GFB's Birth Announcement
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| Sacramento Daily Union, Sep 25, 1857 |
George's father, Amos Foster Beardsley was a botanist! This really helps to explain George's scientific interests and life-long love of learning.
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| Daily Alta California Jan 30, 1860 (check link for full article) |
George's grandfather, Amos Beardsley was a physician from the UK. This also shows Amos Foster Beardsley (GF's father). The tree that was named after him pinus beardsleyi--I think that is a ponderosa pine. I have a query sent out to an ecologist friend of mine to confirm.
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| Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturalists... |
Death announcement for George's mother, Catherine Fisher Beardsley (George was three years old)
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| Sacramento Daily Union, April 25, 1861 |
There is even more great stuff that Dr. C and I found, but I haven't fully processed it. More posts to come soon.
As part of the colonial milieu group I was wondering whether the incorporation of almost a profession timeline of George and his father and grandfather could be incorporated? I feel like that would involve the Beardsley's more and show how George sort of came into some of his interests. I however am not very sure as to how to include this.
ReplyDeleteThat might be more of something for the Parallel lives and Tasmanian sojourn group, maybe? I'm not sure. It's a good question though. I know team Sojourn is doing a professional-ish timeline for George.
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