Brief Life History of Agnes "Nancy"
When Agnes "Nancy" Murray was born on 6 May 1816, in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William Murray, was 27 and her mother, Agnes Wright, was 23. She married William McGregor Sr. on 1 June 1838, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1849 and lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1850 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 21 June 1896, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Hooper City Cemetery, Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Nancy Jenkins, "United States Census, 1850"
- Agnes Murray, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Mrs Agnes MacGregor, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge
Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge that connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells, across the River Tweed. Before its construction, A ferry crossing service had existed here for centuries. It was originally 79 meters long and was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity. The Bridge was completed on August 1 but a few months later it collapsed. Very shortly after the collapse, another bridge was built further downstream. A new bridge, which still stands today, was constructed after the first World War.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Moray in northeastern Scotland, which derives from Celtic mori- ‘sea’ + treb- ‘settlement’. The founder of the Scottish house of Murray was a Fleming named Freskin who was granted Strathbrock in West Lothian and Duffus in Moray by David I. The family took its name from the region in the late 12th century.
Irish and Scottish: shortened form of McMurray .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muireadhaigh ‘descendant of Muireadhach’ a personal name meaning ‘mariner’. Occasionally it may be a shortened form of McMurray .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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