When George Facer was born on 4 July 1834, in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Facer, was 23 and his mother, Mary Jarvis, was 23. He married Mary Prior on 8 September 1857, in Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire, England. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1860. He died on 22 February 1903, in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Willard City Cemetery, Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1852: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Box Elder, Utah, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Douglas, Nebraska, United States
English (mainly Northamptonshire): unflattering nickname from Anglo-Norman French fausour, faucour ‘liar, swindler, cheat, counterfeiter’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
This is a short sketch of the life of my maternal grandfather George Facer who died before I was born. He was born July 4th 1834 in Eynesbury Huntingdonshire, England son of Henry Facer & Mary Jarvis. …
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