Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Gibson was born on 17 June 1800, in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Wilson Gibson, was 41 and his mother, Mary Ann "Polly" Evans, was 40. He married Mary Ann Sparks on 15 March 1822, in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 17 August 1871, in Duncan's Retreat, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- George W Sisson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
- GEORGE WASHINGTON GIBSON, "BillionGraves Index"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · Louisiana Purchase Opens Mississippi for Commerce
In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase it made it so that the Mississippi River would be opened to commerce. The stretch of land includes present day Mississippi, Louisiana, and continues Northward.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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George Washington Gibson Information complied from Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, pp 1198-99, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, March 1959 In the great Mormon migration to the western United State …
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