Brief Life History of George Franklin
When George Franklin Ashcroft was born on 2 July 1861, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Henry Ashcroft, was 27 and his mother, Mary Glover, was 25. He married Sarah Elizabeth Hawkes on 27 December 1883, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 27 March 1942, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Hyde Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- George H Ashcroft in household of Mary Ashcroft, "United States Census, 1880"
- Birth Information on George Franklin Ashcroft
- Geo Franklin Ashcroft, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Lancashire): habitational name from Agecroft in Pendlebury, Lancashire. It could also be a topographic name from Middle English asche ‘ash tree’ + croft ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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