George Winston BOOTH

Born

18 April 1812 , Virginia, USA

Died

24 November 1850 , Kentucky, USA

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Charles Thomas BOOTH Lucy Ann ABERNATHY

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Born: 18 April 1812 in Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Thomas BOOTH

Mother: Lucy Ann ABERNATHY

Paternal grandparents: Nathaniel Wythe BOOTH , Elizabeth Judith JOHNS

Maternal grandparents: John ABERNATHY , Mildred HARWELL

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George Winston married Martha Caroline GASTON 24 May 1839 in Limestone, Alabama, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martha Caroline GASTON was born 4 August 1822 in South Carolina, USA. Martha Caroline died 10 May 1877 in Cherokee County, Texas, USA. Martha Caroline was the child of William Porter GASTON and Sarah "Sally" TINDALL.

George Winston BOOTH died 24 November 1850 in Kentucky, USA.
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George Winston BOOTH married

Martha Caroline GASTON
Marriage date: 24 May 1839
Marriage place: Limestone, Alabama, USA
Martha Caroline GASTON was the child of William Porter GASTON and Sarah "Sally" TINDALL

Children of George Winston BOOTH and Martha Caroline GASTON

Catherine BOOTH

Born: 2 February 1847, , Tennessee, USA
Died: 18 February 1924, Cherokee, Texas, USA

Married: John Alton WILLIS

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Birth — 1812
18 April 1812
Virginia, USA

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

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

1839 Marriage / Partner
George Winston BOOTH and Martha Caroline GASTON 24 May 1839, Limestone, Alabama, USA

He was 27 years old.

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

1847 Birth of Child
Catherine BOOTH was born 2 February 1847, , Tennessee, USA

George Winston was 34 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States