Brief Life History of Georgiana
When Georgiana Snow was born on 23 June 1862, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, her father, Erastus Snow, was 43 and her mother, Elizabeth Rebecca Ashby, was 31. She married Moses Thatcher on 31 August 1885, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 8 July 1929, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Georgiane Snow in household of Elizabeth Snow, "United States Census, 1870"
- Georgia Snow Thatcher, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Georgina in entry for Ashley Snow Thatcher, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for someone with snow‐white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle English snou, snow ‘snow’ (Old English snaw).
American shortened and altered (translated into English) form of any of the Jewish artificial names composed with German Schnee, Schnei, Schneu ‘snow’ as the first element, e.g. Schneeberg .
Americanized form of French Canadian Chenard , reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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