Nancy Augusta Ferguson

Brief Life History of Nancy Augusta

When Nancy Augusta Ferguson was born on 17 July 1843, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, her father, Isaac Ferguson, was 32 and her mother, Almira Foote, was 36. She married John Joshua Tanner on 13 March 1857, in President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 22 April 1925, in Sandy, Clackamas, Oregon, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Sandy, Clackamas, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Joshua Tanner
1811–1896
Nancy Augusta Ferguson
1843–1925
Marriage: 13 March 1857
Almira Artimessa Tanner
1860–1935
Isaac William Tanner
1863–1937
Warren Foote Tanner
1864–1937
Rebecca Augusta Tanner
1866–1930
Freeman Everton Tanner
1869–1870
Horace Greeley Tanner
1872–1958
Ina Eugenia Tanner
1876–1941
Clarence LaVerne Tanner
1878–1936
Ethel May Tanner
1882–1937
Arthur Lyman Tanner
1887–1887

Sources (56)

  • Nancy Ferguson in household of Isaac Ferguson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Nancy Augusta Ferguson - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Nancy Augusta Ferguson
  • Nancey Augusta Fergerson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1848

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

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fergus ‘son of Fearghus’ (see Fergus ) by substituting -son for mac-.

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

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