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Robert McQuarrie

17 August 1832—27 November 19171

Born at North Knapdale, Argyleshire, Scotland; son of Agnes Mathieson and Allen McQuarrie.2 Baptized in Scotland, 1853.3 Immigrated to the United States aboard the George Washington and migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1857.4 Married Hansmine (Mena) Funk, 1860; participated in plural marriage.5 Settled at Ogden, Weber County, Utah Territory; served as bishop of the Ogden Second Ward, 1877–1917.6 Died at Ogden.7 (See Document 3.28)

Footnotes

  1. 1 “Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904–1961,” database and images, Utah State Archives (http://archives.utah.gov, accessed Dec. 2014); from Utah Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, series 81448, file no. 400/260 (1917), Robert McQuarrie.

  2. 2 Utah death certificate, file no. 400/260. Robert McQuarrie, Sketch of the Life of Robert McQuarrie (Ogden, UT: Scoville Press, 1912), [1]. Lillie Mikkelsen McQuarrie, “History of Robert McQuarrie,” typescript, 1962, [1], Robert McQuarrie autobiography, CHL.

  3. 3 Sketch of the Life of Robert McQuarrie, [1].

  4. 4 “Mcquarrie, Robert,” George Washington Passengers List, Liverpool to Boston, 28 Mar.–20 Apr. 1857, Saints by Sea database, saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu. “Robert McQuarrie,” Church History Biographical Database (history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/landing, accessed Nov. 2023).

  5. 5 Sketch of the Life of Robert McQuarrie, [2]–[3]. “History of Robert McQuarrie,” [3].

  6. 6 Sketch of the Life of Robert McQuarrie, [3]–[4]. “History of Robert McQuarrie,” [3].

  7. 7 Utah death certificate, file no. 400/260. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed Jan. 5, 2016), Robert McQuarrie KWNL-KLK.