Agnes McQuarrie

Brief Life History of Agnes

When Agnes McQuarrie was born on 8 December 1841, in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Allan McQuarrie, was 41 and her mother, Agnes Mathieson, was 34. She married Lester James Herrick on 22 June 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1857. She died on 6 March 1922, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lester James Herrick
1827–1892
Agnes McQuarrie
1841–1922
Marriage: 22 June 1867
John Lester Herrick
1868–1960
Lemuel Herrick
1869–1870
Agnes Herrick
1870–1927
Clyde Herrick
1872–1873
Lucy Jane Herrick
1873–1879
Nettie May Herrick
1875–1929
Diana Letitia Herrick
1877–1967
Robert Perry Herrick
1879–1963
Walter Herrick
1881–1961

Sources (50)

  • Agnes McQuarrie Herrick, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Agnes Mcquarry, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Agnes Mcquarrie Herrick, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President

Abraham Lincoln was Elected President of the United States in November of 1860

1863

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

Name Meaning

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Guaire, a patronymic from a Gaelic personal name meaning ‘proud, noble’.

History: This is the name of a small Scottish clan associated in particular with the island of Ulva.

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

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Stories of Edward Bunker & Mary Mathieson McQuarrie Bunker by Kate B. Carter's "Our Pioneer Heritage" volume 11

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