Brief Life History of George Frederick
When George Frederick Hamson was born on 19 April 1820, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Hamson Jr., was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Wilson, was 29. He married Sarah Ann Smith on 30 April 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1857. He died on 5 August 1892, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Geo Humson, "United States Census, 1850"
- George Frederick Hamson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- George F Hamson, "BillionGraves Index"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
Name Meaning
English (Midlands, especially Leicestershire): variant of Hampson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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