Clarke Family Tree » George W. Gavitt (1806-1886)
Personal data George W. Gavitt
Sources 1, 2- He was born on February 9, 1806 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
- Resident in the year 1880: .
- He died on July 15, 1886 in Pawcatuck, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, he was 80 years old.
- He is buried in the year 1886 in River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
- A child of George N. Gavitt and Lucy Bliven
Household of George W. Gavitt
He is married to Betsey Sheffield.
They got married on September 25, 1831 at Stonington,New London,Conn, he was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- John Francis Gavitt 1834-1917
- Henry Burch Gavitt 1835-1893
- Rhoda Gavitt 1844-????
- Lucy Gavitt 1845-1930
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George Washington Gavitt<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Feb 9 1806 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States<br>Marriage: Spouse: Betsey Sheffield - Sep 25 1831 - Stonington,New London,Conn<br>Residence: 1880 - Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States<br>Death: July 15 1886 - Pawcatuck, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States<br>Burial: 1886 - River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States<br>Parents: <a>George N. Gavitt</a>, <a>Lucy Gavitt (born Bliven)</a><br>Wife: <a>Betsey Gavitt (born Sheffield)</a><br>Children: <a>John Francis Gavitt</a>, <a>Henry Burch Gavitt</a>, <a>Rhoda Gavitt</a>, <a>Lucy Bliven (born Gavitt)</a><br>Siblings: <a>Mary H. Gillete (born Gavitt)</a>, <a>Franklin F. Gavitt</a>, <a>Lucy Wells (born Gavitt)</a>, <a>Abby Wells (born Gavitt)</a>, <a>Isaac Bilven Gavitt</a>, <a>John Bliven Gavitt</a>, <a>Betsy Wells (born Gavitt)</a>, <a>Reley Gavitt</a>, <a>Arnold Gavitt</a>
Historical events
Birthday February 9, 1806
- The temperature on February 9, 1806 was about 5.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1806: Source: Wikipedia
- January 1 » The French Republican Calendar is abolished.
- April 21 » Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.
- July 15 » Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west.
- July 18 » A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, kills around 200 people.
- August 12 » Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires re-takes the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina after the first British invasion.
- September 23 » Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
Day of marriage September 25, 1831
- The temperature on September 25, 1831 was about 21.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent betrokken. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1831: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- April 12 » Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England, cause it to collapse.
- July 21 » Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.
- August 8 » Four hundred Shawnee people agree to relinquish their lands in Ohio in exchange for land west of the Mississippi River in the Treaty of Wapakoneta.
- October 9 » Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece, is assassinated.
- October 29 » Riots in the city of Bristol as part of the 1831 reform riots against the second reform Bill of the Reform Act 1832 begin.
- December 25 » The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt begins; up to 20% of Jamaica's slaves mobilize in an ultimately unsuccessful fight for freedom.
Day of death July 15, 1886
- The temperature on July 15, 1886 was about 16.7 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
- March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
- April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
- May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
- May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
- July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
Same birth/death day
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- 1814 » Samuel J. Tilden, American lawyer and politician, 28th Governor of New York († 1886)
- 1815 » Federico de Madrazo, Spanish painter (d.1894)
- 1826 » Keʻelikōlani, Hawaiian royal and governor († 1883)
- 1858 » Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, Russian painter (b. 1806)
- 1883 » General Tom Thumb, American circus performer (b. 1838)
- 1885 » Rosalía de Castro, Spanish author and poet (b. 1837)
- 1890 » Gottfried Keller, Swiss author, poet, and playwright (b. 1819)
- 1898 » Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, French-American archbishop († 1825)
- 1904 » Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer (b. 1860)
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