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George Speed 1820–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 December 1820

Birth Location: Columbia County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 23 July 1881

Death Location: Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Richard Speed

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Lucy Young

Children(s): Lillie Speed

George Speed was born in 1820 in Columbia County, New York, United States of America, the child of Richard Henry Speed And Mary Smith. George Speed married Lucy Young, and had children including Lillie Jane Speed. George Speed passed away in 1881 in Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Speed was born in 1820 in Columbia County, New York, United States of America, the child of Richard Henry Speed And Mary Smith.
  • George Speed married Lucy Young, and had children including Lillie Jane Speed.
  • George Speed passed away in 1881 in Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America.

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George Speed's Ancestors

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George Speed
1820–1881
Birth Place: Columbia County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Richard Henry Speed
1791–1858
Charleston, Montgomery, New York, United States
Mary Smith
1794–1881
Columbia, New York, United States
Grandparents
Henry Speed
1765–1848
Livingston Manor, Columbia, New York, USA
Elizabeth Mapes
1771–1849
Ballston, Saratoga, New York
Great-Grandparents
Richard Speed
1723–1793
Elizabeth Moor
1740–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Speed's Descendants

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George Speed (3 December 1820–23 July 1881) m. Lucy Young (16 August 1829–24 May 1864)
  1. 1. Lillie (Jane) Speed 1853–1926 m. Joseph (Mccarty) Ewing 1843–1905 m. Edwin (S) Wertz 1861–
    1. 1. Alta Ewing 1875–1953 m. Warren (T.) Becker 1867–1921
      1. 1. Warren (Raymond) Becker 1911–1996 m. Jessie (E.) Shambo 1919–1967
        1. 1. Nancy (Lee) Becker 1949–2019 m. George (Albert) sargent 1942–2013
        2. 2. Beatrice (Pearl) Becker 1946–2000
    2. 2. William (Elmer) Ewing 1871–1943
    3. 3. Alice (DeMara) Ewing 1874–1952
    4. 4. Roseltha Ewing 1877–1946
    5. 5. Julia (Evelyn) Ewing 1879–1925
    6. 6. Mable Ewing 1881–1882
    7. 7. Josephine Ewing 1883–1902
    8. 8. Ceclia (Willney) Ewing 1886–1970
    9. 9. Jeannette Ewing 1886–1951
    10. 10. Mary (Lucy) Ewing 1887–1979
    11. 11. Edna (Anna) Ewing 1890–1951
    12. 12. Vera (Hazel) Ewing 1896–1972
    13. 13. Celia Ewing 1888–

George Speed's Timeline

2 Records

1820
3 December 1820
Birth of George Speed in Columbia County, New York, United States of America
Columbia County, New York, United States of America
1881
23 July 1881
Age 61
Death of George Speed in Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 December 1820
    Event Place: Columbia County, New York, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 July 1881
    Event Place: Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America

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