John Calvert Egbert

Brief Life History of John Calvert

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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Family Time Line

John Calvert Egbert
1842–1897
Ellen Bennett
1845–1927
Marriage: 5 January 1862
John Riley Egbert
1863–1874
James Henry Egbert
1865–1867
Mary Ellen Egbert
1866–1944
Eliza Ann Egbert
1869–1900
Louisa Egbert
1869–1900
Joseph Hyrum Egbert
1872–1907
Eugenia Aldine Egbert
1873–1915
Elizabeth Alice Egbert
1875–1952
Robert Calvert Egbert
1876–1936
Susan Elenora Egbert
1879–1964
Martha Corilla Egbert
1881–1968

Sources (34)

  • Louisa Egbert, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • John C. Egbert, "BillionGraves Index"
  • John Calvert Egbert, "Arizona, Yavapai County, Voting Records, 1875-1932"

World Events (8)

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1858 · A House Divided

Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.

Name Meaning

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.

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My Grandfather Egbert

My 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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