Margaret (Clifford) Scribner (1747 - 1776)

Born 27 Dec 1747 in Kingston, New Hampshire, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Scribner — married 23 Feb 1770 (to about 1776) in Salisbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1776 at age 28 in Salisbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire

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Biography

Margaret Clifford was born in 1747, the daughter of William and Sarah (Towle) Clifford. She was born in Kingston, New Hampshire and raised and lived her life in Salisbury, New Hampshire.

On February 23, 1770, Margaret would marry Benjamin Scribner, the son of Edward and Rachel (Webster) Scribner. Margaret and Benjamin would have four children as follows:

Rachel (Scribner) Fellows (1771-after 1820)

Benjamin Scribner (1772-1853)

Sarah Scribner (1774- )

Margaret (Scribner) Davis (1776- )

One month after giving birth to her namesake, Margaret passed away on October 20, 1776, at 29 years of age, leaving her husband with four small children.

Sources

• Scribner Families Profile on Benjamin and Margaret (Clifford) Scribner [1]

• The History of Salisbury, New Hampshire: From Date of Settlement to the Present Time ..., by John Jacob Dearborn. W. E. Moore, 1890 - Salisbury (N.H.). Page 779. [2]

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDN8-55X : 18 January 2020), Margret Cliford, 1747.

• "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLF3-8D3 : 2 April 2020), Benjamin Scribner and Margaret Clifford, 23 Feb 1770; citing , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,308.

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPD-6YH : 8 April 2020), Margaret Clifford in entry for Rachel Scribner, 03 Feb 1771; citing Salisbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,045.

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPD-D4G : 8 April 2020), Margaret Clifford in entry for Benjamin Scribner, 11 Nov 1772; citing Salisbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,045.

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPD-613 : 8 April 2020), Margaret Clifford in entry for Sarah Scribner, 04 Oct 1774; citing Salisbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,045.

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPD-6L3 : 8 April 2020), Margaret Clifford in entry for Margaret Scribner, 20 Sep 1776; citing Salisbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,045.

• "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSLF-P9Q : 10 March 2018), null, 20 Oct 1776; citing , Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,109.

• Mentioned in son Benjamin Scribner (1772-1853) Find A Grave Memorial [3]