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Maj George Bender

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Maj George Bender Veteran

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
19 Aug 1865 (aged 79)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Corcoran Lot 26
Memorial ID
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War of 1812, Lundy's Lane.

He was the son of George Bender.
In January 1817 Capt. George Bender of the U.S. Army married Mary Briscoe in Washington City, District of Columbia.
They were the parents of two children.

History of Fort Dearborn
On the 19th of June 1833, our fort had a new commandant, Major George Bender, from Massachusetts, who resigned his position in the army on the 41st of October, thereafter and died in Washington City without additional military service August 2st, 1865. He commenced the work upon our harbor, the first appropriation, therefor of $25,000 having been made in 1833, the year after the Black Hawk war.
War of 1812, Lundy's Lane.

He was the son of George Bender.
In January 1817 Capt. George Bender of the U.S. Army married Mary Briscoe in Washington City, District of Columbia.
They were the parents of two children.

History of Fort Dearborn
On the 19th of June 1833, our fort had a new commandant, Major George Bender, from Massachusetts, who resigned his position in the army on the 41st of October, thereafter and died in Washington City without additional military service August 2st, 1865. He commenced the work upon our harbor, the first appropriation, therefor of $25,000 having been made in 1833, the year after the Black Hawk war.


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  • Created by: SLGMSD
  • Added: May 17, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37205098/george-bender: accessed ), memorial page for Maj George Bender (13 Apr 1786–19 Aug 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37205098, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).