Brief Life History of John
When John McGregor was born on 4 November 1844, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William McGregor Sr., was 30 and his mother, Agnes "Nancy" Murray, was 28. He married Martha Eveline Stonebraker on 12 October 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1850 and Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 21 April 1891, in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Hooper City Cemetery, Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- John McGregor, "United States Census, 1870"
- Birth of John McGregor
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857
The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Griogair or Mac Greagair ‘son of Griogar’, Gaelic form of the personal name Gregory . Compare Grierson .
History: The Scottish Highland clan McGregor claims descent from the king of Picts and Scots Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín; 810–858 AD ). The origins of the clan are unclear. In the 13th century it was established on lands on the shores of Loch Awe and already in conflict with its neighbors of Clan Campbell. By the 16th century the McGregors had retreated deep into Glen Strae and acquired the nickname ‘Children of the Mist’. In 1603 the clan was abolished by royal edict and many members of the clan changed their surname. A year later, the chief of Clan McGregor and eleven of his followers were hanged in Edinburgh. Despite the proscription, the clan survived and supported the king in the Scottish Civil War (1644–51). The exploits of the Jacobite leader Rob Roy McGregor (1671–1734) were romanticized in a novel by Sir Walter Scott. The proscription was eventually repealed in 1774.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Story written on Martha Eveline Stonebraker Mc Gregor Pg 1- Born 30 June 1850 on the Banks of the Sweetwater River , Wyoming . Came to Utah 15 September with the David Evans Company. Died 23 September …
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