When George Everest was born on 10 August 1828, in Hever, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Everest, was 30 and his mother, Jane Cole, was 30. He married Dina Wintu in 1856. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in North Yamhill, Yamhill, Oregon Territory, United States in 1850. He died in 1909, in Igo, Shasta, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Igo, Shasta, California, United States.