George Washington Birch

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Birch was born on 30 May 1850, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, George Wallace Birch, was 34 and his mother, Susan Katherine Paine, was 37. He married Elminia Ann Weaver on 28 February 1871, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 25 March 1928, in Roberts, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Rigby Pioneer Cemetery, Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Birch
1850–1928
Elminia Ann Weaver
1852–1928
Marriage: 28 February 1871
Franklin Edward Birch
1872–1900
George Washington Birch Jr
1874–1941
Elminia Catherine Birch
1876–1885
Robert Abner Birch
1878–1960
Mikel Dart Birch
1880–1973
Christiana Rachel Birch
1882–1951
Martha Louise Birch
1884–1953
Horace Lyman Birch
1887–1968
Alfred Clark Birch
1890–1893
James Moroni Birch
1893–1956
Gyzette Lavaughn Birch
1904–1941

Sources (99)

  • George Birch in household of G W Birch, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: George Washington Birch - birth: 3 May 1850; ,Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
  • George Washington Birch, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868

Historical Boundaries 1868: Alturas, Idaho Territory, United States 1877: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1886: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Fremont, Idaho, United States 1913: Jefferson, Idaho, United States Market Lake became Roberts in 1910

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English, German, Danish, and Swedish: topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from an ancient Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English birce, byrce ‘birch’, Middle High German birche, Old Danish birk). In some cases the German and English name may be derived from any of the places called with this word, such as Birch in Aargau (see Birke ) or Birch in Essex. In Swedish, the name is in many instances ornamental.

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

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Memories given by Horace Birch at the 1983 Birch Family Reunion which was held at Welling, Alberta, Canada I'm going to start by telling you about what I remember about my grandfather. His nam …

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