George Hales

Brief Life History of George

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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Family Time Line

George Hales
1822–1907
Louisa Ann Eddins
1834–1906
Marriage: 17 October 1852
Elizabeth Ann Hales
1853–1893
Willard George Hales
1856–1920
Joseph Smith Hales
1857–1858
Serena Louisa Hales
1859–1894
Caroline Olivia Hales
1861–1941
Emma Jesseps Hales
1864–1865
Harriet Susannah Hales
1866–1950
Rhoda Alice Hales
1869–1964
John Albert Hales
1871–1889
William Bartlett Hales
1875–1929
Louis Henry Hales
1878–1879

Sources (83)

  • Unknown, "United States, Census, 1900"
  • George Wales (Hales), "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Marriage Record of George Hales and Sarah Ann Gregory

World Events (8)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1826

Historical Boundaries: 1826: Jackson, Missouri, United States

1845 · Oh My Father

"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."

Name Meaning

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 .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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STEPHEN 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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