Margaret Carroll Gantt

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Margaret Carroll Gantt (Smith)

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Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
Death: October 28, 1890 (65)
Washington, District of Columbia, DC, United States
Place of Burial: Washington, District of Columbia, DC, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Clement Smith
Wife of Lt. Benjamin Stoddart Gantt, USN
Mother of Margaret Clare Addison

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About Margaret Carroll Gantt

Age 67 years. On October 25, 1848 as Margaret C. Smith, she married Benjamin S. Gantt in the District of Columbia.

Daily Inter Ocean Wednesday, October 29, 1890 Chicago, Illinois Jumped To Death Mrs. Margaret Gantt Killed and Her Daughter Seriously Hurt in a Runaway Washington, October 28. A fatal runaway accident occurred in this city today by which Mrs. Margaret Gantt, widow of Lieutenant Gantt, of the navy, was killed and her daughter, Miss Clare Gantt, very seriously injured. The two ladies were out in their own carriage with a colored man driving, when the horse, which was somewhat fractious, took fright and became unmanageable. The ladies, fearing for their lives, jumped out of the carriage with the result above stated. Mrs. Gantt and her daughter have many friends in St. Louis, Missouri and Mrs. Gantt’s brother-in-law was at one time a prominent official in that city.

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Margaret Carroll Gantt's Timeline

1825
October 28, 1825
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
1849
November 2, 1849
Washington, District of Columbia, DC, United States
1890
October 28, 1890
Age 65
Washington, District of Columbia, DC, United States
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Oak Hill, Washington, District of Columbia, DC, United States