Amanda Ann Andrus

Brief Life History of Amanda Ann

When Amanda Ann Andrus was born on 19 November 1847, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, Milo Andrus, was 33 and her mother, Abigail Jane Daley, was 32. She married Howard Ransom Egan on 10 October 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Central, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1920. She died on 18 November 1925, in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Howard Ransom Egan
1840–1916
Amanda Ann Andrus
1847–1925
Marriage: 10 October 1863
Annie Tamson Egan
1864–1908
Julia Jane Egan
1866–1887
Howard Milo Egan
1868–1952
Mary Elizabeth Egan
1871–1914
William Ira Egan
1873–1913
John Ransom Egan
1875–1927
Linnie June Egan
1877–1968
Charles Erastus Egan
1880–1939
George Ernest Egan
1883–1970
Horace Walter Egan
1885–1973
James Alva Egan
1888–1972
Inis Priscilla Egan
1890–1977

Sources (35)

  • Amanda Vanetten in household of E W Vanetten, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Amanda Ann Andrews Egan, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Amanda A Anderson in entry for Horace W Egan, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1858

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Mary Ellen Allsop BIRTH 22 Feb 1856 DEATH 15 Oct 1858 (aged 2) BURIAL Richmond City Cemetery Richmond, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 59246365

1863

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

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Andrews .

History: William Andrus came to Boston in 1635 and moved to New Haven in 1639, where he died in 1676.

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

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GEORGE ERNEST EGAN

George Ernest Egan was born in Richmond, Cache County, Utah, on the 9th of July 1883. His father was Howard Ransom Egan, born April 12, 1840, in Salem Essex Mass. His mother was Amanda Ann Andrus, bor …

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