Agnes Myrtle Millross

1 September 1836–27 June 1914 (Age 77)
Stormont, Ontario, Canada

The Life Summary of Agnes Myrtle

When Agnes Myrtle Millross was born on 1 September 1836, in Stormont, Ontario, Canada, her father, John T Millross, was 26 and her mother, Magdaline Maria Montgomery, was 25. She married John Halmagh VanWagoner on 13 March 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Albion, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1880 and Chester, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1910. She died on 27 June 1914, in St. Anthony, Fremont, Idaho, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Teton-Newdale Cemetery, Madison, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ransom Robert Potter
1807–1884
Agnes Myrtle Millross
1836–1914
Marriage: 3 June 1855
Heber Carlos Potter
1856–1936
Anna Emmaline Potter
1865–1945
James Monroe Potter
1867–1943

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 June 1855Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 10
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1846
    Age 10
    Iowa is the 29th state.
    1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
    Age 21
    The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

    Name Meaning

    Latinized version of the Greek name Hagnē, from the feminine form of the adjective hagnos ‘pure, holy’. This was the name of a young Roman virgin martyred in the persecutions instigated by the Roman emperor Diocletian in ad 303 . She became a very popular saint in the Middle Ages. Her name was early associated with Latin agnus ‘lamb’, leading to the consistent dropping of the initial H- and to her representation in art accompanied by a lamb. The colloquial form Annes led to some confusion with Ann(e) in earlier centuries. Frequent in the medieval period, the name was revived in the 19th century, and has been especially popular in Scotland. See also Annis .

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

    Story Highlight

    Ransom Robert Potter History by Lee H. Potter

    Ransom Robert Potter was born on March 4, 1807. His parents were Lemuel Potter and Lois Roberts. Known siblings were: (b. 1803) and Erastus (b. 1805), and Anne (b. abt. 1810). He married Rhoda Ferre …

    Sources (21)

    • Agnes Potter in household of Ransom R Potter, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Agnes Potter in household of Heber I Potter, "United States Census, 1880"
    • Agnes Millross in entry for Anna Emmaline Potter Robbins, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961"

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