Margaret Savage1

#28832, (1833 - )
Father*James Savage1 (s 1796 - )
Mother*Honora Barry1 (s 1810 - )
Birth*1833She was born in 1833 at Cape Tormentine, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1 
Baptism25 August 1833She was baptized on 25 August 1833 at St-Henri Church, Barachois, Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1 
She removed with James Savage and Honora Barry to Cook Co., IllinoisG.2,3 

Citations

  1. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), v. 1 1812-1838, p. 102, B-43. Margaret Savage, [age illegible], dau. of James Savage and Eleanora Barry of Cap Tormentine, bapt. 25 Aug 1833 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors John Holland and Mary Donovan. [Same day as bapt. of William, son of William Savage and Bridget Hagerty]
  2. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, Westmorland County (copy from Université Saint Joseph Archives, Moncton), transcription online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbwestmo/history.htm, p. 8: "Three of [the Savage brothers], William, Maurice and James, made up their minds to abandon the forests and seek the prairie lands of the West. So at the earliest possible moment after the death of their mother, they left for Clark County, Illinois, on the prairies. The cross roads where Maurice died is now a street corner, occupied by the Moody Temple, one of the valuable sites in Chicago."
  3. [S2538] A T Andreas, History of Chicago from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Vol. III From the Fire of 1871 to 1885 (Chicago: A T Andreas Co., 1886), p. 490.