Brief Life History of George T
When George T Tesh was born on 16 January 1796, in Friedburg, Davidson, North Carolina, United States, his father, Andreas Tesch, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Barbara Frey, was 25. He married Maria Sarah Boeckel on 4 March 1817, in Friedburg, Davidson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Davidson, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 May 1872, in Friedburg, Davidson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Friedburg, Davidson, North Carolina, United States.
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- George Tesh, "United States Census, 1860"
- George Tesh, "Find A Grave Index"
- George Tesh in entry for C W Tesh and Alvira Styers, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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World Events (8)
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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: variant of Tash .
Probably an altered form of German Tesch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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