Marriage and Move To New Orleans, Louisiana
On October 10 of 1835, at age 21, Margaret married Irish-born Charles Haughery at a ceremony in Baltimore Cathedral. Haughery was not a well man. To escape the cold climate up north, Margaret persuaded him that a change in climate might be therapeutic for his bad health. They left Baltimore on the ship Hyperion and reached New Orleans on November 20 of 1835.
Like other New Orleanians of the time, the young family suffered from rampant epidemics of yellow fever and cholera. For a time Charles's health showed a slight improvement but it was short-lived and medical advice recommended a sea journey.
Charles decided to go to Ireland, his native land. This trip was delayed by several months pending the birth of the couple’s first child, a girl. They named her Frances. Eventually, Charles made the voyage but after some months Margaret received word that he died shortly after reaching his destination. This was a cruel blow but worse was to follow, for within a few months infant Frances became seriously ill and died. This was the second time that Margaret's family was wiped out, yet she was just 23 years of age. As she herself said, “My God! Thou hast broken every tie: Thou hast stripped me of all. Again I am all alone.”
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