Brief Life History of George Alfred
When George Alfred Burgon was born on 16 June 1839, in Gosport, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Alfred Burgon, was 44 and his mother, Jane Ann Gould, was 47. He married Adeline Edwina Riggs on 3 October 1870, in Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Barclay, Lincoln, Nevada, United States in 1880 and Judicial Township 5, Amador, California, United States in 1910. He died on 22 July 1923, in Plymouth, Amador, California, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Plymouth, Amador, California, United States.
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- George Barger in household of James Barger, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- George Burgon, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- George Alfred Burgon, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (northern, of Norman origin): variant of Burgin ; see Burgoyne .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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George Burgon - 1862 sailing ship LDS emigration
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