When Mary Ferguson was born on 3 March 1831, in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William Ferguson, was 36 and her mother, Barbara Orchar Lindsay, was 36. She married James Aitken on 20 June 1852, in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Benjamin, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900 and Lake Shore, Utah, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 7 January 1911, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Spanish Fork City Cemetery, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
The cemetery has been a final resting place since the first burial in 1853. The cemetery was officially established in 1868
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fergus ‘son of Fearghus’ (see Fergus ) by substituting -son for mac-.
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