John Dick

Brief Life History of John

When John Dick was born on 22 August 1815, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Dick, was 20 and his mother, Lillias “Lilly” McKechnie, was 20. He married Ann Low on 4 December 1840, in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1851. He died on 10 February 1898, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Dick
1815–1898
Agnes Whitelock
1825–1902
Marriage: 26 August 1855
John Taylor Dick
1856–1933
Elizabeth Carolina Dick
1858–1878
Margaret Dick
1858–1904
Jane Dick
1860–1930
Isaac Fox Dick
1862–1865
James Whitelock DICK
1864–
Agnes Dick
1871–1957

Sources (66)

  • John Dick, "Scotland Census, 1851"
  • John Dick, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
  • 1855 John Dick & Agnes Whitlock, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

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1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge

Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge that connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells, across the River Tweed. Before its construction, A ferry crossing service had existed here for centuries. It was originally 79 meters long and was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity. The Bridge was completed on August 1 but a few months later it collapsed. Very shortly after the collapse, another bridge was built further downstream. A new bridge, which still stands today, was constructed after the first World War.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1845

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Joshua Breckon BIRTH 24 Apr 1804 DEATH 1845 (aged 40–41) BURIAL Tooele City Cemetery Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, USA Show Map PLOT Section 1 MEMORIAL ID 208591655

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Dick, also found as Dike and Deke, pet forms of Rick (see Richard ). Although found in every part of Britain, the form Dick is especially common in Scotland, and it was from there, in the 17th century, that the surname was taken to northern Ireland and thence to North America.

English: variant of Dyke .

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from Middle High German dic(ke) ‘thick, strong, stout’, or in the case of the Jewish name from German dick or Yiddish dik ‘fat’.

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

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Sons of the Utah Pioneers-Ancestor Histories, presented by members of the East Mill Creek Chapter

Catherine Kaye Grant S.U.P. National Headquarters - Heritage Hall December 19, 1983 John Taylor Dick, son of John and Agnes Whitelock Dick, was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, October 3, 1 …

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