The Orys and Cook Family Tree » GEORGE GAIR (1764-1802)

Personal data GEORGE GAIR 

  • He was born in the year 1764 in Whitehaven, Cumberland. England.
    From Family Search 18 October 2020
  • Profession: in the year 1802 Wagoner.
  • Resident in the year 1802: Crossgreen, Cumberland.
  • (Relation to BPO) in 4x GREAT GRANDFATHER.
  • He died on January 24, 1802 in Cumberland. England, he was 38 years old.
    From Family Search 18 October 2020
  • This information was last updated on August 13, 2023.

Household of GEORGE GAIR

He is married to MARGARET HARKAS.

They got married on February 2, 1787 at St. Nicholas, Whitehaven, Cumberland. England, he was 23 years old.

First name(s) George Last name Gair Name note - Marriage year 1787 Marriage date 02 Feb 1787
Marriage place Whitehaven Spouse's first name(s) Margaret Spouse's last name Harcas County Cumberland
Country England Record set England Marriages 1538-1973 From Family Search 18 October 2020

Name: George Gair
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 2 Feb 1787
Marriage Place: Saint Nicholas,Whitehaven,Cumberland,England
Spouse: Margaret Harcas
FHL Film Number: 90658, 90682

Child(ren):

  1. Jane Gair  1787-????
  2. John Gare  1790-????
  3. Margaret Gair  1789-1855
  4. ANN GAIR  1792-1877 
  5. William Gair  1795-1867
  6. Eleanor Gair  1799-????
  7. Thomas Gair  1802-1864

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Ancestors (and descendant) of GEORGE GAIR

GEORGE GAIR
1764-1802

1787

MARGARET HARKAS
1764-± 1840

Jane Gair
1787-????
John Gare
1790-????
Margaret Gair
1789-1855
ANN GAIR
1792-1877
William Gair
1795-1867
Eleanor Gair
1799-????
Thomas Gair
1802-1864

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Historical events

Day of marriage February 2, 1787

  • The temperature on February 2, 1787 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1787: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 3 » Militia led by General Benjamin Lincoln crush the remnants of Shays' Rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts.
    • August 6 » Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • September 17 » The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
    • October 1 » Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
    • December 7 » Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
    • December 18 » New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

Day of death January 24, 1802

  • The temperature on January 24, 1802 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent betrokken. 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 1802: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 16 » The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.
    • April 21 » Twelve thousand Wahhabis under Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad, invaded city of Karbala, killed over three thousand inhabitants, and sacked the city.
    • April 26 » Napoleon Bonaparte signs a general amnesty to allow all but about one thousand of the most notorious émigrés of the French Revolution to return to France.
    • July 22 » Emperor Gia Long conquers Hanoi and unified Viet Nam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.
    • September 3 » William Wordsworth composes the sonnet "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802".
    • September 11 » France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.


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