When George Hales was born on 30 October 1822, in Rainham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Stephen Hales III, was 31 and his mother, Mary Ann Hales, was 23. He married Sarah Ann Gregory on 30 November 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He immigrated to Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1836 and lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States for about 30 years. He died on 8 September 1907, in Shenendoah City, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1826: Jackson, Missouri, United States
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
English (widespread, especially in the southeast): from the genitive singular or nominative plural form of Old English halh ‘nook, recess’ (see Hale ).
Irish: when not of English origin, this may be a variant of Healy or McHale .
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Possible Related NamesSTEPHEN HALES 1791-1846 Stephen Hales was born September 10, 1791 in Stockbury, Kent, England. He was the son of Stephen and Margaret Waterman Harbour Hales. Stephen (his father) was the son of St …
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