Brief Life History of George
When George Eyre was born on 8 April 1838, in Dowsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Eyre, was 44 and his mother, Ann Naylor, was 39. He married Rebekah Hopkins on 7 April 1861, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 8 October 1916, in Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Lyman City Cemetery, Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming, United States.
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- George Eyre in household of Emma Clark, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- George Hare, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- George Eyre, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Ayer .
History: This name was that of a historically prominent family in Galway (Ireland) since the 1650s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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James Eyre and Ellen Elsey
Plus the story of James Eyre and Ann Naylor Written by (a Second Great Granddaughter?) James Eyre who married Ellen Elsey evidently came to the small town of Quarrington after he was marrie …
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