Research the following 15 facts about a famous German-speaking person, who immigrated to the US and is no longer living. You may include additional accomplishments if you cannot find some of this information or that may make your written report more interesting. The information on the tombstone will be in English. The written biography will be in German.

1. Full name: (der Name) Stuart George Washington

2. Father’s Name: (Vater) Augustine Washington

3. Mother’s Name: (Mutter) Mary Ball Washington

4. Date born: (Geboren) 22 February 1732

5. Date died: (Gestorben) 14 December 1799

6. Where born: (Geburtsort) Westmoreland County, VA

7. Where died or buried: (Todesort) Mount Vernon, VA

8. Occupation: (Beruf) Surveyor

9. A contemporary: (Freund, Mitarbeiter u.s.w) Benjamin Franklin

10.Accomplishment: (berühmte Tätigkeit) First President of the USA

11.Year of Immigration (Ausgewandert)

12.Reason for Immigration(Auswanderung Grund)

13. Spouse: (Ehemann oder Ehefrau)

14. Children: (Kinder)

15. Religion: (Religion)

Der Grabstein construction must be of quality construction and neat. It should be at least 12 x 18. On the tombstone you must display a picture of the individual (a photocopy is fine) as well as much of the researched information above for numbers 8 through 15 in at least 5 complete sentences. Numbers 1 through 7 will be on the tombstone you make as this information regularly appears on a tombstone inscription. However for the time being we will omit the person’s name for purposes of a contest.

Grabstein due ___________________________________ 50 Punkte

Biographie due __________________________________ 50 Punkte

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