George Whitacre
1723–
Matlock, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of George
When George Whitacre was born in 1723, in Matlock, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Whittaker, was 24 and his mother, Ann Berks, was 25.
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Family Time Line
George Whitacre
1723–
Sarah
1728–
Spouse and Children
1723–Male
1728–Female
Parents and Siblings
1699–Male
1698–1767Female
Siblings
(4)
1723–Male
1727–1752Female
1731–Male
1735–1737Female
World Events (4)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 78
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 78
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 85
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 85
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 92
1815
Age 92
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English (Warwickshire): variant of Whitaker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Whitaker
Sources (1)
- George Whittaker, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
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