Family:Whitney, George Alonzo (1837-1914)
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Jump to navigationJump to searchGeorge A.8 Whitney (John7, John6, Zachariah5, John4, Joseph3, John2, John1), son of John7 and Sophia (Faulkner) Whitney; born 1837; married Dec 1861, Mattie A. Colburn, born -----; died 29 Mar 1867; married 2d, 1 Sep 1869, Susie R. Converse; resided Rindge, New Hampshire, and Wadena, Minnesota.
In company with his brother, Charles A., he is extensively engaged in the manufacture of pails. He served in the war in the 6th New Hampshire. Infantry, and was wounded by a gun shot in his hip at the battle of Bull Run, Virginia, 29 Aug 1862; he was discharged 31 Oct following; was representative in the legislature 1868-69 and served several years as supervisor of schools.
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 470.
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