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George Palmer Ransom 1762–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 January 1762

Birth Location: Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 5 September 1850

Death Location: Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Samuel Capt.

Mother: Esther Lawrence

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Ransom)

Children(s): Lydia (Kridler), William Ransom, Ira Col., Thomas Ransom, Eleanor Ransom, Olive (Curtis), Lyvia (Davenport), Samuel Ransom, Keturah (Hodge), Miner Ransom

George Palmer Ransom was born in 1762 in Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Samuel Ransom Capt And Esther Lawrence. In 1848, George Palmer Ransom resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1850, George Palmer Ransom resided in Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA. George Palmer Ransom married Elizabeth Lamoreaux Ransom, and had children including Eleanor Ransom, Ira Ransom Col, Keturah Ransom Hodge, Lydia Ransom Kridler, Lyvia Ransom Davenport, Miner Ransom, Olive Ransom Curtis, Samuel Cortwright Ransom, Thomas Ransom, William Ransom. George Palmer Ransom passed away in 1850 in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Palmer Ransom was born in 1762 in Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Samuel Ransom Capt And Esther Lawrence.
  • In 1848, George Palmer Ransom resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1850, George Palmer Ransom resided in Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • George Palmer Ransom married Elizabeth Lamoreaux Ransom, and had children including Eleanor Ransom, Ira Ransom Col, Keturah Ransom Hodge, Lydia Ransom Kridler, Lyvia Ransom Davenport, Miner Ransom, Olive Ransom Curtis, Samuel Cortwright Ransom, Thomas Ransom, William Ransom.
  • George Palmer Ransom passed away in 1850 in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Capt.
1738–1778
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Esther Lawrence
1738–1794
Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth (Ransom)
1776–1859
Birth Location: Monroe, Orange County, New York, United States of America
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Children(s)

Lydia (Kridler)
1815–1906
Birth Location: Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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William Ransom
1797–1881
Birth Location: Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ira Col.
1822–1918
Birth Location: Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
IC
Thomas Ransom
1806–1879
Birth Location: Plymouth Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
TR
Eleanor Ransom
1810–1812
Birth Location: Plymouth Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
ER
Olive (Curtis)
1796–1874
Birth Location: Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Lyvia (Davenport)
1804–1872
Birth Location: Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Samuel Ransom
1795–1863
Birth Location: Plymouth Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
SR
Keturah (Hodge)
1801–1862
Birth Location: Plymouth Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Miner Ransom
1813–1897
Birth Location: Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
MR

George Ransom's Ancestors

Self
George Ransom
1762–1850
Birth Place: Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel Ransom Capt.
1738–1778
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Esther Lawrence
1738–1794
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Ransom's Descendants

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George (Palmer) Ransom (3 January 1762–5 September 1850) m. Elizabeth (Lamoreaux) (Ransom) (30 September 1776–27 August 1859)
  1. 1. Lydia (Ransom) (Kridler) 1815–1906 m. John Kridler 1809–1897
    1. 1. George (Hartzell) Kridler 1836–1862
    2. 2. Burton (Downing) Kridler 1843–1905
    3. 3. John (E.) Kridler 1853–1854
    4. 4. Sabina (Amelia) Windle 1841–1922
    5. 5. Emma (L) Mosher 1849–1939
    6. 6. Wilber (Hodge) Kreidler 1845–1925
    7. 7. Marian Hallett 1856–1940
    8. 8. Rhoda Samira 1862–
  2. 2. William Ransom 1797–1881 m. Clarissa (B) Ransom 1814–1889
    1. 1. George (Palmer) Ransom 1846–1865
    2. 2. Adelia Bertram 1857–1931
    3. 3. Frank (Davenport) Ransom 1847–1913
    4. 4. Thomas (Davenport) Ransom 1843–1930
    5. 5. Phoebe Lamoreux 1839–1916
    6. 6. Lydia (Kridler) Case 1850–1907
    7. 7. Mary Lamoreux 1830–1890
    8. 8. Amanda (S) Harrison 1852–1936
    9. 9. Charles (C) Ransom 1845–1919
  3. 3. Ira (Ransom) Col. 1822–1918 m. Mary (E) Ransom 1830–1920
    1. 1. Robert (B) Ransom 1856–1856
    2. 2. Ellen (H) Johnson 1851–1918
    3. 3. Emeline (S) Cease 1853–1946
    4. 4. Liva (Estella) Danks 1865–1936
    5. 5. Edwin (Davenport) Ransom 1848–1929
  4. 4. Thomas Ransom 1806–1879 m. Nancy (Ann) Ransom 1818–1846 m. Elvira (Temperance) Healy 1823–1911
    1. 1. Lydia (Kridler) Smythe 1842–1888
    2. 2. Emma Allison 1847–1882
    3. 3. Estella Fletcher 1857–1899
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Grant 1839–1886
    5. 5. Angelo (T) Ransom 1851–1859
    6. 6. Annie (C.) Ransom 1862–1886
    7. 7. Frances (A) Ransom 1853–1882
    8. 8. Nellie (Brink) Ransom 1870–1872
    9. 9. Prentiss Ransom 1861–1940
    10. 10. Thomas (Ransom) Jr 1844–1879
    11. 11. Burton Ransom 1865–1941
  5. 5. Eleanor Ransom 1810–1812
  6. 6. Olive (Ransom) (Curtis) 1796–1874 m. Charles (Cottsworth) Curtis 1783–1861
    1. 1. William (D.) Curtis 1831–1901
    2. 2. Lydia (Kreidler) Curtis 1835–1853
    3. 3. Charles (Ransom) Curtis 1819–1846
    4. 4. Elizabeth Curtis 1825–1827
    5. 5. Infant Curtis 1827–1827
    6. 6. Jane (S) Curtis 1829–1866
    7. 7. Mabel Curtis 1838–1878
  7. 7. Lyvia (Ransom) (Davenport) 1804–1872 m. Oliver (H) Davenport 1808–1883
    1. 1. Clarissa Shafer-Frey 1836–1892
    2. 2. Lydia (Kreidler) Ashley 1847–1915
    3. 3. Jeanette Whitney 1840–1922
    4. 4. James (Hodge) Davenport 1833–1890
    5. 5. Edwin Davenport 1832–1913
    6. 6. Andrew (Crandall) Davenport 1834–1878
    7. 7. Lorinda Lees 1838–1914
    8. 8. Ellen (C) Levi 1844–1912
  8. 8. Samuel (Cortwright) Ransom 1795–1863 m. Hannah (Wightman) (Ransom) 1800–1836 m. Mabel (Dodson) Ransom 1805–1902 m. Hannah Wilkinson 1838–1851
    1. 1. Miles (Avery) Ransom 1821–1908 m. Mary (A. Weaver) Fuller 1823–1904 m. Polly ("Mary") Belford 1823–1896
      1. 1. Ellsworth ("Elmer" Ransom) Sr. 1864–1947
      2. 2. Avery (Whitman) Ransom 1848–1929 m. Genevieve (J. "Jeneva" "Jenny") Hoffer 1850–1900 m. Lucia (J. "Lucy") Cochran 1851–1923
        1. 1. Miles (Luther) Ransom 1883–1952 m. Louisa (Beebe) (Ransom) 1887–1957
        2. 2. Mary (Alice) Ransom 1877–1914
        3. 3. Harry (L.) Ransom 1882–1882
        4. 4. Roy (Avery) Ransom 1888–1933
        5. 5. Nellie (Adaline) Ransom 1875–1879
        6. 6. John (Wesley) Ransom 1880–1955
        7. 7. Myrtle (Bell) Ransom 1889–1970
      3. 3. Charles (Nelson) Ransom 1850–1941 m. Alfasetta (Catharine) Snyder 1852–
        1. 1. Harvey (Lee) Ransom 1878–
        2. 2. Mary (Arabella) Ransom 1876–
        3. 3. Minnie (Armida) Ransom 1879–
        4. 4. Amanda (Gertrude) Ransom 1880–1882
      4. 4. Eda ("Edith" Adaline Ransom) (Messenbrink) 1854–1933 m. John Bray 1845–
      5. 5. George (Washington) Ransom 1857–1901
      6. 6. Margretta (Estella Ransom) (Dedrick) 1861–1955
      7. 7. Thomas (Fredrick) Ransom 1867–1929
      8. 8. Emma (Adalade Ransom) (Bray) 1854–1932 m. John Bray 1845–
      9. 9. Frank (Asbury) Ransom 1855–1936
    2. 2. Samuel (Cortright) Ransom 1839–1913 m. Mary (Emma Eugenia Hughes) (Ransom) 1841–1866 m. Sarah (Delphine Scott) (Ransom) 1847–1868 m. Alice (Deets Scott) (Ransom) 1852–1942
      1. 1. Mabel (Delphine) Ransom 1875–1953 m. William (Lee) Woodward 1868–
      2. 2. James (Harley "Todd") Ransom 1873–1950 m. Daisy (Merle Vannote) (Ransom) 1877–
        1. 1. Merle (Delphine) Ransom 1897–
        2. 2. Harley (Cortright) Ransom 1900–
        3. 3. Dorothy (Deet) Ransom 1904–
      3. 3. William (Irving) Ransom 1867–1918
    3. 3. George (Palmer) Ransom 1830–1873 m. Nancy (M Hogoboom (Ransom,) Pierce) 1838–1897
      1. 1. Jessie (Fremont) Ransom 1857–
      2. 2. Dayton (Fremont) Ransom 1856–
      3. 3. Ella (Mabel) Ransom 1854–1856
    4. 4. Margaretta (Harland Ransom) (Slifer) 1845–1897
    5. 5. Harriet (Wilber Ransom) (Wetherill) 1823–1899 m. Avery (Solomon) Wetherill 1823–1885
      1. 1. Samuel (Ransom) Wetherill 1847–1876 m. Eva Hoover –1876
    6. 6. Jameson (Harvey) Ransom 1842–1917 m. Dora Nieukirk 1865– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Winchester 1844–1896
      1. 1. Ruth (Evelyn) Ransom 1899–
      2. 2. Samuel (Cortright) Ransom 1864–
      3. 3. Margaretta (May) Ranson 1880–
      4. 4. Nathan (Cortright) Ransom 1875–
      5. 5. Hannah (Whiteman) Ransom 1862–
      6. 6. Harley (Slifer) Ransom 1865–1895
      7. 7. William (Winchester) Ransom 1867–
      8. 8. James (Harvey) Ransom 1868–
      9. 9. Charles Francis 1870–
      10. 10. Mabel (Dodson) Ransom 1872–1875
      11. 11. George (Edmond) Ransom 1874–
      12. 12. Harry Eugene 1877–
    7. 7. Emeline (Jennings Ransom) Baldwin 1826–1851 m. Nelson (J) Baldwin 1824–1885
      1. 1. Mary (Emeline) Day 1848–1935 m. Edward (W) Day 1843–1913
  9. 9. Keturah (Ransom) (Hodge) 1801–1862 m. James Hodge 1795–1863
    1. 1. Wilbur (Fisk) Hodge 1837–1922
    2. 2. Chester (Prentice) Hodge 1834–1887
    3. 3. James (Monroe) Hodge 1832–1906
  10. 10. Miner Ransom 1813–1897 m. Elizabeth (Shonk) (Ransom) 1817–1895
    1. 1. Caleb (Shonk) Ransom 1843–1929
    2. 2. Michael Ransom 1847–1934
    3. 3. Charles (Miner) Ransom 1841–1921
    4. 4. George (Palmer) Ransom 1850–1936
    5. 5. Elsa Wheelock 1839–1903
    6. 6. Keturah (Hodge) Goodell 1845–1929
    7. 7. Henry (Harrison) Ransom 1852–1929
    8. 8. Rhoda (Lamira) Jones 1862–1923
    9. 9. Seymour 1854–1855
    10. 10. Weldon 1855–1860
    11. 11. Chester 1857–1857

George Ransom's Timeline

4 Records

1762
3 January 1762
Birth of George Palmer Ransom in Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1848
1848-1862
Age 86
George Palmer Ransom resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 88
George Palmer Ransom resided here in Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
5 September 1850
Age 88
Death of George Palmer Ransom in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 January 1762
    Event Place: Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 259
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 793; Page: 78a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 093 : 1912
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1848-1862
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 793; Page: 78a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 September 1850
    Event Place: Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 259
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 093 : 1912
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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