Benjamin James Argyle

Brief Life History of Benjamin James

When Benjamin James Argyle was born on 17 August 1843, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Argyle Sr, was 24 and his mother, Rebecca Jane Finch, was 19. He married Jane Robertson on 6 January 1881, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 6 April 1917, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Spanish Fork City Cemetery, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Benjamin James Argyle
1843–1917
Jane Robertson
1855–1939
Marriage: 6 January 1881
Eliza May Argyle
1881–1882
Jane Argyle
1882–1921
Benjamin Eldredge Argyle
1884–1962
Hazel Argyle
1886–1971
Horace Robertson Argyle
1888–1918
William Robertson Argyle
1891–1964
Joseph Sterling Argyle
1894–1937
Mark Woodyett Argyle
1896–1926
Afton Argyle
1901–1984
Edward Robertson Argyle
1906–1910

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  • Benjamin Argyle, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • Benjamin Argyle, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1863

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

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English erguil(e), a variant of Middle English orguil(e), Old French orguel ‘pride, arrogance’, hence the variation of Argill and Argile with Orgill . Alternatively, perhaps a variant of Arkell , with voicing of k to g. No evidence has been found to support the idea that this is a habitational name from Argyll, the county of southwestern Scotland, though folk etymology to this effect may be partly responsible for the modern spelling of the surname.

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

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Benjamin Argyle

Benjamin Argyle (1843-1917) was born in Birmingham,England and with his parents left for America in 1856. They were with the first handcart company and after arriving in SLC settled first in the Bount …

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