Charles Buck

Brief Life History of Charles

When Charles Buck was born on 6 February 1839, in Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Buck, was 31 and his mother, Mary Dobb, was 27. He married Hannah Chantry on 27 December 1859, in Lambley, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 10 July 1889, in West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in West Weber Cemetery, West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Buck
1839–1889
Hannah Chantry
1841–1905
Marriage: 27 December 1859
William Henry Buck
1861–1943
Joseph Buck
1864–1944
Mary Ann Buck
1865–1875
Hannah Elizabeth Buck
1868–1930
Sariah Buck
1870–1897
Charles James Buck
1872–1941
Sarah Buck
1874–1910
Selena Buck
1875–1954
Eliza Buck
1877–1877
Nephi Chantry Buck
1881–1968
Elias Buck
1884–1884

Sources (73)

  • Charles Buck, "United States Census, 1880"
  • England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
  • England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 about Charles Buck

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World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1854 · St. George's Hall

In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English buc(ke) ‘male goat’ (Old English bucca) or a ‘male deer’ (Old English bucc). The goat was popularly associated with lecherous behaviour and the deer with timidity and speed. The surname may also be a shortened form of longer occupational names, for example Roger le Bucmanger' ‘dealer in bucks or venison’, (Warwickshire 1221) or Walter Bucswayn perhaps ‘goatherd’ (Somerset 1327).

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent beech tree, such as Peter atte Buk (Suffolk 1327), from Middle English buk ‘beech’ (from Old English bōc).

German and Dutch (Limburg): from a personal name, a short form of Burkhard (see Burkhart ).

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

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Ernest Buck Family LDS Conversion/Immigration Story

The Buck Family Immigration Story by Michael D Buck December 2008 (mikebuck@byu.net) Excerpt from “Life History of Ernest Buck” written as related to his granddaughter Sharon Anderson Hillier “ …

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