Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Robinson was born on 25 December 1830, in Dublin, Ireland, her father, William Robinson, was 41 and her mother, Catherine Grumley, was 42. She married Gen. James Ferguson on 17 October 1851, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1851. She died on 3 January 1893, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 62.
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- Jane Ferguson in household of James Ferguson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jane Robinson Ferguson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
- Jane R. Ferguson, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Robin , a pet form of Robert , + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
French: from a pet form of the personal name Robin .
West Indian (including Haiti) and Guyanese: most likely not (only) of English or French origin as in 1 above and 2 above, but also, if not mostly, from the related name of the famous Daniel Defoe's literary character Robinson Crusoe (from a novel first published in 1719).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Letter written by Elizabeth Ferguson to her sister-in-law Jane March 15, 1855
Blockley March 15, 1855 My dear sister Jane, I have been expecting a letter from you in answer to one I sent nearly five months ago, but it may have been mislaid and I thought I would write agai …
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