George Alfred Gaslin

Male28 October 1864–17 May 1932

Brief Life History of George Alfred

When George Alfred Gaslin was born on 28 October 1864, in Oak Grove Township, Anoka, Minnesota, United States, his father, Joseph LaForest Gaslin, was 27 and his mother, Celestia Jane Stevens, was 25. He married Ella J. Brown on 3 January 1903, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States. He lived in Champlin Township, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States in 1905 and Deer River, Itasca, Minnesota, United States in 1927. He died on 17 May 1932, in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

George Alfred Gaslin
1864–1932
Ella J. Brown
1862–1938
Marriage: 3 January 1903

Sources (22)

  • George Goslin, "Minnesota State Census, 1905"
  • Geo A Goslin, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
  • George Alfred Gaslin, "Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 January 1903Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
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    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (8)

    1865

    Age 1

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    1865 · The Assassination of a President

    Age 1

    "While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Age 18

    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    Name Meaning

    Irish (Roscommon): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Caisealáin ‘descendant of Caisealán’, a diminutive of Caisile, a variant of the byname Caiside (see Cassidy ).

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

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    Story Highlight

    The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Washington, May 17, 1932, p.12.

    GASLIN - George Alfred Gaslin, aged 67 years, passed away at his home, D and Astor streets, this morning, Tuesday, May 17, after a brief illness. Mr. Gaslin had been a resident of the city for the pas …

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