Deleted Photo of George Palmer: Unless George lived another 20 to 30 years this is not a picture of him. The very first photo was a daguerreotype picture taken in 1839 in France. And the darker sepia-tone of this one means it was probably taken after 1870.
I just did a "Google image search" and this is a George Palmer but not ours. He is George Palmer 1818-1897, businessman and member of parliament in Reading, England.
I wish it was him. Added by Cindy Alldredge on Oct 17, 2012
Little is known of George Palmer Jr. He was born July 13, 1795, somewhere in the United States or Canada. He probably moved with his family to Cramahe township, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, in September 1797 at age 2.
Hoyt Palmer, a great-grandchild of George, tells a story about George he heard from his father and uncles, who heard it from their father, Zemira Palmer: "In the rather sparsely inhabited area of `Upper Canada' where George lived, there were frequent stories among the inhabitants of a large white wolf, which a number of settlers reported having seen, and which was making inroads among their livestock, killing several small animals.
"While George was out on a winter night, walking through the snow-covered countryside, he saw, a short distance ahead of him, a white object which seemed a slightly different shade from the whiteness of the snow. As he slowed down, his eyes on the suspicious object, he thought he saw it move, and prickles of apprehension raced up his spine, as he thought he might be coming upon the `white wolf.' In spite of his alarm, he quelled his mounting fears, and, seeing a sizeable stick standing up in the snow, he seized it to use as a club. Then he advanced toward the object, which still stood beside the path he was following.
"As he advanced closer, he again thought he saw it move, but the night being fairly dark, he could not be certain, and as it did not flee nor come to attack him, he walked close enough to give it a hard blow with the club he had picked up. To his surprise, the club came down on an object of more firmness than he had expected, and the stick broke in two. A closer examination showed the object was merely an oddly-shaped, snow-covered stump.''
On April 4, 1812, at age 17, George joined the Canadian Army as a private in the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles in Kingston, Ontario, and fought against the United States in the War of 1812. He was stationed throughout the war in Canada where little fighting took place. In 1814 he was in Montreal and in the beginning of 1815 in his hometown of Cramahe.
At the end of his three-year term in the military, George received land in Cramahe from the Crown of England for his service. He married Phebe Draper in 1815 and settled with her on his newly acquired land. Phebe had come to Ontario from the United States at age 10 with her family to visit her dying grandmother; after her grandmother had passed away, her family had remained in the province. George was 20 and Phebe was 18 when they got married. According to legend, George began working in Cramahe as a shoemaker.
George and Phebe had their first two children in Cramahe but then sold their land and moved to nearby Haldimand, where Phebe's father lived. In Haldimand they had three more children. By 1831 George and Phebe had moved to Loughborough, Frontenac, Ontario, where their sixth child was born. In 1832 at age 8, Eliza, their fourth child, was burned to death.
Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arrived in the area near the time of this accident. Eleazer Miller came to Loughborough in 1832 and Brigham Young arrived in 1833. Most of the Drapers accepted this new religion, but apparently George did not. When Phoebe was baptized by Brigham Young on Feb. 17, 1833, George remarked, ``So you had to get your backside wet, did you?''
Whether George would have joined the Church later is not known. He died in Canada in 1834 at age 38, leaving Phebe pregnant with their seventh child. Phebe moved to Kirtland, Ohio, with most of her children and spent the rest of her life with the Church. In 1844 Phebe had George baptized by proxy, and later the Palmer children had George and Phebe sealed together in the temple by proxy.
-- Sources: 1. "Phebe Draper Palmer Brown." The Mormon Drapers, pps. 41-52 (On record at Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah); 2. Descendants of George Palmer and Phoebe Draper, pps. 445-461 (On record at Harold B. Lee Library).
I just did a "Google image search" and this is a George Palmer but not ours. He is George Palmer 1818-1897, businessman and member of parliament in Reading, England.
I wish it was him. Added by Cindy Alldredge on Oct 17, 2012
Little is known of George Palmer Jr. He was born July 13, 1795, somewhere in the United States or Canada. He probably moved with his family to Cramahe township, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, in September 1797 at age 2.
Hoyt Palmer, a great-grandchild of George, tells a story about George he heard from his father and uncles, who heard it from their father, Zemira Palmer: "In the rather sparsely inhabited area of `Upper Canada' where George lived, there were frequent stories among the inhabitants of a large white wolf, which a number of settlers reported having seen, and which was making inroads among their livestock, killing several small animals.
"While George was out on a winter night, walking through the snow-covered countryside, he saw, a short distance ahead of him, a white object which seemed a slightly different shade from the whiteness of the snow. As he slowed down, his eyes on the suspicious object, he thought he saw it move, and prickles of apprehension raced up his spine, as he thought he might be coming upon the `white wolf.' In spite of his alarm, he quelled his mounting fears, and, seeing a sizeable stick standing up in the snow, he seized it to use as a club. Then he advanced toward the object, which still stood beside the path he was following.
"As he advanced closer, he again thought he saw it move, but the night being fairly dark, he could not be certain, and as it did not flee nor come to attack him, he walked close enough to give it a hard blow with the club he had picked up. To his surprise, the club came down on an object of more firmness than he had expected, and the stick broke in two. A closer examination showed the object was merely an oddly-shaped, snow-covered stump.''
On April 4, 1812, at age 17, George joined the Canadian Army as a private in the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles in Kingston, Ontario, and fought against the United States in the War of 1812. He was stationed throughout the war in Canada where little fighting took place. In 1814 he was in Montreal and in the beginning of 1815 in his hometown of Cramahe.
At the end of his three-year term in the military, George received land in Cramahe from the Crown of England for his service. He married Phebe Draper in 1815 and settled with her on his newly acquired land. Phebe had come to Ontario from the United States at age 10 with her family to visit her dying grandmother; after her grandmother had passed away, her family had remained in the province. George was 20 and Phebe was 18 when they got married. According to legend, George began working in Cramahe as a shoemaker.
George and Phebe had their first two children in Cramahe but then sold their land and moved to nearby Haldimand, where Phebe's father lived. In Haldimand they had three more children. By 1831 George and Phebe had moved to Loughborough, Frontenac, Ontario, where their sixth child was born. In 1832 at age 8, Eliza, their fourth child, was burned to death.
Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arrived in the area near the time of this accident. Eleazer Miller came to Loughborough in 1832 and Brigham Young arrived in 1833. Most of the Drapers accepted this new religion, but apparently George did not. When Phoebe was baptized by Brigham Young on Feb. 17, 1833, George remarked, ``So you had to get your backside wet, did you?''
Whether George would have joined the Church later is not known. He died in Canada in 1834 at age 38, leaving Phebe pregnant with their seventh child. Phebe moved to Kirtland, Ohio, with most of her children and spent the rest of her life with the Church. In 1844 Phebe had George baptized by proxy, and later the Palmer children had George and Phebe sealed together in the temple by proxy.
-- Sources: 1. "Phebe Draper Palmer Brown." The Mormon Drapers, pps. 41-52 (On record at Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah); 2. Descendants of George Palmer and Phoebe Draper, pps. 445-461 (On record at Harold B. Lee Library).
Deleted Photo of George Palmer: Unless George lived another 20 to 30 years this is not a picture of him. The very first photo was a daguerreotype picture taken in 1839 in France. And the darker sepia-tone of this one means it was probably taken after 1870.
I just did a "Google image search" and this is a George Palmer but not ours. He is George Palmer 1818-1897, businessman and member of parliament in Reading, England.
I wish it was him. Added by Cindy Alldredge on Oct 17, 2012
Little is known of George Palmer Jr. He was born July 13, 1795, somewhere in the United States or Canada. He probably moved with his family to Cramahe township, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, in September 1797 at age 2.
Hoyt Palmer, a great-grandchild of George, tells a story about George he heard from his father and uncles, who heard it from their father, Zemira Palmer: "In the rather sparsely inhabited area of `Upper Canada' where George lived, there were frequent stories among the inhabitants of a large white wolf, which a number of settlers reported having seen, and which was making inroads among their livestock, killing several small animals.
"While George was out on a winter night, walking through the snow-covered countryside, he saw, a short distance ahead of him, a white object which seemed a slightly different shade from the whiteness of the snow. As he slowed down, his eyes on the suspicious object, he thought he saw it move, and prickles of apprehension raced up his spine, as he thought he might be coming upon the `white wolf.' In spite of his alarm, he quelled his mounting fears, and, seeing a sizeable stick standing up in the snow, he seized it to use as a club. Then he advanced toward the object, which still stood beside the path he was following.
"As he advanced closer, he again thought he saw it move, but the night being fairly dark, he could not be certain, and as it did not flee nor come to attack him, he walked close enough to give it a hard blow with the club he had picked up. To his surprise, the club came down on an object of more firmness than he had expected, and the stick broke in two. A closer examination showed the object was merely an oddly-shaped, snow-covered stump.''
On April 4, 1812, at age 17, George joined the Canadian Army as a private in the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles in Kingston, Ontario, and fought against the United States in the War of 1812. He was stationed throughout the war in Canada where little fighting took place. In 1814 he was in Montreal and in the beginning of 1815 in his hometown of Cramahe.
At the end of his three-year term in the military, George received land in Cramahe from the Crown of England for his service. He married Phebe Draper in 1815 and settled with her on his newly acquired land. Phebe had come to Ontario from the United States at age 10 with her family to visit her dying grandmother; after her grandmother had passed away, her family had remained in the province. George was 20 and Phebe was 18 when they got married. According to legend, George began working in Cramahe as a shoemaker.
George and Phebe had their first two children in Cramahe but then sold their land and moved to nearby Haldimand, where Phebe's father lived. In Haldimand they had three more children. By 1831 George and Phebe had moved to Loughborough, Frontenac, Ontario, where their sixth child was born. In 1832 at age 8, Eliza, their fourth child, was burned to death.
Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arrived in the area near the time of this accident. Eleazer Miller came to Loughborough in 1832 and Brigham Young arrived in 1833. Most of the Drapers accepted this new religion, but apparently George did not. When Phoebe was baptized by Brigham Young on Feb. 17, 1833, George remarked, ``So you had to get your backside wet, did you?''
Whether George would have joined the Church later is not known. He died in Canada in 1834 at age 38, leaving Phebe pregnant with their seventh child. Phebe moved to Kirtland, Ohio, with most of her children and spent the rest of her life with the Church. In 1844 Phebe had George baptized by proxy, and later the Palmer children had George and Phebe sealed together in the temple by proxy.
-- Sources: 1. "Phebe Draper Palmer Brown." The Mormon Drapers, pps. 41-52 (On record at Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah); 2. Descendants of George Palmer and Phoebe Draper, pps. 445-461 (On record at Harold B. Lee Library).
I just did a "Google image search" and this is a George Palmer but not ours. He is George Palmer 1818-1897, businessman and member of parliament in Reading, England.
I wish it was him. Added by Cindy Alldredge on Oct 17, 2012
Little is known of George Palmer Jr. He was born July 13, 1795, somewhere in the United States or Canada. He probably moved with his family to Cramahe township, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, in September 1797 at age 2.
Hoyt Palmer, a great-grandchild of George, tells a story about George he heard from his father and uncles, who heard it from their father, Zemira Palmer: "In the rather sparsely inhabited area of `Upper Canada' where George lived, there were frequent stories among the inhabitants of a large white wolf, which a number of settlers reported having seen, and which was making inroads among their livestock, killing several small animals.
"While George was out on a winter night, walking through the snow-covered countryside, he saw, a short distance ahead of him, a white object which seemed a slightly different shade from the whiteness of the snow. As he slowed down, his eyes on the suspicious object, he thought he saw it move, and prickles of apprehension raced up his spine, as he thought he might be coming upon the `white wolf.' In spite of his alarm, he quelled his mounting fears, and, seeing a sizeable stick standing up in the snow, he seized it to use as a club. Then he advanced toward the object, which still stood beside the path he was following.
"As he advanced closer, he again thought he saw it move, but the night being fairly dark, he could not be certain, and as it did not flee nor come to attack him, he walked close enough to give it a hard blow with the club he had picked up. To his surprise, the club came down on an object of more firmness than he had expected, and the stick broke in two. A closer examination showed the object was merely an oddly-shaped, snow-covered stump.''
On April 4, 1812, at age 17, George joined the Canadian Army as a private in the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles in Kingston, Ontario, and fought against the United States in the War of 1812. He was stationed throughout the war in Canada where little fighting took place. In 1814 he was in Montreal and in the beginning of 1815 in his hometown of Cramahe.
At the end of his three-year term in the military, George received land in Cramahe from the Crown of England for his service. He married Phebe Draper in 1815 and settled with her on his newly acquired land. Phebe had come to Ontario from the United States at age 10 with her family to visit her dying grandmother; after her grandmother had passed away, her family had remained in the province. George was 20 and Phebe was 18 when they got married. According to legend, George began working in Cramahe as a shoemaker.
George and Phebe had their first two children in Cramahe but then sold their land and moved to nearby Haldimand, where Phebe's father lived. In Haldimand they had three more children. By 1831 George and Phebe had moved to Loughborough, Frontenac, Ontario, where their sixth child was born. In 1832 at age 8, Eliza, their fourth child, was burned to death.
Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arrived in the area near the time of this accident. Eleazer Miller came to Loughborough in 1832 and Brigham Young arrived in 1833. Most of the Drapers accepted this new religion, but apparently George did not. When Phoebe was baptized by Brigham Young on Feb. 17, 1833, George remarked, ``So you had to get your backside wet, did you?''
Whether George would have joined the Church later is not known. He died in Canada in 1834 at age 38, leaving Phebe pregnant with their seventh child. Phebe moved to Kirtland, Ohio, with most of her children and spent the rest of her life with the Church. In 1844 Phebe had George baptized by proxy, and later the Palmer children had George and Phebe sealed together in the temple by proxy.
-- Sources: 1. "Phebe Draper Palmer Brown." The Mormon Drapers, pps. 41-52 (On record at Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah); 2. Descendants of George Palmer and Phoebe Draper, pps. 445-461 (On record at Harold B. Lee Library).
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