Agnes Crystal

Brief Life History of Agnes

When Agnes Crystal was born on 29 May 1860, in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, her father, Andrew Crystal, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Cousin, was 28. She married Thomas Bird in 1884, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 6 December 1907, in Adams, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Bird
1857–1903
Agnes Crystal
1860–1907
Marriage: 1884
Hazel Elizabeth Bird
1886–1936
LaMar Bird
1889–

Sources (24)

  • Agnes Crystal in household of Andrew Crystal, "Scotland Census, 1861"
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
  • Agnes Bird, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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World Events (8)

1863

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

1867

Historical Boundaries: 1867: Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Adams, Nebraska, United States

1874 · Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.

The Church Patronage Act 1874 was passed by Parliament and amended and altered the laws relating to the Appointment of Ministers to Parishes in Scotland. Paragraphs spelled out definitions to prevent the Act being subverted by processes used by Patrons and clarified that the Church of Scotland would decide on the qualifications required for Ministers.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Aberdeenshire and Angus) and Irish (Sligo and Armagh): from the Gaelic personal name Criostail, a Scottish and Manx pet form of Críostóra (Christopher), or a shortened form of Gaelic Mac Criostail ‘son of Cristal’. See also McCrystal .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Kristall ‘crystal, cut glass’.

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

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Story Highlight

Family of Thomas and Agnes Bird Agnes Crystal, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Cousins Crystal married Thomas Bird. The date of marriage is unknown. They had a daughter, Hazel Bird, no other childr …

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