Brief Life History of Georgeana
When Georgeana Knighton was born on 28 May 1839, in Loscoe, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Knighton, was 35 and her mother, Catherine Rigley, was 33. She married William Flint on 7 October 1855, in Old Brampton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1864 and lived in Star Valley, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1900 and Afton, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1910. She died on 18 January 1917, in Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States.
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- Georgeana Anglesey in household of Richard Anglesey, "United States Census, 1910"
- Georgiana Knighton, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Georgeana K Anglesey, "BillionGraves Index"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · St. George's Hall
In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (East Midlands): habitational name from any of numerous places called with Old English cniht ‘knight, young man, retainer’ (genitive plural cnihta) + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, such as Knighton (Leicestershire, Staffordshire) and Knighton on Teme (Worcestershire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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WILLIAM FLINT
WILLIAM FLINT William Flint was born February 17, 1825 in Sutton, Derbyshire, England to John Flint and Elizabeth Sheppard. William married Charlotte Limb on July 1, 1850. On February 22, 1855 Char …
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