John Agnew
1748–
Rockcliffe, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
The Life of John
John Agnew was born in 1748, in Rockcliffe, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. He married Jane Hewit on 10 December 1782, in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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Family Time Line
John Agnew
1748–
Jane Hewit
1752–
Marriage: 10 December 1782
John Agnew
1779–
Jane Agnew
1785–
William Agnew
1789–
Elizabeth Agnew
1797–
Spouse and Children
1748–Male
1752–Female
MARRIAGE
10 December 1782
Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
10 December 1782
Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
children
(4)
1779–Male
1785–Female
1789–Male
1797–Female
World Events (6)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 53
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 60
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 67
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
1 Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Agneaux in Manche, France.2 Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gnímh ‘descendant of Gníomh’, a byname meaning ‘action’ or ‘activity’. The Ó Gnímhs were hereditary poets to a branch of the O’Neills; in this family the traditional pronunciation is with the stress on the second syllable.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- John Agnew, "England, Cumbria Parish Registers, 1538-1990"
- John Agnew in entry for Samuel Huston Agnew and Nelle Mar Rutter, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- John Agnew in entry for Samuel Huston Agnew and Nelle Mar Rutter, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
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