Joseph George
- Born: Mar 1840, Redruth, Cornwall
- Married: 29 Dec 1860, Illogan, Cornwall 1
- Died: 26 May 1903, San Bernardino, CA, USA 2
- Buried: Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, San Bernardino, CA, USA 3
 Research Notes:
In 1851 Joseph George, aged 12, born in Redruth Cornwall, mine labourer, was with his widowed mother Mary George (50) in Broad Lane, Illogan, Cornwall.
In 1861 Joseph George, aged 21, born in Redruth Cornwall, miner, and wife Maria George, aged 20, born in Illogan Cornwall, were living in Illogan Downs, Illogan, Cornwall.
At the time of the 1880 U.S. Federal Census Joseph George, aged 40, born in England, miner, and wife Mariah George, aged 40, born in England, keeping house, were living in Butte City, Deer Lodge, Montana, USA. Present were children Joseph Jr. (17) of England, works in mine, John (15) of Michigan, works in mine, Frederick (11) of Michigan.
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Jos. George, born in England, married, miner, resident of San Bernardino, died of phthisis, aged 63 years. 2 Note that the headstone shows Joseph's date of death as May 16th and the California Register of Deaths, May 26th. These dates may be reconciled if the date in the register is the date of burial.
Marriage Information:
Joseph married Maria Carpenter, daughter of John Carpenter and Catherine Sincock, on 29 Dec 1860 in Illogan, Cornwall. (Maria Carpenter was born on 17 Nov 1840 in Illogan Highway, Illogan, Cornwall, christened 28 Mar 1841 in Pool, Illogan, Cornwall and died on 11 Jul 1897 in San Bernardino, CA, USA, aged 56 years.)
Marriage Notes:
Joseph George of this parish, bachelor, and Maria Carpenter of this parish, spinster. |