Agnes Reid Ferguson

Brief Life History of Agnes Reid

When Agnes Reid Ferguson was born on 21 September 1843, in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Andrew Ferguson, was 25 and her mother, Catherine Douglas, was 23. She married Frederick Lewis on 28 January 1865, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Spanish Fork Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 6 October 1920, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Lewis
1844–1920
Agnes Reid Ferguson
1843–1920
Marriage: 28 January 1865
Elizabeth Ann Lewis
1865–1868
Priscilla Merriman Lewis
1867–1939
Barbara Ellen Lewis
1870–1870
Agnes Lewis
1872–1947
Mary Catherine Lewis
1874–1970
Adlinda Lewis
1878–1965
Frederick Lewis Jr.
1880–1921

Sources (27)

  • Agnes Lewis in household of Frederic Lewis, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Agnes Reed Ferguson, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Agnes Reid Lewis, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fergus ‘son of Fearghus’ (see Fergus ) by substituting -son for mac-.

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

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William Orson Creer

William Orson Creer (1868 - 1945) I was born at Spanish Fork July 15, 1868. My mother, Barbara Orthur Ferguson Creer, died when I was 18 days old. My mother's twin sister, Agnes Reid Lewis, raised me. …

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