Brief Life History of Gearson Sander
When Gearson Sander Bastian was born on 1 July 1860, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Jacob Bastian, was 25 and his mother, Johanna Marie Sandersen, was 24. He married Emily Susanna Paxman on 3 April 1885, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Loa, Piute, Utah, United States in 1910 and Election Precinct 9, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 8 November 1934, in Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Gearson Sander Bastian, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: Gearson Sander Bastian - birth: 1 July 1860; Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States
- Gearsen S Bastian, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1878
Historical Boundaries: 1878: Piute, Utah Territory, United States 1892: Wayne, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wayne, Utah, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
German, French (Alsace and Lorraine, of German origin), and Spanish (Asturias): from a short form of the personal name Sebastian .
English (Cornwall): from the Middle English personal name Bastian, a pet form of Sebastian .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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