Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Adair was born on 18 March 1818, in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, United States, his father, Thomas Adair, was 46 and his mother, Rebecca Brown, was 33. He married Miriam Jane Billingsley on 6 May 1846, in Tioga, Mahaska, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States in 1856 and Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 28 August 1897, in Orderville, Kane, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Orderville Cemetery, Orderville, Kane, Utah, United States.
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- George Adair, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: George Washington Adair (Overflow File #1) - Church record: Family genealogies: birth: 18 March 1818; Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
- Utah, U.S., Select Marriages, 1887-1966
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Galloway) and northern Irish: from the Scottish personal name Adair, a form of Edgar .
History: James Adair (c. 1709–83) was an ‘Indian trader’ in SC from 1735; he was born in Antrim, northern Ireland. Baron William Adair, from Scotland, also settled in SC at around the same period.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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