George A. ELDRED

(b. 1833, d. 30 August 1862, , Virginia, USA )

Summary: George A. ELDRED was born 1833 George A. ELDRED was the child of

George A. ELDRED died 30 August 1862 in , Virginia, USA.
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Father: Samuel Eldred
Mother: Elizabeth Thomas

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1836 - The Alamo and Texas Declaration of Independence
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1873 - The Panic of 1837
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1839 - January 2 – First photograph of the Moon taken by photographer Louis Daguerre.

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1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
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1840s - 1880s - The Oregon Trail
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1842 - August 9 – The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
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1844 - May 24 – The first electrical telegram is sent over the telegraph by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought".
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1845 - September 9 – Potato blight breaks out in Ireland: beginning of the Great Famine.
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1846 - April 25 – Mexican–American War: Open conflict begins over border disputes of Texas' boundaries.
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1848 - January 24 – California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California.
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1848 - February 2 - Mexican–American War formally ends with signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ceding virtually all of what becomes the Southwestern United States to the U.S.

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1851 - June 5 - Uncle Tom's Cabin Appeared in Serial Form
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1854 - July - Republican Party formed for abolition of slavery.
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1859 - October 16 – John Brown raids the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in an unsuccessful bid to spark a general slave rebellion.
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1860 - Civil War - On December 20, 1860, a little over a month after Abraham Lincoln had been elected President, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Six more states followed by the spring of 1861.

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1861 - January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away States

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1861 - Start of U.S. Civil War - April 12, 1861 - Confederate forces fire upon Fort Sumter.
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1861 - Virginia seceded from Union on April 17, joined Confederacy; Civil War began; first Confederate officer killed at Fairfax Court House; first battle of Manassas (July 21), battle of Ball's Bluff, battle of Dranesville

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1861 - April 20 - American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.

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1861 - October 26 – The Pony Express announces its closure.
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1861 - November 6 - Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America
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Death
30 August 1862
, Virginia, USA

Name: George A. Eldred
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 30 Aug 1862
Death Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island
Age: 29
Birth Date: 1833
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Father's Name: Samuel Eldred
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Mother's Name: Elizabeth Eldred
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09413-1
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 925616
Reference ID: p12

"Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," database, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F8FX-338 : 6 December 2014), George A. Eldred, 30 Aug 1862; citing Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, reference p12; FHL microfilm 925,616."

George is buried at: Manchester Cemetery Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA

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