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Margaret (Unknown) Shockey (abt. 1763 - 1850)

Margaret Shockey formerly [surname unknown]
Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 87 in Ohio, United Statesmap
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Biography

Margaret (c.1763-1850)
All that can be confirmed about Margaret comes from her headstone which states her first name and that she “Died Feb. 14, 1850 Aged 87 years.” The marker that has more recently been added to their grave gives the dates 1763-1850.
She is mentioned on the baptismal record of their daughter Margaret in 1797 where both the mother and daughter are named as “Margaretha Schacki.” Witnesses to the baptism were “Michael & Elizabeth Hollerel,” which could potentially be a trail to follow.[1] She was also mentioned in the sale of their property in 1828.
Both Shockey History and Genealogy and The Shockey Chronicles name Abraham’s only wife as “Margaret.”[2] Unfortunately, she died before the 1850 census and long before the family Bible was given and is not mentioned in either.
It’s worth noting that Margaret's age raises some questions with four children born in her 50s. Motherhood after 50 happens and this family was of hearty stock, but it does make one wonder. The dates we have for Margaret are primarily based on her headstone (Died in 1850, 87 years) along with the later marker that was added to the gravesite (1763-1850). A birthdate of 1763 also consistently falls within the ranges from the 1800, 1820, and 1840 census records.
However, the 1810 census is inconsistent for both Abraham (age 55, but marked 26-44) and Margaret (c.47, but marked 26-44). The 1830 census is again inconsistent for Abraham (age 75, but marked 60-69) and Margaret (c.67, but marked 50-59).
It's entirely possible that she exaggerated or estimated her age in both directions at different times. Of course, there are other possibilities: adoption, raising a grandchild as one's own, two wives named Margaret one of which marrying Abraham after the children were born.
Some have speculated that she was also called Martha and that her last name was Baker or Barker, some of which has made its way onto Find a Grave as well. These are probably based on one of three lines of faulty evidence:
1) Some have tied her to a certain John Barker who was a member of the Quakers in Philadelphia and who had a daughter named Margaret. She was still single in the year 1783.
2) In the 1786 Septennial Census and tax record, Abraham was enumerated as a freeman and listed next to a certain “George Baker,” also a freeman (a term referring to single men without property); in the same township and taxed as property holders were Peter, Daniel, Jacob, John and Peter (Jr.) Baker. In the 1800 Census, Abraham was listed directly below a certain “John Baker,” also aged 26-44. It may be that Abraham’s neighbors were Margaret’s parents or siblings.
3) The index of the above-mentioned baptismal record for their daughter, at the Lutheran Church in Sanner, Pennsylvania, also contains several people with the surname Baker. Those children were not born until 1825 to 1849, but the names of the parents were also Peter, Daniel, Peter, Jonas and George; and their childrens’ names included two Jacobs and two Johns.
This is all based on conjecture and circumstance. Also, there has been no evidence found at this time to suggest that she was ever called Martha.
Given the large amount of DNA that is shared by the descendants of Valentine and Abraham, there may be a possibility that Margaret was related in some way to Valentine's wife, Barbara (Bixler) Shockey. Barbara did not have a sister named Margaret, but perhaps she was a cousin or niece … perhaps.
No dates have been found for the marriage of Abraham and Margaret. Their first children were born about 1794.
LDS Sealing Spouse:
Date: 4 Oct 1984
Place: DV

Sources

  1. “St. John's Lutheran Church (Sanner) Baptism Records, Black Township.” Transcribed by E. C. Saylor (1926) and John C. Oester (for the website). Originally published in Down the Road of Our Past, 3 Vols. Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society, 1977. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~pasomers/church/sanbap.htm.
  2. Shockey History & Genealogy. Vol. 1, p. 4; vol. 2, p. 754; The Shockey Chronicles. Vol. 1, p. 6; vol 2, pp. 861-62.
  • Ralph N. & Marie F. Shockey, Author, Shockey History & Genealogy, 2 Volumes (U.S.A., Congressional Library No. 82-136313: HBP, 1981)
  • Lt. Col. Donald E. Shockey, A US Ret. and Thelma I. (Peterson) Shockey, The Shockey Chronicles Vol. 1 (Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore 1986; Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 86-80678)




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Age at death probably an exaggeration if her last child was born in 1818. Birth year maybe about 1770 (not 1763). Having a last child at age 48 is more believable. If so, son Valentine born about 1786-87.
posted by Kenneth Kinman
UNKNOWN-260841 and Unknown-258270 appear to represent the same person because: same person
posted by Charlotte Shockey

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