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.
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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