Richard Erastus Egan

Brief Life History of Richard Erastus

When Richard Erastus Egan was born on 29 March 1842, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Major Howard Egan, was 26 and his mother, Tamson Parshley, was 17. He married Mary Ann Fisher on 30 March 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Shambip, Utah, United States in 1860. In 1860, at the age of 18, his occupation is listed as pony express rider, rush valley station in Shambip, Utah, United States. He died on 20 April 1918, in Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Erastus Egan
1842–1918
Mary Ann Fisher
1844–1887
Marriage: 30 March 1861
Tamson Minnie Egan
1863–1920
Erastus Howard Egan
1864–1950
Harry Orson Egan
1866–1879
Horace Fredric Egan
1867–1918
John LeRoy Egan
1870–1953
William Fisher Egan
1872–1900
Willard Richard Egan
1872–1955
Joseph Ransom Egan
1874–1874
Ira Irvin Egan
1875–1961
Baby Egan
1876–1876
Linnie Jane Egan
1878–1915
Mary Adelaide Egan
1880–1954
Charles Merritt Egan
1881–1960
David Egan
1884–1975
Baby Egan
1887–1887

Sources (99)

  • Richard E Egan, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • Richard E Egan, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1846

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

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Seamus, Kieran, Parnell, Siobhan, Aileen, Aine, Aisling, Dermot, Donal, Fergus, Finola.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodhagáin ‘descendant of Aodhagán’, a personal name from a double diminutive of Aodh ‘fire’.

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

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Tamson At Echo Canyon

Tamson At Echo Canyon -- The following recounts one segment of the journey -- descending Echo Canyon -- 1246 miles from Nauvoo. “At the head or summit before entering Echo Canyon, Howard Egan was ca …

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