Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Cummings was born on 8 October 1811, in Bath, Bath, Steuben, New York, United States, his father, Thomas Cummings, was 52 and his mother, Lois Eaton, was 45. He married Phebe Jane Ferguson on 6 July 1833, in Nankin Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Iowa, United States in 1848 and Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States in 1853. He registered for military service in 1846. His occupation is listed as blacksmith in Utah, United States. He died on 12 July 1887, in Millville, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Millville City Cemetery, Millville, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- George W Cumings, "United States Census, 1870"
- George W Cummings, "United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923"
- George Cummings, "BillionGraves Index"
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1816
Indiana is the 19th state.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1832 · Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the "British Band", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): variant of Cumming , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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