Jane Affleck

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Affleck was born on 26 June 1842, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Andrew Affleck, was 25 and her mother, Margaret Truick, was 25. She married George Mercer Kerr on 16 April 1863, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 25 February 1911, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Mercer Kerr
1841–1904
Jane Affleck
1842–1911
Marriage: 16 April 1863
George Affleck Kerr
1864–1912
James Affleck Kerr
1866–1942
Margaret Affleck Kerr
1868–1881
William Affleck Kerr
1871–1934
Jane Affleck Kerr
1874–1969
Andrew Affleck Kerr
1877–1929
Walter Affleck Kerr
1880–1966
Isabella Ellen Kerr
1882–1948

Sources (39)

  • Jane Karr in household of George M Karr, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Jane, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Jane Affleck Kerr, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1847

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

1863

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

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Affleck in Angus, Affleck in Lanarkshire, or Auchinleck (which was formerly pronounced ‘Affleck’) in Ayrshire.

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

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Jane Affleck Kerr compiled by Isabella Ellen Kerr Wilson

Jane Affleck Kerr Jane Affleck Kerr, daughter of Andrew Affleck and Margaret Truick of Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England, was born June 26, 1842 at Byker, near Newcastle on Tyne, Northumb …

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