Brief Life History of Jonathan
When Jonathan Geary was born on 31 January 1834, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Geary, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Smith, was 33. He married Rebecca Tolton on 8 August 1858, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Leicester St Margaret, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. He died in December 1907, in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 73.
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- Jonathan Geary in household of Thomas Geary, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Jonathan Geary, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jonathan Geary, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
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World Events (5)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gadhra ‘descendant of Gadhra’ (see O'Gara ).
Irish: alternatively, possibly a shortened form of McGeary .
English: from the Old French personal name Geri, ancient Germanic Geric, from gēr ‘spear’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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