George Beall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Beall

American businessman

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1729

Place of Birth: Prince George's County, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 15-Oct-1807

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About George Beall

  • George Beall (February 26, 1729 – October 15, 1807) was a wealthy landowner in Maryland and Georgetown in what is now Washington, D.C.. Beall's Levels and Rock of Dunbarton, part of his landholdings, were surveyed in 1752 as a possible site for George Town (now Georgetown).
  • Maryland offered Beall two lots in the town, along with the "price of condemnation" (remuneration).
  • Beall protested the proceedings, though ended up accepting two lots.
  • Maryland paid a total of 280 pounds to acquire the land from Beall, along with land owned by George Gordon.Beall died on October 15, 1807 and was originally buried in a burial site alongside their home on N Street (at 31st Street).
  • Around 1870, he was moved to the Presbyterian Burying Ground in Georgetown.

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