John Bulloch

Brief Life History of John

When John Bulloch was born on 24 March 1819, in Clachan of Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Bulloch, was 37 and his mother, Janet Boyle, was 31. He married Jennett Anderson on 11 October 1844, in Bathurst Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Fountain Green Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 19 August 1885, in Fountain Green, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Hancock, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Bulloch
1819–1885
Jennett Anderson
1827–1892
Marriage: 11 October 1844
Margaret Mary Bullock
1845–1924
Thomas R Bullock
1847–1926
Gilbert Bulloch
1850–1886
John A. Bulloch
1853–1928
Jennett Bullock
1855–1894
William W Bullock
1857–1905
Mary Belle Bulloch
1859–1939
James Henry Bullock
1862–1934
Ellen Grace Bulloch
1864–1874

Sources (23)

  • John Bulloch, "Illinois, State Census, 1865"
  • John Bulloch, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • John Bullock, "Ontario, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858"

World Events (8)

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Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1825

Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place

By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Balloch, a locality in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire, named with Gaelic beallach ‘pass’. The change of vowel is probably due to confusion with Bullock .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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