Background
Margaret was the daughter of Rhoda Howell and William O'Neale, the owner of Franklin House, a popular Washington, D. C. hotel. She was born on December 3, 1799 in Washington.
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Eaton Creek (An Eaton Creek Adventure Book 1)
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Eaton Creek C. Arnold, desperate to find a wife, advertises in an eastern newspaper. Failing to specify an age, responses pour in from 50-something ladies with four children and several dead husbands! In a last-ditch effort, he opens the final envelope to reveal a surprise. But would a young lady travel thousands of miles by stagecoach, steamship and wagon train to come to him? Surprises and adventure continue to abound even after his intended gets off the wagon. And who is that with her? Orphaned Elizabeth DuGood was desperately seeking a resolution to her situation by impulsively replying to a WIFE WANTED advertisement. Quickly learning the consequences of dishonesty, she travels to a sparsely populated west in search of her new mate, and finds herself embroiled in dangerous and life-changing experiences. As a newlywed, can her new life teach her the importance of love, her growing faith in God and integrity in a troubled rural community?
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Margaret O'Neill Eaton
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also known as
Peggy Eaton
Education
Peggy was well-educated, and was known for her ability to play the piano.
Career
After her husband, Henry Eaton, being appointed secretary of war, Mrs. Eaton's position elevated. But such sudden elevation of Mrs Eaton into the cabinet social circle was resented by the wives of several of Jackson's secretaries, and charges were made against her of improper conduct with Eaton previous to her marriage to him. The refusal of the wives of the cabinet members to recognize the wife of his friend angered President Jackson, and he tried in vain to coerce them. Eventually, and partly for this reason, he almost completely reorganized his cabinet. The effect of the incident on the political fortunes of the vice-president, John C. Calhoun, whose wife was one of the recalcitrants, was perhaps most important. Partly on this account, Jackson's favour was transferred from Calhoun to Martin Van Buren, the secretary of state, who had taken Jackson's side in the quarrel and had shown marked attention to Mrs Eaton, and whose subsequent elevation to the vice-presidency and presidency through Jackson's favour is no doubt partly attributable to this incident.
In 1836 Mrs Eaton accompanied her husband to Spain, where he was United States minister in 1836-1840.
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Eaton Creek (An Eaton Creek Adventure Book 1)
(Eaton Creek C. Arnold, desperate to find a wife, advertis...)
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- Daughter Of The Downs
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Eaton Creek (An Eaton Creek Adventure Book 1)
Connections
About 1823, she married a purser in the United States navy, John B. Timberlake, who committed suicide while on service in the Mediterranean in 1828.
In January, 1829, she was married to Major J. H. Eaton. Senator Eaton was a close personal friend of President Jackson, who in 1829 appointed him secretary of war.
After the death of her husband she married a young Italian dancing-master, Antonio Buchignani, but soon obtained a divorce from him.
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Died
January 8, 1879 (aged 79) -
Resting place
Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States -
Nationality
American