Brief Life History of George William
When George William Kelsey was born on 1 May 1838, in Saint Omer, Adams Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States, his father, Eli Brazee Kelsey Sr., was 18 and his mother, Letitia Sheets, was 20. He had at least 7 sons and 4 daughters with Sarah Ann Orchard. He lived in Rush Lake, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1880 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 2 December 1907, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- George Kelsey, "United States Census, 1870"
- Geo W Kelsey, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Geo W Kelsey, "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.
1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
1858 · A House Divided
Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from North or South Kelsey in Lincolnshire, so named from an uncertain initial element (perhaps an Old English personal name with genitive -es) + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Possibly also an Americanized form of German Gelzer.
History: William Kelsey was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Oldfield Kelsey Pearce Gribble letter to Eli B Kelsey her son on a mission to Great Britain
Savannah (Missouri?)April 26th 1848 My beloved children. I recd your welcome letter of the 4th inst. You say you are well for which I thank my heavenly Father for I ...(?) none but God alone knows the …
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