Hagar Dugdale

Brief Life History of Hagar

When Hagar Dugdale was born on 30 March 1829, in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William James Dugdale, was 30 and her mother, Esther Harwood, was 29. She married John Thomas Birch on 11 September 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1855 and lived in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. In 1880, at the age of 51, her occupation is listed as keeping house. She died on 21 December 1882, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Thomas Birch
1819–1903
Hagar Dugdale
1829–1882
Marriage: 11 September 1855
John Moroni Birch
1856–1916
Esther Hannah Birch
1859–1915
James Henry Birch
1861–1943
Thomas Alma Birch
1865–1865

Sources (32)

  • Agar Dugdale in household of Barbary Dugdale, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
  • Hager Birch, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1846

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

Name Meaning

English: habitational name, perhaps from Dugdale near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, now known as Dagdale, from the Old English personal name or byname Ducca + Old English dæl or Old Norse dalr ‘valley’, or possibly from an as yet unidentified place near Clithero in Lancashire.

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

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HAGAR DUGDALE BIRCH Provo, Utah Mar 26, 1881 Hagar Dugdale daughter of James Dugdale and Ester Harwood. Born at Oswoldtwistle, Lancashire, England, March 30, l829. I was baptized by Charles …

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