Brief Life History of George William
When George William Fawcett Sr. was born on 9 March 1848, in Nodaway, Missouri, United States, his father, William Fawcett, was 33 and his mother, Jane Corner Smith, was 33. He married Louisa Eliza Eardley on 7 April 1874, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bloomington, Washington, Utah, United States in 1900 and White Pine, Nevada, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1906. He died on 30 June 1939, in Lund, White Pine, Nevada, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- George W Fawcett, "United States Census, 1930"
- George W. Fawcett, "BillionGraves Index"
- Geo Wm Fawcett in entry for George Wm Fawcett, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from Fawcett in Grayrigg, Westmorland or Facit in Lancashire, both named from Old English fāg ‘multi-colored’ + sīde ‘slope, hillside’. A further possible source, Forcett in North Yorkshire, is named from Old Norse fors ‘waterfall’ + sætr ‘shieling’, meaning ‘shieling by a waterfall’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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