George R BEALS

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abt. 1833 , Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota Territory

Died

September 1893 , Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

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Born: abt. 1833 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota Territory

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George R married Paulina NIMS 3 June 1868 in Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Paulina NIMS was born abt. 1843 in Saratoga County, New York, USA. Paulina died 16 October 1898 in Manistee, Michigan, USA. Paulina was the child of Alpheus John NIMS and Almena RANDALL.

George R BEALS died September 1893 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA.
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Paulina NIMS
Marriage date: 3 June 1868
Marriage place: Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Paulina NIMS was the child of Alpheus John NIMS and Almena RANDALL

Children of George R BEALS and Paulina NIMS

Hattie Azelia BEALS

Born: 3 July 1869, , Minnesota, USA
Died: 7 May 1946, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Martin BEALS

Born: abt. 1872, , Minnesota, USA
Died: 20 February 1880, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

George Arthur BEALS

Born: 16 March 1873, Lyra Township, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Died: 2 September 1900, Vernon Center Township, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

Edward Malcom BEALS

Born: 20 February 1876, Sterling Center, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Died: 23 March 1948, Sioux City, Iowa, USA

William W BEALS

Born: 5 February 1880, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Died: ,

Estella Mary BEALES

Born: 8 December 1884, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Died: 7 January 1948, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Robert Ray BEALS

Born: 3 March 1886, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Died: 26 August 1969, Jackson, Oregon, USA

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1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Marriage / Partner
George R BEALS and Paulina NIMS 3 June 1868, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1869 Birth of Child
Hattie Azelia BEALS was born 3 July 1869, , Minnesota, USA

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1873 Birth of Child
George Arthur BEALS was born 16 March 1873, Lyra Township, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

1876 Birth of Child
Edward Malcom BEALS was born 20 February 1876, Sterling Center, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Birth of Child
William W BEALS was born 5 February 1880, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

1880 Death of Child
Martin BEALS died 20 February 1880, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Estella Mary BEALES was born 8 December 1884, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 Birth of Child
Robert Ray BEALS was born 3 March 1886, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

Death — 1893
September 1893
Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

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Last updated: 8/6/2026 1:41:23 PM

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The name Minnesota is based on the Dakota Sioux word 'Mnisota' (the native name for the Minnesota River) which means 'cloudy water' or 'sky-tinted water.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

May 11, 1858 - Minnesota becomes 32nd U.S. state

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