Agnes Whitelock

Brief Life History of Agnes

When Agnes Whitelock was born on 17 February 1825, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Peter Whitelock, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Caroline Shields, was 25. She married John Dick on 26 August 1855, in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 24 December 1902, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, 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 (46)

  • Agnes Dick in household of John Dick, "Scotland Census, 1861"
  • Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
  • Agnes Whitlock, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

World Events (8)

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1846

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

Name Meaning

English: variant of Whitlock .

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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