Brief Life History of David
When David Bagley was born on 12 November 1839, in New Brunswick, Canada, his father, Edward Cyrenius Bagley, was 30 and his mother, Julia Anne Grant, was 24. His occupation is listed as logger in Gibson, York, New Brunswick, Canada. He died on 4 May 1865, in Northampton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 25, and was buried in Northampton Kirk Cemetery, Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Sources (6)
- 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
- David Bagley, "Find A Grave Index"
- David Bagley, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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World Events (5)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
1850
Named after the early pioneer leader Daniel C. Davis the County was established as a territory in 1850.The territorial legislature created Davis County in 1852 and designated its County seat at Farmington-midway between boundaries-the Weber River on the north and the mouth of the Jordan River on the south. Westward the County includes a portion of the Great Salt Lake-its largest island on which Antelope Island State Park is now located.During first half-century Davis County grew slowly.It supported a hardy pioneer people engaged in irrigation agriculture and raising livestock.The Utah Central Railroad(now the Union Pacific crossed the County from Ogden on the north to Salt Lake City on the south in 1870 and offered welcome transportation links to bring manufactured products.This was the beginning of a transition in the County's history that led to mechanized agriculture, a surge of commerce, banking, and local business along with improved roads, new water systems, and the electrification of homes and business
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Baguley in Cheshire or from any of several places called Bagley, in Devon, Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Somerset, and Yorkshire. These get their names either from the Old English personal name Bacga + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’ or from an unattested Old English word, bagga, for a ‘bag-shaped’ object or creature + lēah.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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