Genealogy Wylie » George Washington Grissett (1819-1891)

Personal data George Washington Grissett 

Sources 1, 2

Household of George Washington Grissett

He is married to Hannah "Polly" Jane Mintz.

They got married on August 26, 1841/1842, he was 21 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Samuel W. Grissett  1840-1854
  3. Sarah A. Grissett  1845-1903 
  4. Elenora Grissett  1846-1921
  5. William C. Grissett  1849-1900 
  6. George W. Grissett  1852-1876
  7. Emy A. Grissett  1854-1855
  8. Mary Eliza Grissett  1856-1944 
  9. Olliver J. Grissett  1858-1930


Notes about George Washington Grissett

Birth date from Bible of his grandson, Alfred Brown of Supply, NC

Military: Served in Civil War - Application for Pension was filed by Hannah, his widowOccupation: Surveyor

George W. Grissett sold Grissett Lake to Daniel Gore, who renamed it Gore Lake.

1850 Shallotte, Brunswick County, NC census p182 Age 30
1860 Lockwoods Folly Twp., Brunswick Co, NC census p191b Age 39
1870 Lockwoods Folly Twp., Brunswick Co, NC census p005a Age 50
1880 Lockwoods Folly Twp., Brunswick Co, NC census p550b Age 59
1900 Shallotte, Brunswick County, NC census p229a Age 70

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Sources

  1. "Hewett Jenrett Lay Mintz etc" on Rootsweb WorldConnect Project, Erin Bibles
  2. http://showcase.netins.net/web/sellerfamily/mac.htm
    Date of Import: Jul 14, 2001
  3. Marion Banks McGee Genealogy on Rootsweb WorldConnect Project, Marion B. McGee
  4. Descendants of Joshua Gore
    Date of Import: Aug 31, 2000

Historical events

Birthday October 29, 1819

  • The temperature on October 29, 1819 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken regen bui. Source: KNMI
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    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 1819: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 19 » British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands and claims them in the name of King George III.
    • May 22 » SSSavannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
    • June 16 » A major earthquake strikes the Kutch district of western India, killing over 1,543 people and raising a 6m high, 6km wide, ridge, extending for at least 80km, that was known as the Allah Bund ("Dam of God").
    • July 1 » Johann Georg Tralles discovers the Great Comet of 1819, (C/1819 N1). It was the first comet analyzed using polarimetry, by François Arago.
    • July 3 » The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.
    • August 7 » Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.

Day of death May 10, 1891

  • The temperature on May 10, 1891 was about 12.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
    • April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
    • May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
    • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
    • August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
    • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.


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