Brief Life History of Agnes Johnston
When Agnes Johnston Dunlap was born on 2 May 1787, in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Alexander Dunlop, was 34 and her mother, Margaret Johnstone, was 25. She married James Galt Brown on 14 April 1807, in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She immigrated to Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1852. She died on 4 June 1860, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Agnes Brown in household of James G Brown, "United States Census, 1860"
- Marriage of James Brown and Agnes Dunlop
- Agnes Dunlop Brown, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"
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1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
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.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from a place near Kilmarnock named Dunlop, from Gaelic dùn ‘fort’ + possibly lápach ‘muddy’. The traditional pronunciation places the stress on the second syllable, although nowadays it is usually placed on the first.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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