John Pugh

Brief Life History of John

John Pugh was born in 1821, in Ireland. He had at least 2 sons and 4 daughters with Alice Saunders. He died on 23 September 1900, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

John Pugh
1821–1900
Alice Saunders
1826–1892
John V. Pugh
1851–
Emma Ann Pugh
–
Justina Alice Pugh
1853–
Mary M Pugh
1855–1927
Henry James Pugh
1857–1942
Margaret C Pugh
1858–1941

Sources (10)

  • John Pugh, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Joanne Pugh in entry for Henriceus Pugh, "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001"
  • John Pugh, "Canada Census, 1881"

World Events (3)

1839

The Night of the BIG WIND. In Killarney and its neighborhood there was a terrible hurricane. The town sustained much damage and many houses were shattered.

1845

The Irish Potato Famine. Many Irish emigrate to America. Irish population drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration.

1848 · Self-Governing

In 1848, Nova Scotia became the first self-governing colony in the British Empire.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of the patronymic ap Hugh ‘son of Hugh’ (see Hughes ).

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

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