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Past DGS President Margaret David died

Margaret David, age 96, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2023.

She was born in 1927 in Kearney, New Jersey, the second oldest of five children. After graduating from high school, she went to work for TWA in their office. She and her husband, Vernon, were married for 60 years before his passing. Margaret taught at Goldey Beacom College and Delaware Tech in Wilmington. She also worked in the Prison Ministry and held various board positions over the years.

Margaret was president of the Delaware Genealogical Society from 2010 to 2012. She also served in various other roles as a member and on the DGS board for more than ten years, including vice president, secretary, chair of the Awards Committee, and on editorial teams for several DGS publications.

She was predeceased by her husband Vernon and her son Douglas. Margaret is survived by her son Brian and his wife Niury; by her daughter Christina and her husband Jack; and several grand- and great-grandchildren.

For the full obituary, visit https://www.chandlerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/margaret-a-david/

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Development Updates

Delaware Cemetery Updates – 08/17/2022

The Cemeteries in Delaware page is in the process of being updated. Bob Eckman (Website volunteer and DGS member) has created a database of Delaware Cemeteries. Bob has been working on finding additional cemeteries that were not in the original data, removing duplicates, and documenting each one. In addition, he has been referencing the cemetery on the Find-A-Grave website and adding the reference link and a link to google maps.

Update: The table now includes 839 entries. Included are links to Find-a-Grave and google maps where available. This update also includes a notes field where appropriate.

The new table is a work in progress and will be updated occasionally.

Please thank Bob for his hard work.

Website Help

If you have any ideas for updating existing data on the website or have data that you think we may be interested in or wish to help with the website, please contact us at webmaster@delgensoc.org.


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