Patrick Ferguson

Brief Life History of Patrick

When Patrick Ferguson was born on 15 September 1796, his father, James Ferguson, was 42 and his mother, Jean McKinlay, was 29.

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Family Time Line

James Ferguson
1754–1821
Jean McKinlay
1767–
Elizabeth Ferguson
1795–
Robert Ferguson
1810–
Patrick Ferguson
1796–
Katherine Ferguson
1798–
Marion Ferguson
1800–1885
John Ferguson
1802–
Mary Ferguson
1804–1853
Anne Fergusson
1805–
Janet Fergusson
1806–
Margaret Ferguson
1808–1872
Augusta Ferguson
1813–

Sources (1)

  • Patrick Ferguson, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

World Events (8)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fergus ‘son of Fearghus’ (see Fergus ) by substituting -son for mac-.

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

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