Brief Life History of James
When James Eager was born in 1846, in Ditchling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Eager, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Stevens, was 39. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Westmeston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1851.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- James Eager in household of Sarah Eager, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- James Eager, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- James Eager, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
Parents and Siblings
1806–1849 Male
1807–1866 Female
Siblings (6)
1832– Female
1834– Female
1837– Female
1840– Female
1843–1912 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 0
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 8
1884
Age 38
Name Meaning
English: in most cases probably a variant of Agar or Ager . The name might also have arisen as a nickname from Middle English egre ‘sharp, sour’ (Old French aigre), which developed various transferred senses when applied to people, including ‘impetuous’, ‘fierce’, and ‘angry’, and is the source of the modern English word eager. However, no Middle English examples of this kind have been found.
Irish (Cork and Wexford): variant of English Agar . Compare Eagar .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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