Richard Erastus Egan (1842 - 1918)

Born 29 Mar 1842 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Apr 1918 at age 76 in Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States

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Biography

Richard Egan was involved in the westward expansion of the USA. See Westward Ho!.

Richard was born in 1842, the son of Howard Egan, 1815–1878 & Tamson Parshley, 1824–1905.

Husband of 1. Mary Ann Fisher 1844–1887 and 2. Mary Beatrice Noble 1864–1959

Children:

1. Tamson Minnie Egan Marshall 1863–1920
2. Erastus Howard Egan 1864–1950
3. Harry Orson Egan 1866–1879
4. Horace Fredrick Egan 1867–1918
5. John LeRoy Egan 1870–1953
6. William F Egan 1872–1900
7. Willard Richard Egan 1872–1955
8. Ira Irvin Egan 1875–1961
9. Linnie Jane Egan Moss 1878–1915
10. Mary Adelaide Egan Evans 1880–1954
11. Charles Merritt Egan 1881–1960
12. David Egan 1884–1975
13. Herald Eugene Egan 1890–1891
14. Ora May Egan Grant 1892–1973
15. Howard Noble Egan 1904–1986

Siblings:

1. Horace Adelbert Egan 1847–1862

Half Siblings:

1. Helen Jeanette Egan Irvine 1847–1924
2. Vilate Egan 1849–1866
3. Hyrum Egan 1850–1888
4. William Moburn Egan 1851–1929

1860: 19th Ward Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory

Occupation: Leader;

Howard Egan 45 Massachusetts;

Tomasa Egan 35 New Hampshire;

Howard R Egan 20 Massachusetts;

Richard E Egan 18 Massachusetts;

Hosea A Egan 13 Iowa;

Wm M Egan 10 Utah; ^[1]

Richard Egan was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

"Utah, Salt Lake City, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary :Department, Missionary Registers, 1860-1937,"

Name: Richard E Egan

Event Type: Mission

Event Date: 1899

Event Place: Canada

Residence Place: South Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1842

Birthplace: Salem, , Massachusetts

Father's Name: Howard Egan

Mother's Name: Tamson Parsley

Page: 107

Volume: Missionary Register v. 3

Setting Apart Officiator's Name: Geo Q Cannon

Date Set Apart: 2 Oct 1899

Line Number: 707--Digital Folder Number: 101543895--Image Number: 00108 ^[2]

Death

Burial: Bountiful Memorial Park, in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah

Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005;

Name: Richard E Egan;

Event Date: 26 April 1918;

Event Place: Utah, United States;

Age: 76;

Birth Year (Estimated): 1842;

Birthplace: Salem, , Massachusetts;

Death Year (Estimated): 1918;

Death Place: Byron, , Wyoming;

Newspaper: Davis County Clipper, 1909-1924 ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 census
2. ↑ "Utah, Salt Lake City, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Department, Missionary Registers, 1860-1937," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W9JC-HJT2 : 29 May 2019), Geo Q Cannon in entry for Richard E Egan, Canada; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Church History library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; citing Missionary Register v. 3, Missionary department missionary registers 1860-1959, CR 301 22, Church History Library, Salt lake City, Utah.
3. ↑ Obituary

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