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George Barrell Emerson 1817–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1817

Birth Location: South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1890

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Romanus Emerson

Mother: Jemima Burnham

Spouse(s): Mary Harris

Children(s): Mary Emerson, Effie Emerson, Fannie Emerson, Sarah Schallenbach, Etta Emessenbach, Emma Mitchell, Sarah Emerson, Henry Emerson, Georgietta Emerson, Leonore Emerson, Romanus Emerson

In 1817, George Barrell Emerson entered the world in South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, born to Romanus Emerson And Jemima Burnham. In 1860, George Barrell Emerson resided in Boston Ward 12, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US. In 1870, George Barrell Emerson resided in Boston Ward 12, South Boston, Suffolk, Massachuset. George Barrell Emerson married Mary Esther Harris, Sarah Atwood, and had children including Effie Emerson, Emma Louisa Emerson Mitchell, Etta Emerson Emessenbach, Fannie A Emerson, Georgietta Emerson, Henry Lawrence Emerson, Leonore Emerson, Mary Katherine Emerson, Romanus Emerson, Sarah Burnham Emerson, Sarah Emerson Schallenbach. George Barrell Emerson passed away in 1890 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1817, George Barrell Emerson entered the world in South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, born to Romanus Emerson And Jemima Burnham.
  • In 1860, George Barrell Emerson resided in Boston Ward 12, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US.
  • In 1870, George Barrell Emerson resided in Boston Ward 12, South Boston, Suffolk, Massachuset.
  • George Barrell Emerson married Mary Esther Harris, Sarah Atwood, and had children including Effie Emerson, Emma Louisa Emerson Mitchell, Etta Emerson Emessenbach, Fannie A Emerson, Georgietta Emerson, Henry Lawrence Emerson, Leonore Emerson, Mary Katherine Emerson, Romanus Emerson, Sarah Burnham Emerson, Sarah Emerson Schallenbach.
  • George Barrell Emerson passed away in 1890 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Emerson's Ancestors

Self
George Emerson
1817–1890
Birth Place: South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Romanus Emerson
1782–1852
Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Jemima Burnham
1783–1862
Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
John Emerson
1739–1809
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Catherine Eaton
1744–1809
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Joshua Burnham
1754–1835
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Jemima Wyman
1757–1843
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Noah Eaton
1704–1770
Phebe Lillie
1704–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Emerson's Descendants

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George (Barrell) Emerson (11 Jul 1817–15 Jan 1890) m. Mary (Esther) Harris (17 Feb 1826–7 Jan 1913)
  1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Emerson 1847–1932 m. George (E) Batchelder 1848–1914
    1. 1. Anna (Florence) Beldecher 1878–1930 m. George (H) Boothe 1867–1930
      1. 1. Henry (Ernest) Boothe 1916–1985 m. Elizabeth M 1917–2010
      2. 2. Beatrice (Idele) Boothe 1913–1998
        1. 1. Michael (John) Gross 1936–2007
      3. 3. Eva (Ruth) Boothe 1919–2001
      4. 4. George Boothe 1902–1952 m. Evelyn Stiles 1905–1973
        1. 1. George (Booth) Jr 1931–2009
        2. 2. Barbara (Florence) Boothe 1929–1934
        3. 3. Donald (Edwin) Boothe 1926–1926
        4. 4. Richard (Edward) Boothe 1927–2014
        5. 5. Leonard (Eugene) Booth 1947–2017
      5. 5. Lester Boothe 1904–1984
      6. 6. Kenneth (Lawrence) Boothe 1909–1918
      7. 7. Milo (Orrin) Boothe 1907–1999
      8. 8. Dorothy (Louise) Boothe 1910–1985
  2. 2. Effie Emerson 1875–
  3. 3. Fannie (A) Emerson 1854–1944 m. Oscar Lowney 1850–1912
  4. 4. Sarah (Emerson) Schallenbach 1861–
  5. 5. Etta (Emerson) Emessenbach 1863–
  6. 6. Emma (Louisa Emerson) Mitchell 1851–1954
  7. 7. Sarah (Burnham) Emerson 1860–1932
  8. 8. Henry (Lawrence) Emerson 1856–1923
  9. 9. Georgietta Emerson 1862–1916
  10. 10. Leonore Emerson 1865–1944
  11. 11. Romanus Emerson 1846–1918 m. Sarah (Norris Day) Lingham 1848–1935
    1. 1. Mabel (Gertrude) Emerson 1870–1947
    2. 2. Emma Emerson 1873–
    3. 3. Grace (Meriam Day) Emerson 1873–1942 m. Willis (Page) Tilton 1873–1942
    4. 4. Louisa Emerson –1900

George Emerson's Timeline

4 Records

1817
11 Jul 1817
Birth of George Barrell Emerson in South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1860
1860
Age 43
George Barrell Emerson resided here in Boston Ward 12, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 12, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1870
1870
Age 53
George Barrell Emerson resided here in Boston Ward 12, South Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 12, South Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1890
15 Jan 1890
Age 73
Death of George Barrell Emerson in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1817
    Event Place: South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Boston Ward 12, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Boston Ward 12, South Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1890
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

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