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Margaret Lackey and her husband had 13 children, 6 girls and 7 boys. Their home was known far and wide as a place of true hospitality. Described as having had brown eyes and black hair, Margaret was known as "Aunt Peggy" to the many relatives who came to visit the Old Miller Homestead in Rockbridge. As the Millers, Uncle Sam and Aunt Pegg were known widely and were greatly beloved.
1767
| 1767 • Construction begins on Tryon Palace in New Bern, North Carolina. The construction proves more expensive than initially expected, leading the government to increase local taxes. This stirs resentment among some North Carolinians and helps prolong the War of the Regulation. |
1760
Nov 1
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birth of childSamuel Boggs Miller Sr. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1760 • The church (later cathedral) of Our Lady of Candlemas of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico) is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city. |
1787
Dec 19
Age: 21y
marriageSamuel Miller Sr. Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1787 • Freed slave Ottobah Cugoano publishes Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species in England. |
1805
Apr 6
Age: 38y
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birth of childSamuel Miller Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1805 • Old Man of the Mountain is first mentioned. |
1850
Dec 3
Age: 84y
| 1850 • First ascent of Piz Bernina, the highest summit of the eastern Alps. |
1854
Age: 87y
| 1854 • Battle of Bomarsund in the Åland Islands (which later became part of Finland - in 1920:) The Royal Navy seaman's mate Charles D. Lucas throws a live Russian artillery shell overboard by hand before it explodes, for which he was awarded the first Victoria Cross in 1857. |
1854
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burialRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Buried at Miller-Irwin Cemetery. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • In Venezuela, slavery was abolished |