Margaret Mansfield

Margaret Mansfield and her three older siblings were part of the heroic, civic-minded Republican Generation. Her husband, her three younger siblings, and her son were part of the adaptive Compromise Generation. Her parents were part of the nomadic, reactive Liberty Generation.

Margaret must have spent at least part of her growing years at the Mansfield house in Saugus, which was one of the oldest homes in America. The home was a popular stopping place for travelers, who accepted the Mansfield hospitality.

The Mansfield house in Saugus
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Margaret's father--and her grandfather Mansfield (who had been killed in an accident before Margaret's birth)--operated a clothier's shop, a fulling mill, a dye house, a vault house for storing winter vegetables, a grist mill, and a cider mill there.

Margaret's father and two of her uncles (her father's brothers) fought the British in the Revolutionary War.

Year by year in the life of Margaret Mansfield

The childhood of and early adult years of Margaret Mansfield in their historical context
The prime adulthood years (the last years) of Margaret Mansfield Wilson in their historical context

Descent chart

*Birth of Margaret Mansfield*
Born:	9 August 1765
Birthplace:	Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts
*Parents*
Father:	Thomas Mansfield II, 1736-1790 (our ancestor), from Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts
Mother:	Mary Hawks, b. 1732 (our ancestor), from Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts
*Siblings*
Brother:	Daniel Mansfield Born 2 May 1759
Brother:	Thomas Mansfield III Born 25 August 1761 in Saugus, Essex County, MA Married 26 May 1786 ------ to Hannah Brown ------ b. 28 November 1759 ------ Saugus, Essex Co., MA Daughter: Mary "Polly" Mansfield, 1788-1862 Died 17 July 1821 in Saugus, Essex County, MA
Sister:	Mary Mansfield Born 4 June 1763
Sister:	Susanna Mansfield Born 29 January 1768
Sister:	Anna Mansfield Born 18 November 1771
Brother:	Moses Mansfield Born 27 February 1774 in Saugus, Essex County, MA Married 1797 ------ to Lucy Mansfield ------ (a distant cousin) Died 29 July 1806
*Spouse and children*
Husband:	Benjamin Wilson II, 1767-1843(1) The 1843 death date for Benjamin Wilson II comes from cousin Nancy B. Edmands Allen (our cousin through Artemas Seymour Edmands and his second son, Edward Wesley Edmands). Cousin (our cousin through Artemas Seymour Edmands and his eldest son, Arthur Seymour Edmands) has challenged that date with the statement in correspondence with me: "For some reason I have that Benj. who died Saugus 8-19-1844 [1843?] is not ours?? . . . All I wrote was 'not ours' on the record, didn't write why." This needs further investigation. There are many good reasons to challenge Nancy's data. To close this footnote, click the number again or click (Close) (our ancestor) from Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts (son of Benjamin Wilson I and Anne Burrel). Married 9 October 1786 in (probably) Lynn
Son:	Daniel Wilson, 1788->1865 (our ancestor)
Daughter:	Sukey Wilson, b. 9 March 1790
Son:	Benjamin Wilson, b. 25 December 1792
Daughter:	Polly Wilson, b. 1 August 1799
Son:	Moses Wilson, b. 10 August 1803
*Other information*
Occupation:	Probably farm housewife
Religion:	No information available
*Death of Mary Mansfield Wilson*
Died:	12 May 1812 (age 48 years 9 months 3 days)
Deathplace:	Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts
Burial place:	No information available
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Sources on Mary Mansfield Wilson:

Nancy B. Edmands Allen, b. 1925.

b. 1951, a cousin of ours (a great-granddaughter of Arthur Seymour Edmands), for considerable information.

Ethel Jean Edmands Weeks, b. 1909.

Mary Caroline Findley Edmands

"Ancestors of the Haner and Luttringhaus Families" (especially beginning with this page), for information on the Mansfield ancestors.

"Genealogy of Kristin Carole Hall" (especially beginning with this page), for information on the Hawks (Hawkes) and Maverick ancestors.

Mansfield Genealogy: Descendants of Robert and Elizabeth Mansfield and sons Andrew and Joseph who came to Lynn, 1639-1640, compiled by Geneva A. Daland, a descendant of Andrew, and James S. Mansfield, a descendant of Joseph (1980).

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