Peggy Bank

Brief Life History of Peggy

When Peggy Bank was born on 17 January 1799, in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England, her father, Richard Bank, was 31 and her mother, Margaret Harrison, was 29. She married John Pilling on 17 October 1818, in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Great Mitton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 7 July 1874, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Pilling
1796–1887
Peggy Bank
1799–1874
Marriage: 17 October 1818
Susannah Pilling
1818–1877
Alice Pilling
1820–1886
John Pilling
1822–1827
Edmund Campbell Pilling
1825–1853
John Hushwarth Pilling
1827–1870
Margaret Pilling
1830–1895
Richard Pilling
1833–1906
Mary Ann Pilling
1836–1910
Joseph Pilling
1839–1852

Sources (29)

  • Peggey Pilling in household of Jno Pilling, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Peggy Bank, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Peggy Bank, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

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. 

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Mort, Ari, Avraham, Galit, Hyman, Isadore, Mirra, Zvia.

German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German or Middle Low German banc, or Yiddish bank ‘bench, table, counter’, in any of various senses, e.g. a metonymic occupational name for anyone whose work required a bench or counter, for example a butcher, baker, court official, or money changer. The surname of German is also found in Poland and in Czechia.

Danish and Swedish: topographic name from bank ‘(sand)bank’ or a habitational name from a farm named with this word.

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

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Story Highlight

John Pilling and Margaret "Peggy" Ann Banks Life Sketch

John Pilling Birth: Feb. 4, 1796 Waddington Lancashire, England Death: Aug. 20, 1887 Kaysville Davis County Utah, USA Son of Edmund Pilling and Ann Campbell of England. Ann died in 1850 and Edmund i …

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