Margaret McQuistion[1]
1815 - 1843 (27 years)
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Name Margaret McQuistion Birth 20 Aug 1815 Butler County, Pennsylvania 
Gender Female Death 30 Jun 1843 Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania [2, 3] - Margaret and her children were murdered by a drunken Indian named Sam Mohawk. James Wigdon, her husband, was not home at the time as he had risen early to go to his father's home to borrow a horse. He was persuaded to remain at his father's for breakfast. He returned home about eight o'clock to find that during his absence, and presumably soon after daylight, his wife and children had been murdered by having their skulls crushed by a stone. The Indian was captured on the day of his bloody deed, and after due process of law, was hanged 20 March 1844, for the crime which he readily confessed, giving all the terrible details. He said he killed Mrs. Wigdon first as she knelt in prayer and the baby last. He said, "When I went to the crib, the baby looked up and laughed and I had a mind to not kill it but finally decided if I did not, he would be a saucy white man some day. So I lifted it and struck it on the back of the head." The baby was still alive when his father came home and apparently had not been injured, but died immediately when his crushed head was raised from the pillow.
Burial Muddy Creek, Butler County, Pennsylvania [3] Person ID I11772 Family Last Modified 4 Jul 2023
Father Robert McQuiston, Sr., b. 1777, Tobermore, County Londonderry, Ireland d. 1866, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 89 years) Mother Isabel Wallace, b. Between 1770 and 1780, Scotland d. 1835, Pennsylvania (Age 65 years) Family ID F3871 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family James Wigdon, b. 20 Mar 1811 d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 5 Feb 1835 Children 1. Emira Wigton, b. 5 Nov 1835, Pennsylvania d. 30 Jun 1843, Butler County, Pennsylvania (Age 7 years)2. Jeninah Nancy Wigdon, b. 22 Feb 1837, Pennsylvania d. 30 Jun 1843, Butler County, Pennsylvania (Age 6 years)3. Perry Wigdon, b. 15 Feb 1839, Pennsylvania d. 30 Jun 1843, Butler County, Pennsylvania (Age 4 years)4. Amanda Wigdon, b. 10 Dec 1840, Pennsylvania d. 30 Jun 1843, Butler County, Pennsylvania (Age 2 years)5. John Wallace Wigdon, b. 15 Oct 1842, Pennsylvania d. 30 Jun 1843, Butler County, Pennsylvania (Age 0 years)Family ID F5156 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Oct 2024
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Birth - 20 Aug 1815 - Butler County, Pennsylvania 
Death - 30 Jun 1843 - Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania = Link to Google Earth
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