George Gibson

Brief Life History of George

When George Gibson was born about 1774, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Harrison Gibson, was 34 and his mother, Avis Eve Carey, was 25. He married Jane Curry on 17 April 1792, in Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 24 November 1814, in Ohio, Virginia, United States, at the age of 41.

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Family Time Line

George Gibson
about 1774–1814
Jane Curry
1773–1851
Marriage: 17 April 1792
Margaret Jane Gibson
1793–1869
William Gibson
1795–1872
Martha Jane Gibson
1797–1879
George Gibson
1800–1877
Robert Curry Gibson
1802–1867
Henry Gibson
1804–1874
Mary Ann Gibson
1806–1875
John Gibson
1809–
Elizabeth Gibson
1811–1845
Jane Gibson
1814–1890

Sources (3)

  • Legacy NFS Source: George Gibson - Government record: Land record or deed: birth: about 1774; Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Legacy NFS Source: George Gibson - Published information: Probate record or will: death: 24 November 1814; Ohio, Virginia, United States
  • Wm. Gibson in entry for William Gibson, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Gibb (a pet form of Gilbert) + son, hence ‘son of Gibb’. The name is very common in Ireland, having arrived in that country in the 17th century. It is also occasionally adopted for Ó Gibealláin, see Giblin .

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

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