Brief Life History of George Knighton
When George Knighton Flint was born on 16 May 1861, in North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Flint, was 36 and his mother, Georgeana Knighton, was 21. He died in 1864, in Calls Fort, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 3.
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- George Knighton Flint, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- George Flint, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
English and German: topographic name for someone who lived near a significant outcrop of flint (from Old and Middle English, Low German flint), or a nickname for a hard-hearted or physically tough individual, metaphorically as hard as flint.
Welsh: habitational name from Flint in Clwyd, which gave its name to the old county of Flintshire.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Flinte ‘shotgun’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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WILLIAM FLINT
WILLIAM FLINT William Flint was born February 17, 1825 in Sutton, Derbyshire, England to John Flint and Elizabeth Sheppard. William married Charlotte Limb on July 1, 1850. On February 22, 1855 Char …
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