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George Washington Colburn

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George Washington Colburn

Birth
Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
12 Jan 1902 (aged 59)
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 24, Group 4
Memorial ID
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George was the son of Daniel Colburn, Jr. and his wife, Alfreda Coburn/Colburn.

Siblings include:
Alfreda Janette Colburn b 1827, Pelham, NH
Augusta Malvina Colburn b 1830, Pelham, NH
Daniel Prescott Colburn b 1832, Pelham, NH
Esther Colburn b 11/1/1838, Pelham, NH
Albert Fernando b 1834, Dracut, MA

George married A. Maria Tarr on Jan. 19, 1866 in Boston, MA
He was 23 years old, son of Daniel & Alfreda Colburn, employed as a Clerk.
She was 25 years old, daughter of Seth & Caroline Tarr, b Bath, Maine.

Son, Arthur Colburn, b 2/20/1869, d 2/22/1869, Lawrence, MA.
Wife, Maria, died May, 1869.

George married Maria's sister, Charlotte M. Tarr Rolfe, on Oct. 27, 1870 in Chelsea, MA.
He was 29 years old, b Dracut, MA, res. Lawrence, MA, employed as a Paymaster.
She was 38 years old, b Bath, Maine, res. Lawrence, MA.

1850 Lawrence, MA Census:
Daniel Colburn, 46, Farmer
Alfreda, 46
Alfreda, 22
Daniel P, 18
Albert F, 15, Operative
Alsina A, 10
George W, 7
Plus 12 others, some boarders

1855 Lawrence, MA Census:
Daniel Colburn, 53, Farmer, b NH
Alfreda, 55, b MA
AF, male, Painter, b MA
AA, female, 15, b MA
George W, 13, b MA

1860 Lawrence, MA Census:
Daniel Colburn, 54, Laborer, b NH
Alfreda, wife, 57, b MA
Albert F, 25, Painter, b MA
Ardelia A, 20, Milliner, b MA
George W, 17, Latin Student, b MA
Alfreda J Wright, 32, Operative, b NH
Augusta O Wright, 8, b NC
Thomas W Wright, 6, b NC

1870 Lawrence, MA Census:
Alfreda Colburn, 67, b MA
Albert F, 35, Furniture dealer, b MA [son]
Maggie L, 33, b VT [daughter in law]
George W, 27, Paymaster, Everett Mill, b MA [son]
Thomas Wright, 16, works in woolen mill, b NC [grandson]

1880 Lawrence, MA Census:
George Colburn, 38, News Agent, b MA
Charlotte, wife, 50, b ME
William Rolfe, stepson, 23, Clerk in store
Delia Dolan, servant, 45, b Ire

1890 Lawrence, MA Census (military):
George W Colburn, Private, Co. I, 6th Mass Infantry.
8/31/1862 to 5/31/1863

1900 Lawrence, MA Census:
George W Colburn, b July, 1842, MA, 57, Wd, Art Store

In the Civil War, George was "adjutant of the 6th Regiment Mass Vols"

George died of Phthisis Pulmonalis.
George was the son of Daniel Colburn, Jr. and his wife, Alfreda Coburn/Colburn.

Siblings include:
Alfreda Janette Colburn b 1827, Pelham, NH
Augusta Malvina Colburn b 1830, Pelham, NH
Daniel Prescott Colburn b 1832, Pelham, NH
Esther Colburn b 11/1/1838, Pelham, NH
Albert Fernando b 1834, Dracut, MA

George married A. Maria Tarr on Jan. 19, 1866 in Boston, MA
He was 23 years old, son of Daniel & Alfreda Colburn, employed as a Clerk.
She was 25 years old, daughter of Seth & Caroline Tarr, b Bath, Maine.

Son, Arthur Colburn, b 2/20/1869, d 2/22/1869, Lawrence, MA.
Wife, Maria, died May, 1869.

George married Maria's sister, Charlotte M. Tarr Rolfe, on Oct. 27, 1870 in Chelsea, MA.
He was 29 years old, b Dracut, MA, res. Lawrence, MA, employed as a Paymaster.
She was 38 years old, b Bath, Maine, res. Lawrence, MA.

1850 Lawrence, MA Census:
Daniel Colburn, 46, Farmer
Alfreda, 46
Alfreda, 22
Daniel P, 18
Albert F, 15, Operative
Alsina A, 10
George W, 7
Plus 12 others, some boarders

1855 Lawrence, MA Census:
Daniel Colburn, 53, Farmer, b NH
Alfreda, 55, b MA
AF, male, Painter, b MA
AA, female, 15, b MA
George W, 13, b MA

1860 Lawrence, MA Census:
Daniel Colburn, 54, Laborer, b NH
Alfreda, wife, 57, b MA
Albert F, 25, Painter, b MA
Ardelia A, 20, Milliner, b MA
George W, 17, Latin Student, b MA
Alfreda J Wright, 32, Operative, b NH
Augusta O Wright, 8, b NC
Thomas W Wright, 6, b NC

1870 Lawrence, MA Census:
Alfreda Colburn, 67, b MA
Albert F, 35, Furniture dealer, b MA [son]
Maggie L, 33, b VT [daughter in law]
George W, 27, Paymaster, Everett Mill, b MA [son]
Thomas Wright, 16, works in woolen mill, b NC [grandson]

1880 Lawrence, MA Census:
George Colburn, 38, News Agent, b MA
Charlotte, wife, 50, b ME
William Rolfe, stepson, 23, Clerk in store
Delia Dolan, servant, 45, b Ire

1890 Lawrence, MA Census (military):
George W Colburn, Private, Co. I, 6th Mass Infantry.
8/31/1862 to 5/31/1863

1900 Lawrence, MA Census:
George W Colburn, b July, 1842, MA, 57, Wd, Art Store

In the Civil War, George was "adjutant of the 6th Regiment Mass Vols"

George died of Phthisis Pulmonalis.


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