Brief Life History of Robert Pulaski
When Robert Pulaski Gibson was born on 24 April 1827, in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States, his father, George Washington Gibson, was 26 and his mother, Mary Ann Sparks, was 24. He married Lucinda Jane Wakefield on 15 February 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Cache, Utah, United States in 1860 and Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States for about 30 years. He died on 21 May 1909, in Menan, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Smithfield City Cemetery, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Pulaski Gibson in household of George W Sisson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Robert P Gibson, "Idaho, County Birth and Death Records, 1883-1929"
- Robert Pilaskey Gibson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed
In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
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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