Margaret Goodwin Quiner, sister of my great-great-grandfather, Henry Newcomb Quiner, was born 30 Nov 1813 in Hartford, Connecticut. (According to newspaper articles, the family was living in Hartford, CT by about 1812, and remained there until about 1822, when they moved to New Haven, CT). She moved with the Quiner family to Cincinnati, Ohio, then on to Richmond, Indiana, and finally to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She married Alexander McGregor, from Alburgh, Vermont, in 1844 in Milwaukee and they had two children, William born in 1845 who died at birth, and Alexander Quiner McGregor, born on 4 March 1846, about 4 months after the death of his father.
Alexander McGregor, SR. was the captain of the schooner “Ocean” when it capsized on Lake Michigan. The crew, which included his brother-in-law Henry Newcomb Quiner, all perished in the storm.
The Daily National Pilot, Buffalo, NY reported on November 22, 1845:
“In the loss of the Schooner OCEAN, four of our citizens have passed from time to eternity. Just before the OCEAN sailed from this port, Capt. McGregor came to our office, subscribed for our paper, and with boyancy of health and spirits good humeredly contrasted the varied and exciting life of a sailor with the monotony of a printer's existence, and his hearty laugh and jovial voice still ring in our ears. He has left a wife and 1 child. The Mate, Mr. Russel, has also left a wife and child.
The second mate, Quiner, has left a wife and 5 or 6 children to mourn his loss. The cabin boy, an Irish lad, has left a mother who was partially dependent upon him for support.
We hope the tears of widows and orphans will incite government to some action in favor of our Lake harbors.” [Milwaukee Gazette]
From the Detroit Advertiser, November 10, 1845
“The schooner OCEAN, of Mackinac, was visited this morning by the steamer CHAMPION, about 6 miles north of St. Joseph, and 2 miles from shore. She is a complete wreck having lost her boat and davits, carried away her mainmast, her sails torn into rags, hatches off, and lumber in the hold. There were no persons on board, and it is supposed that the crew were all lost. She had the appearance of having been capsized and righted again.”
On the 1850 Milwaukee, WI census, Margaret is listed with her son and her mother, Margaret Quiner.
On the 1860 census, Margaret is listed as Margaret Fairbanks along with her husband C. W. [Cornelius] Fairbanks, and her son Alexander McGregor.
In 1870, according to the census, she is in Delafield, WI, listed now as Margaret McGregor, with her son Alexander.
Margaret died 6 Jan 1885 in Milwaukee, where she was a resident of the Protestant Home For the Aged.
According to her death record, she is buried in Forest Home Cemetery, in Milwaukee.
Alexander McGregor, SR. was the captain of the schooner “Ocean” when it capsized on Lake Michigan. The crew, which included his brother-in-law Henry Newcomb Quiner, all perished in the storm.
The Daily National Pilot, Buffalo, NY reported on November 22, 1845:
“In the loss of the Schooner OCEAN, four of our citizens have passed from time to eternity. Just before the OCEAN sailed from this port, Capt. McGregor came to our office, subscribed for our paper, and with boyancy of health and spirits good humeredly contrasted the varied and exciting life of a sailor with the monotony of a printer's existence, and his hearty laugh and jovial voice still ring in our ears. He has left a wife and 1 child. The Mate, Mr. Russel, has also left a wife and child.
The second mate, Quiner, has left a wife and 5 or 6 children to mourn his loss. The cabin boy, an Irish lad, has left a mother who was partially dependent upon him for support.
We hope the tears of widows and orphans will incite government to some action in favor of our Lake harbors.” [Milwaukee Gazette]
From the Detroit Advertiser, November 10, 1845
“The schooner OCEAN, of Mackinac, was visited this morning by the steamer CHAMPION, about 6 miles north of St. Joseph, and 2 miles from shore. She is a complete wreck having lost her boat and davits, carried away her mainmast, her sails torn into rags, hatches off, and lumber in the hold. There were no persons on board, and it is supposed that the crew were all lost. She had the appearance of having been capsized and righted again.”
On the 1850 Milwaukee, WI census, Margaret is listed with her son and her mother, Margaret Quiner.
On the 1860 census, Margaret is listed as Margaret Fairbanks along with her husband C. W. [Cornelius] Fairbanks, and her son Alexander McGregor.
In 1870, according to the census, she is in Delafield, WI, listed now as Margaret McGregor, with her son Alexander.
Margaret died 6 Jan 1885 in Milwaukee, where she was a resident of the Protestant Home For the Aged.
According to her death record, she is buried in Forest Home Cemetery, in Milwaukee.
Margaret Goodwin Quiner, sister of my great-great-grandfather, Henry Newcomb Quiner, was born 30 Nov 1813 in Hartford, Connecticut. (According to newspaper articles, the family was living in Hartford, CT by about 1812, and remained there until about 1822, when they moved to New Haven, CT). She moved with the Quiner family to Cincinnati, Ohio, then on to Richmond, Indiana, and finally to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She married Alexander McGregor, from Alburgh, Vermont, in 1844 in Milwaukee and they had two children, William born in 1845 who died at birth, and Alexander Quiner McGregor, born on 4 March 1846, about 4 months after the death of his father.
Alexander McGregor, SR. was the captain of the schooner “Ocean” when it capsized on Lake Michigan. The crew, which included his brother-in-law Henry Newcomb Quiner, all perished in the storm.
The Daily National Pilot, Buffalo, NY reported on November 22, 1845:
“In the loss of the Schooner OCEAN, four of our citizens have passed from time to eternity. Just before the OCEAN sailed from this port, Capt. McGregor came to our office, subscribed for our paper, and with boyancy of health and spirits good humeredly contrasted the varied and exciting life of a sailor with the monotony of a printer's existence, and his hearty laugh and jovial voice still ring in our ears. He has left a wife and 1 child. The Mate, Mr. Russel, has also left a wife and child.
The second mate, Quiner, has left a wife and 5 or 6 children to mourn his loss. The cabin boy, an Irish lad, has left a mother who was partially dependent upon him for support.
We hope the tears of widows and orphans will incite government to some action in favor of our Lake harbors.” [Milwaukee Gazette]
From the Detroit Advertiser, November 10, 1845
“The schooner OCEAN, of Mackinac, was visited this morning by the steamer CHAMPION, about 6 miles north of St. Joseph, and 2 miles from shore. She is a complete wreck having lost her boat and davits, carried away her mainmast, her sails torn into rags, hatches off, and lumber in the hold. There were no persons on board, and it is supposed that the crew were all lost. She had the appearance of having been capsized and righted again.”
On the 1850 Milwaukee, WI census, Margaret is listed with her son and her mother, Margaret Quiner.
On the 1860 census, Margaret is listed as Margaret Fairbanks along with her husband C. W. [Cornelius] Fairbanks, and her son Alexander McGregor.
In 1870, according to the census, she is in Delafield, WI, listed now as Margaret McGregor, with her son Alexander.
Margaret died 6 Jan 1885 in Milwaukee, where she was a resident of the Protestant Home For the Aged.
According to her death record, she is buried in Forest Home Cemetery, in Milwaukee.
Alexander McGregor, SR. was the captain of the schooner “Ocean” when it capsized on Lake Michigan. The crew, which included his brother-in-law Henry Newcomb Quiner, all perished in the storm.
The Daily National Pilot, Buffalo, NY reported on November 22, 1845:
“In the loss of the Schooner OCEAN, four of our citizens have passed from time to eternity. Just before the OCEAN sailed from this port, Capt. McGregor came to our office, subscribed for our paper, and with boyancy of health and spirits good humeredly contrasted the varied and exciting life of a sailor with the monotony of a printer's existence, and his hearty laugh and jovial voice still ring in our ears. He has left a wife and 1 child. The Mate, Mr. Russel, has also left a wife and child.
The second mate, Quiner, has left a wife and 5 or 6 children to mourn his loss. The cabin boy, an Irish lad, has left a mother who was partially dependent upon him for support.
We hope the tears of widows and orphans will incite government to some action in favor of our Lake harbors.” [Milwaukee Gazette]
From the Detroit Advertiser, November 10, 1845
“The schooner OCEAN, of Mackinac, was visited this morning by the steamer CHAMPION, about 6 miles north of St. Joseph, and 2 miles from shore. She is a complete wreck having lost her boat and davits, carried away her mainmast, her sails torn into rags, hatches off, and lumber in the hold. There were no persons on board, and it is supposed that the crew were all lost. She had the appearance of having been capsized and righted again.”
On the 1850 Milwaukee, WI census, Margaret is listed with her son and her mother, Margaret Quiner.
On the 1860 census, Margaret is listed as Margaret Fairbanks along with her husband C. W. [Cornelius] Fairbanks, and her son Alexander McGregor.
In 1870, according to the census, she is in Delafield, WI, listed now as Margaret McGregor, with her son Alexander.
Margaret died 6 Jan 1885 in Milwaukee, where she was a resident of the Protestant Home For the Aged.
According to her death record, she is buried in Forest Home Cemetery, in Milwaukee.
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