George Long

Maleabout 1814–

Brief Life History of George

When George Long was born about 1814, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Edward Long Jr, was 34 and his mother, Mildred Bolton, was 30.

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Edward Long Jr
1781–1849
Mildred Bolton
1785–1870
Thomas Long
1805–1881
Jane Long
1813–
George Long
1814–
Jonathan Long
1826–
Nancy Long
1809–
Jamima Long
1809–1883
John Long
1810–1870
Moses Long
1817–1868
Isaac Long Jr.
1818–1864
James Long
1820–1843
Edward Long
1821–1822
Peter Benjamin Long
1824–1908
Dennis P. Long
1828–1829
Daniel P Long
1829–1895

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    Siblings (14)

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    World Events (3)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 5

    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. 

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 6

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    1835 · The Hermitage is Built

    Age 21

    The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

    Name Meaning

    English and French: nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long, tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus). Compare Dulong and Lelong .

    Irish (Ulster and Munster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan ).

    German: variant of Lang ‘long’ and, in North America, also an altered form (translation into English) of this.

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

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