Brief Life History of George Wilson
When George Wilson Grant was born on 12 December 1838, in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States, his father, George Davis Grant, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Wilson, was 22. He married Lucy Curtis Spencer on 1 January 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 5 August 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Geo W Grant in household of Geo D Grant, "United States Census, 1860"
- Geo W Grant, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- George W Grant, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
Name Meaning
Irish, English, and especially Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French graund, graunt ‘tall, large’ (Old French grand, grant, from Latin grandis), given either to a person of remarkable size, or else in a relative way to distinguish two bearers of the same personal name, often representatives of different generations within the same family.
English: from the rare Middle English (and Old English) personal name Grante or Grente.
Irish: in Ireland this is usually the Norman Scottish name (see 1 above), but it was also adopted for Irish Mag Raighne, see Graney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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