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