Died prematurely of diptheria. Two of her brother Daniel's children became ill with diptheria, and because there was a newborn baby in the family, Margaret went to help. The 2 children, both died in May 1881 with Margaret dying a few days later. The 1 month old baby was originally named Grace, but at the request of her grandmother, her name was changed to Margaret that she might be her aunt's namesake.
Died prematurely of diptheria. Two of her brother Daniel's children became ill with diptheria, and because there was a newborn baby in the family, Margaret went to help. The 2 children, both died in May 1881 with Margaret dying a few days later. The 1 month old baby was originally named Grace, but at the request of her grandmother, her name was changed to Margaret that she might be her aunt's namesake.
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