George Henry Snell

Brief Life History of George Henry

When George Henry Snell was born on 25 November 1845, in Potosi, Grant, Wisconsin, United States, his father, William Snell, was 29 and his mother, Margaret Earl, was 24. He married Jeannette Richards Young on 25 February 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 18 January 1896, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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George Henry Snell
1845–1896
May Lisle Allen
1869–1956
Marriage: 7 September 1895
George Henry Snell
1896–1905

Sources (19)

  • Neny Snell, "United States, Census, 1880"
  • George H. Snell, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • George Henry Snell, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1861

Kansas is the 34th state

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a quick, lively, or courageous person, from Middle English snel(l) ‘swift, vivacious, brisk, bold’ (Old English snel(l), Old Norse snjallr). See also Sneller , Snelling .

English: from the Middle English personal name Snel(l) (Old English Snell, Old Norse Snjallr, with the same origins as the nickname above).

Americanized form of German Schnell ‘quick’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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