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Astoria, N. Y. (New York, United States) (search for this): entry gibbs-george
Gibbs, George 1815-1873 Historian; born in Astoria, N. Y., July 17, 1815; was attached to the United States boundary commission for many years; did military duty in Washington during the Civil War; was a member of the New York Historical Society for many years and its secretary for six years. Among his works are Memoirs of the administrations of Washington and John Adams; A dictionary of the Chinese jargon; Ethnology and Philology of America, etc. He died in New Haven, Conn., April 9, 1873.
New Haven (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): entry gibbs-george
Gibbs, George 1815-1873 Historian; born in Astoria, N. Y., July 17, 1815; was attached to the United States boundary commission for many years; did military duty in Washington during the Civil War; was a member of the New York Historical Society for many years and its secretary for six years. Among his works are Memoirs of the administrations of Washington and John Adams; A dictionary of the Chinese jargon; Ethnology and Philology of America, etc. He died in New Haven, Conn., April 9, 1873.
United States (United States) (search for this): entry gibbs-george
Gibbs, George 1815-1873 Historian; born in Astoria, N. Y., July 17, 1815; was attached to the United States boundary commission for many years; did military duty in Washington during the Civil War; was a member of the New York Historical Society for many years and its secretary for six years. Among his works are Memoirs of the administrations of Washington and John Adams; A dictionary of the Chinese jargon; Ethnology and Philology of America, etc. He died in New Haven, Conn., April 9, 1873 Gibbs, George 1815-1873 Historian; born in Astoria, N. Y., July 17, 1815; was attached to the United States boundary commission for many years; did military duty in Washington during the Civil War; was a member of the New York Historical Society for many years and its secretary for six years. Among his works are Memoirs of the administrations of Washington and John Adams; A dictionary of the Chinese jargon; Ethnology and Philology of America, etc. He died in New Haven, Conn., April 9, 1873.
George Washington (search for this): entry gibbs-george
Gibbs, George 1815-1873 Historian; born in Astoria, N. Y., July 17, 1815; was attached to the United States boundary commission for many years; did military duty in Washington during the Civil War; was a member of the New York Historical Society for many years and its secretary for six years. Among his works are Memoirs of the administrations of Washington and John Adams; A dictionary of the Chinese jargon; Ethnology and Philology of America, etc. He died in New Haven, Conn., April 9, 1873.
George Gibbs (search for this): entry gibbs-george
Gibbs, George 1815-1873 Historian; born in Astoria, N. Y., July 17, 1815; was attached to the United States boundary commission for many years; did military duty in Washington during the Civil War; was a member of the New York Historical Society for many years and its secretary for six years. Among his works are Memoirs of the administrations of Washington and John Adams; A dictionary of the Chinese jargon; Ethnology and Philology of America, etc. He died in New Haven, Conn., April 9, 1873.
John Adams (search for this): entry gibbs-george
Gibbs, George 1815-1873 Historian; born in Astoria, N. Y., July 17, 1815; was attached to the United States boundary commission for many years; did military duty in Washington during the Civil War; was a member of the New York Historical Society for many years and its secretary for six years. Among his works are Memoirs of the administrations of Washington and John Adams; A dictionary of the Chinese jargon; Ethnology and Philology of America, etc. He died in New Haven, Conn., April 9, 1873.
1815 AD (search for this): entry gibbs-george
Gibbs, George 1815-1873 Historian; born in Astoria, N. Y., July 17, 1815; was attached to the United States boundary commission for many years; did military duty in Washington during the Civil War; was a member of the New York Historical Society for many years and its secretary for six years. Among his works are Memoirs of the administrations of Washington and John Adams; A dictionary of the Chinese jargon; Ethnology and Philology of America, etc. He died in New Haven, Conn., April 9, 1873.
July 17th, 1815 AD (search for this): entry gibbs-george
Gibbs, George 1815-1873 Historian; born in Astoria, N. Y., July 17, 1815; was attached to the United States boundary commission for many years; did military duty in Washington during the Civil War; was a member of the New York Historical Society for many years and its secretary for six years. Among his works are Memoirs of the administrations of Washington and John Adams; A dictionary of the Chinese jargon; Ethnology and Philology of America, etc. He died in New Haven, Conn., April 9, 1873.
1873 AD (search for this): entry gibbs-george
Gibbs, George 1815-1873 Historian; born in Astoria, N. Y., July 17, 1815; was attached to the United States boundary commission for many years; did military duty in Washington during the Civil War; was a member of the New York Historical Society for many years and its secretary for six years. Among his works are Memoirs of the administrations of Washington and John Adams; A dictionary of the Chinese jargon; Ethnology and Philology of America, etc. He died in New Haven, Conn., April 9, 1873.
April 9th, 1873 AD (search for this): entry gibbs-george
Gibbs, George 1815-1873 Historian; born in Astoria, N. Y., July 17, 1815; was attached to the United States boundary commission for many years; did military duty in Washington during the Civil War; was a member of the New York Historical Society for many years and its secretary for six years. Among his works are Memoirs of the administrations of Washington and John Adams; A dictionary of the Chinese jargon; Ethnology and Philology of America, etc. He died in New Haven, Conn., April 9, 1873.