Brief Life History of George R
When George R Boatwright was born on 19 January 1819, in Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, his father, Lewis Boatright, was 21 and his mother, Margaret Elizabeth Davis, was 19. He married Lauretta Sarah Hurst in 1851, in Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in South Carolina, United States in 1870 and Court House Township, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 9 April 1894, at the age of 75, and was buried in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.
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- Geo R Boatwright, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
- Geo Boatwright, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
- George R. Beatwright in entry for Mrs.elizabeth McBride, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
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1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1822 · Slave Rebellion
On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called "the rising." The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a boat builder, from Middle English botwrythe, botwright ‘boat-wright, boat builder’ (Old English bāt ‘boat’ + wyrhta ‘wright, craftsman’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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