Brief Life History of Isaac
When Isaac Ferguson was born on 4 September 1810, in Little Scioto, Marion, Ohio, United States, his father, Samuel Ferguson, was 28 and his mother, Mary Jane Bonser, was 20. He married Susannah Ford on 29 May 1831, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 1 November 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Isaac Furguson, "United States Census, 1840"
- Legacy NFS Source: Isaac Ferguson - Church record: birth-name: Isaac Ferguson
- Isaac Ferguson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Adams, Illinois, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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Isaac Ferguson A Life On The Frontier
Black Hawk War (not the one in Utah) Isaac served as a mounted volunteer in the Black Hawk Indian War in 1831 and 1832. He had to furnish his own horse and weapons. The Sauk Indian lands, e …
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