Margaret MajorAge: 52 years1801–1853
- Name
- Margaret Major
- Given names
- Margaret
- Surname
- Major
- Married name
- Margaret Lawrence
 Birth | April 29, 1801 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 20 months)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 10 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | Edward Lawrence — View this family about 1823 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Maria Lawrence December 18, 1823 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Lawrence May 13, 1826 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 30 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 34 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Death of a husband | Edward Lawrence about 1839 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Smith Jr. — Maria Lawrence — View this family Type: Religious marriage May 1843 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Smith Jr. — Sarah Lawrence — View this family Type: Religious marriage May 1843 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Heber Chase Kimball — Sarah Lawrence — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 12, 1844 (Age 43 years)Note: Divorced on June 18, 1851 in Utah. |
| Marriage of a child | Brigham Young Sr. — Maria Lawrence — View this family Type: Religious marriage about 1846 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Almon Whiting Babbitt — Maria Lawrence — View this family Type: Religious marriage about 1846 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Maria Lawrence about 1847 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 44 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Latimer Mount Jr. — Sarah Lawrence — View this family July 26, 1853 (Age 52 years) |
 Death | December 31, 1853 (Age 52 years) |
| Family with Edward Lawrence |
| husband |
Edward Lawrence Birth: about 1800 — New York, United States Death: about 1839 — Lima, Adams, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Margaret Major Birth: April 29, 1801 — Toronto, Ontario, Canada Death: December 31, 1853 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: about 1823 — Canada |
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1 year daughter |
Maria Lawrence Birth: December 18, 1823 23 22 — Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada Death: about 1847 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Sarah Lawrence Birth: May 13, 1826 26 25 — Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada Death: November 28, 1872 — San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States |