When George Byers Ogilvie was born on 4 August 1804, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Ogilvie, was 52 and his mother, Elis Egerton, was 34. He married Barbara Elizabeth Mattatall on 10 August 1827, in Nova Scotia, British North America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1827 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 11 August 1879, in Spring Creek, Elko, Nevada, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Scottish: variant of Oglesby , a habitational name from the barony of Ogilvie in Glamis (Angus), whose name is probably Pictish, of uncertain origin and meaning.
Irish: adopted for Gilboy .
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