Brief Life History of George White
When George White Pitkin was born on 17 May 1801, in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States, his father, Paul Pitkin, was 41 and his mother, Abigail A. Lothrop, was 38. He married Amanda Eggleston on 8 February 1829, in Hiram, Portage, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died on 26 November 1873, in Millville, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Millville City Cemetery, Millville, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- George W Pitkin, "United States Census, 1850"
- Copy of Church Membership Record - Gives birth and Death, parents, spouse, & church ordinance info.
- George W. Pethin, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
English (Buckinghamshire): variant of Pipkin .
History: The Pitkin name was introduced by William Pitkin, a leading lawyer and judge in CT, who migrated from Marylebone, London, to Hartford, CT, in 1660. William was probably the largest landowner on the east side of the Connecticut River, where he owned part of a saw and grist mill.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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