Brief Life History of George
When George Devine was born on 14 April 1841, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Michael Devine, was 31 and his mother, Nancy Jane Foster, was 26. He lived in Rush Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Union Township, Hardin, Iowa, United States in 1860. He died on 3 June 1860, in Hardin, Iowa, United States, at the age of 19.
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- George Devine in household of Michael Devine, "United States Census, 1850"
- Geo Devine in household of M Devine, "United States Census, 1860"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Iowa is the 29th state.
1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made
The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 and depicts a soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Brennan, Cormac, Donal, Finbar, Seamus, Conan, John Patrick, Padraic, Patrick Michael.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of either of two Gaelic names, Ó Duibhín ‘descendant of Duibhín’, a byname meaning ‘little black one’, or Ó Daimhín ‘descendant of Daimhín’, a byname meaning ‘little stag, little ox’. These are attenuated versions of Ó Dubháin and Ó Damháin, and are the phonetic origin of Anglicized forms with an internal v (as opposed to w, as in Dewan , or monosyllabic forms with an o or u) (see Doane ). Compare Devin 1.
English, Irish, and French: variant of Devin 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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