Brief Life History of George
When George Barger was born in 1803, in Virginia, United States, his father, John Barger Sr., was 13 and his mother, Christiana Wilhelm, was 13.
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
Name Meaning
North German and Dutch: variant of Berger 1 and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Barger is rare in Germany and the Netherlands.
German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Barg(e), see Barg . This surname is rare in Germany.
French: variant of Berger ‘shepherd’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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