George Peay

Brief Life History of George

When George Peay was born on 5 October 1767, in Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Austin Fox Peay, was 26 and his mother, Mildred Turner, was 23. He married Elizabeth Emsley Neal on 18 March 1819, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Shelby, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died on 21 April 1836, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Hardin, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Peay
1767–1836
Elizabeth Emsley Neal
1785–1843
Marriage: 18 March 1819
Austin Lightfoot Peay
1819–1832
Mildred Ann Peay
1822–1900

Sources (5)

  • George Fea, "United States Census, 1830" - North of the Road from Louisville to Frankfort, Shelby, Kentucky
  • George Peay, "Find A Grave Index" - Fort Knox, Hardin, Kentucky
  • Unknown in entry for Mildred A. Pennell, "New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988"

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World Events (8)

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

English (Sussex): variant of Pea .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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