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George Lewis Thorpe 1884 – 1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1884

Birth Location: Fairfield, Connecticuit

Death Date: 23 June 1969

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: George Thorpe

Mother: Charlotte Smith

Spouse(s): Bertha Godfrey, Mildred Baker, Bertha Thorpe

Children(s): Louis Thorpe, Dorothy Thorpe, Edith Miller, Marjorie Thorpe, Louis Thorpe, Dorothy Thorpe, Hazel Thorpe

George Lewis Thorpe was born in 1884 in Fairfield, Connecticuit, the child of George Burr Thorpe and Charlotte A Smith. In 1900, George Lewis Thorpe resided in Weston township, Fairfield, Connecticut. George Lewis Thorpe married Bertha Louise Godfrey, Mildred Hedden Baker, Bertha Thorpe, and had children including Louis Eugene Thorpe, Dorothy E Thorpe, Edith Miller, Marjorie Ruth Thorpe, Louis Eugene Thorpe, Dorothy E Thorpe, Hazel L Thorpe. George Lewis Thorpe passed away in 1969 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Lewis Thorpe was born in 1884 in Fairfield, Connecticuit, the child of George Burr Thorpe and Charlotte A Smith.
  • In 1900, George Lewis Thorpe resided in Weston township, Fairfield, Connecticut.
  • George Lewis Thorpe married Bertha Louise Godfrey, Mildred Hedden Baker, Bertha Thorpe, and had children including Louis Eugene Thorpe, Dorothy E Thorpe, Edith Miller, Marjorie Ruth Thorpe, Louis Eugene Thorpe, Dorothy E Thorpe, Hazel L Thorpe.
  • George Lewis Thorpe passed away in 1969 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Thorpe
1868 –
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Charlotte Smith
1871 – 1959
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
CS

Spouses(s)

Bertha Godfrey
1884 – 1957
Birth Location: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
BG
Mildred Baker
Birth Location: –
MB
Bertha Thorpe
1885 –
Birth Location: Connecticut
BT

Children(s)

Louis Thorpe
1906 –
Birth Location: Connecticut
LT
Dorothy Thorpe
1908 –
Birth Location: Connecticut
DT
Edith Miller
1912 – 2004
Birth Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
EM
Marjorie Thorpe
1923 – 1999
Birth Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
MT
Louis Thorpe
1906 –
Birth Location: Connecticut
LT
Dorothy Thorpe
1908 –
Birth Location: Connecticut
DT
Hazel Thorpe
1910 –
Birth Location: Connecticut
HT

George Thorpe's Ancestors

Self
George Thorpe
1884 – 1969
Birth Place: Fairfield, Connecticuit
Parents
George Burr Thorpe
1868 –
Connecticut
Charlotte (A) Smith
1871 – 1959
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Casper (D.) Wallace
1847 –
Vermont
Nettie Wallace
1850 –
Michigan
Great-Grandparents
James Wallace
1817 –
Jane Scott
1817 – 1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hiram Scott
1795 – 1882
Rowena Babbitt
1793 – 1858

George Thorpe's Descendants

1.
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George (Lewis) Thorpe (14 Jul 1884 – 23 June 1969) m. Bertha (Louise) Godfrey (11 Nov 1884 – 20 Nov 1957) m. Mildred (Hedden) Baker m. Bertha Thorpe (1885 – )
  1. 1. Louis (Eugene) Thorpe (1906 – )
  2. 2. Dorothy (E) Thorpe (1908 – )
  3. 3. Edith Miller (22 September 1912 – 22 January 2004) m. Carl Miller (abt 1913 – )
    1. 1. Judith Miller (abt 1939 – )
  4. 4. Marjorie (Ruth) Thorpe (20 Aug 1923 – 2 Dec 1999) m. Harold (Quince) Watson (13 Oct 1921 – 24 Nov 2011) m. Elmer (Andrew) Nielsen (10 Nov 1922 – 8 Feb 1996)
    1. 1. Janice (Thorpe Watson) Nielsen (2 Sept 1945 – ) m. Walter (Kenneth) Collum (4 Oct 1943 – )
      1. 1. Cory Collum (11 Jul 1965 – 11 Jul 1965)
      2. 2. Sandra (Lynn) Collum (17 Dec 1967 – ) m. Richard (Scott) Sandmeyer (6 July 1958 – )
        1. 1. Timothy (Benjamin) Sandmeyer (22 Apr 1994 – ) m. Jessica (Christine) Scott (13 Jun 1987 – )
    2. 2. Eric (Andrew) Nielsen (Aug 1955 – ) m. Kimbe (A) Audley (abt 1958 – ) m. Joyce Whitmore
    3. 3. Sandra (Lynn) Nielsen m. William Strickland m. Loren Snow
      1. 1. Robert Strickland
        1. 1. Cassandra Strickland
        2. 2. Unknown Strickland
      2. 2. Jennifer (Lynn) Strickland m. Howard Keefe m. Stefan Blacart m. Thomas Moody
        1. 1. Katherine Keefe
        2. 2. Ashley Keefe
        3. 3. Alexandra Moody
      3. 3. Stacey Snow m. Steve Connor
      4. 4. Laurie Snow m. Josh Martin
        1. 1. Malorian (Andrew) Martin (2009 – )
      5. 5. Katherine Snow
      6. 6. Marjorie Snow m. Garrett Bowden
        1. 1. Katherine Snow (2005 – )
  5. 5. Hazel (L) Thorpe (abt 1910 – )

George Thorpe's Timeline

8 Records

1884
14 Jul 1884
Birth of George Lewis Thorpe in Fairfield, Connecticuit
Fairfield, Connecticuit
1885
14 July 1885
Age 1
Birth of George Lewis Thorpe in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 16
George Lewis Thorpe resided here in Weston township, Fairfield, Connecticut
Weston township, Fairfield, Connecticut
1910
1910
Age 26
George Lewis Thorpe resided here in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
1920
1920
Age 36
George Lewis Thorpe appeared in census in Bridgeport Ward 5, Fairfield, Connecticut
Bridgeport Ward 5, Fairfield, Connecticut
1920
1920
Age 36
George Lewis Thorpe resided here in Bridgeport Ward 5, Fairfield, Connecticut
Bridgeport Ward 5, Fairfield, Connecticut
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 56
George Lewis Thorpe resided here in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1969
23 June 1969
Age 85
Death of George Lewis Thorpe in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 July 1885
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Roll: ; Local board: Fairfield , Connecticut.
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T627_495; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1-39.
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bridgeport Ward 5, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T625_175; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 451.
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T623_135; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 111; FHL microfilm: 1240135.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1884
    Event Place: Fairfield, Connecticuit
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Connecticut; Registration County: Fairfield; Roll: 1561882; Draft Board: 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Weston township, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T623_135; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 111; FHL microfilm: 1240135.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bridgeport Ward 5, Fairfield, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bridgeport Ward 5, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bridgeport Ward 5, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T625_175; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 451.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T627_495; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1-39.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Bridgeport City
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Connecticut; Registration County: Fairfield; Roll: 1561882; Draft Board: 4

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Connecticut; Registration County: Fairfield; Roll: 1561882; Draft Board: 4

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Roll: ; Local board: Fairfield , Connecticut.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1969
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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