When John Calvert Egbert was born on 28 January 1842, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Joseph Teasdale Egbert, was 23 and his mother, Mary Caroline Allred, was 17. He married Ellen Bennett on 5 January 1862, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Davis, Utah, United States in 1860 and Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 31 May 1897, in Fairview, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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North German: from the personal name Egbert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements agi(l) ‘point, edge (of a sword)’ + berht ‘bright, famous’.
English (Devon): from the Middle English personal name Egbert (Old English Ecgbeorht, from ecg ‘sword’ + beorht ‘bright’). The present name in Britain usually appears to be of ancient Germanic origin (see 1 above), cognate with the English one, as the medieval name may not have survived.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesMy grandfather, John Calvert Egbert, was born 18 January 1842 to Joseph Egbert and Mary Caroline Allred. He was born in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. He married my grandmother, Ellen Bennett on 5 …
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