Brief Life History of George John
When George John Dent was born on 25 August 1841, in Stowupland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Dent, was 23 and his mother, Jemima Keeble, was 33. He married Ann Rawlings on 28 April 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 April 1913, in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Lewiston City Cemetery, Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- George Dent in household of John Dent, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- George John Dent, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- George John Dent, "Find A Grave Index"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
habitational name from Dent in Yorkshire, possibly from a British hill name cognate with Old Irish dinn, dind ‘hill’.
variant of Dunt, from Middle English dunt, dent ‘blow (of a weapon or implement); combat’ (Old English dynt).
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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