William was the son of Thomas Eagar, Sr. and Lucy Buell.
In 1846, William's mother, Lucy Eagar, and several of her children, including her son, William, traveled from New York to what later became San Francisco. They traveled aboard the ship, Brooklyn, with a party of Mormons under the direction of Sam Brannan.
William never married and died young at the age of 37.
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May 13, 1873 (Tuesday) - San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA); Page: 3 (From Genealogy Bank)
William Eagar, a police officer, was found dead in his bed yesterday morning. The night previous he was apparently in good health, having reported for duty at 6 o'clock and remained on his beat until midnight. He was about forty years of age, unmarried and lived with his mother at No. 19 Langton street. Deceased was a brother of Thomas Eagar, of Brooklyn, Alameda county.
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May 14, 1873 (Wednesday) - San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA); Volume: XXXVI; Issue: 32 (From Genealogy Bank)
DIED
EAGAR - In this city, May 12, William Eagar, a native of New York, aged 37 years.
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From Sacramento Daily Union - May 16, 1873 (From Genealogy Bank)
A post-mortem examination made in the case of William Eager, the police officer who was found dead in his bed in San Francisco, revealed the fact that apoplexy had caused the death.
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William was buried in either Odd Fellows or Laurel Hill Cemetery. In later years, many of those burials were moved to what would come to be named Greenlawn Cemetery in Colma, California.
In 1846, William's mother, Lucy Eagar, and several of her children, including her son, William, traveled from New York to what later became San Francisco. They traveled aboard the ship, Brooklyn, with a party of Mormons under the direction of Sam Brannan.
William never married and died young at the age of 37.
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May 13, 1873 (Tuesday) - San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA); Page: 3 (From Genealogy Bank)
William Eagar, a police officer, was found dead in his bed yesterday morning. The night previous he was apparently in good health, having reported for duty at 6 o'clock and remained on his beat until midnight. He was about forty years of age, unmarried and lived with his mother at No. 19 Langton street. Deceased was a brother of Thomas Eagar, of Brooklyn, Alameda county.
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May 14, 1873 (Wednesday) - San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA); Volume: XXXVI; Issue: 32 (From Genealogy Bank)
DIED
EAGAR - In this city, May 12, William Eagar, a native of New York, aged 37 years.
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From Sacramento Daily Union - May 16, 1873 (From Genealogy Bank)
A post-mortem examination made in the case of William Eager, the police officer who was found dead in his bed in San Francisco, revealed the fact that apoplexy had caused the death.
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William was buried in either Odd Fellows or Laurel Hill Cemetery. In later years, many of those burials were moved to what would come to be named Greenlawn Cemetery in Colma, California.
William was the son of Thomas Eagar, Sr. and Lucy Buell.
In 1846, William's mother, Lucy Eagar, and several of her children, including her son, William, traveled from New York to what later became San Francisco. They traveled aboard the ship, Brooklyn, with a party of Mormons under the direction of Sam Brannan.
William never married and died young at the age of 37.
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May 13, 1873 (Tuesday) - San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA); Page: 3 (From Genealogy Bank)
William Eagar, a police officer, was found dead in his bed yesterday morning. The night previous he was apparently in good health, having reported for duty at 6 o'clock and remained on his beat until midnight. He was about forty years of age, unmarried and lived with his mother at No. 19 Langton street. Deceased was a brother of Thomas Eagar, of Brooklyn, Alameda county.
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May 14, 1873 (Wednesday) - San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA); Volume: XXXVI; Issue: 32 (From Genealogy Bank)
DIED
EAGAR - In this city, May 12, William Eagar, a native of New York, aged 37 years.
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From Sacramento Daily Union - May 16, 1873 (From Genealogy Bank)
A post-mortem examination made in the case of William Eager, the police officer who was found dead in his bed in San Francisco, revealed the fact that apoplexy had caused the death.
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William was buried in either Odd Fellows or Laurel Hill Cemetery. In later years, many of those burials were moved to what would come to be named Greenlawn Cemetery in Colma, California.
In 1846, William's mother, Lucy Eagar, and several of her children, including her son, William, traveled from New York to what later became San Francisco. They traveled aboard the ship, Brooklyn, with a party of Mormons under the direction of Sam Brannan.
William never married and died young at the age of 37.
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May 13, 1873 (Tuesday) - San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA); Page: 3 (From Genealogy Bank)
William Eagar, a police officer, was found dead in his bed yesterday morning. The night previous he was apparently in good health, having reported for duty at 6 o'clock and remained on his beat until midnight. He was about forty years of age, unmarried and lived with his mother at No. 19 Langton street. Deceased was a brother of Thomas Eagar, of Brooklyn, Alameda county.
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May 14, 1873 (Wednesday) - San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA); Volume: XXXVI; Issue: 32 (From Genealogy Bank)
DIED
EAGAR - In this city, May 12, William Eagar, a native of New York, aged 37 years.
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From Sacramento Daily Union - May 16, 1873 (From Genealogy Bank)
A post-mortem examination made in the case of William Eager, the police officer who was found dead in his bed in San Francisco, revealed the fact that apoplexy had caused the death.
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William was buried in either Odd Fellows or Laurel Hill Cemetery. In later years, many of those burials were moved to what would come to be named Greenlawn Cemetery in Colma, California.
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