Margaret Myers (Etheridge) Dygert (1816 - 1897)

Born 7 Jun 1816 in Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John W. Dygert — married 9 Dec 1838 in Ft. Plain, NY

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1897 at age 80 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York

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Biography

1850 - living in Little Falls with husband John and 3 children. Age 33.^[1]

1860 - living in Little Falls with husband and children. Age 44. ^[2]

1870 - living in Little Falls with John and their daughter Margaret. Age 55.^[3]

Obituary

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Mrs. John W. Dygert

Miss Margaret M. Etheridge, wife of the late John W. Dygert, daughter of the late Nathaniel Etheridge, of Herkimer, and granddaughter of Gen. Michael Myers, died of heart disease at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William E. Cheney, 44 Lansing Street, yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, aged 80 years, 10 months, and 9 days. Mrs. Dygert has been a patient sufferer since last November, bearing all her suffering with the resignation of a Christian. She was a member of the Baptist church of this city for over 40 years and was a most devoted wife and mother. She leaves to mourn her loss one sister, Mrs. M. S. VanSlyke, three daughters, Mrs. W. H. Abbott and Mrs. W. E. Cheney of this city; Mrs. J. E. Hoover of Oneida, and one son David F. Dygert of Rochester, beside several grandchildren and great grandchildren. The funeral services will be held from her late residence, 44 Lansing Street, Fridahy afternoon at 4 o'clock, the Rev. D. D. Munro officiating.

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York; Roll: M432_512; Page: 217B; Image: 384.
2. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York; Roll: M653_759; Page: 547; Image: 551; Family History Library Film: 803759.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8N7-6YF : 17 October 2014), Margaret Dygert in household of John Dygert, New York, United States; citing p. 41, family 352, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,441.