Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Olney was born on 25 April 1789, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Stephen Olney, was 33 and his mother, Dorcas Smith, was 36. He married Olive Bartlett on 2 July 1833, in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Charleston Neck, Charleston, South Carolina, United States in 1850. He died on 15 April 1880, in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
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- George W Only, "United States Census, 1860"
- Geo W Alney, "South Carolina, Charleston City Death Records, 1821-1926"
- George W. Olney in entry for Alvin Jackson Pittman and Eliza Cone Olney, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1790 · 13th State
On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to become a state.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Olney in Buckinghamshire. The placename derives from an Old English personal name Olla + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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