George H Dow1 2nd great grand father and end of known lineb. 11 May 1828, d. 17 June 1878, #24917
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George H Dow1 2nd great grand father and end of known line| Birth | 11 May 1828 | George H may have born on
11 May 1828 at Littletown, Massachusetts. Death certificate says 50
years 1 month and either 2-3 days or 23 days. Cemetery index says 50
years 1 month and 24 days.1 but on the 1870 census he
claims to be 34 years old, which would put his birthdate at about 1836.
Since the death certificate information was likely given by wife
Maggie, who it seems, could neither read nor write, she may have given
erroneous information. |
| Birth | Birth place is most likely Littleton, which is NW of Boston in Middlesex county, Massachusetts. |
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| 1860 | Has not been found on ANY census early that the 1870. |
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| Living | 1861 | May have been living in Illinois as early as 1861
as the Death certificate says that he had been in Illinois for about 17
years.1 |
| Marriage | 28 Sept 1868 | George H Dow married Margaret J Black, daughter of William Henry Black and Charlotte Wilson,
on 28 September 1868 at Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois. This marriage
is recorded in Vol7 Cert 12, Freeport, Stephenson, IL marriage records.
No hard copy.2 |
| Occupation | The death certificate gives his occupation as Mechanic and Blacksmith. |
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| Cen1870 | 23 June 1870 | George H Dow appears on the 1870 census taken 23 June 1870 in the 1st Ward of Freeport Illinois as George Dow, 34, born in MA.
George and Margaret Dow were living 3 residences from William and
Adelia Black who are the father and step-mother of Margarget Black
Dow.. This
George Dow was a Patent Rights Dealer. There is no child in this
household. Margaret is 23 years old. |
| CityDir | 1872 | George H Dow and Margaret J Black
show on the 1872 City Directory of Freeport Illinois on the south east corner of Oak and Walnut streets .
This house is still standing in 1997 but now the streets are Ordway and
Walnut. It is a green two story house. |
| CityDir | 1875 | George H Dow shows on the 1875 City Directory of
Freeport Illinois in the first ward, on the north side of Oak street,
east of West Street. Occupation given as "patent rights agent".3 |
| Illness | between 1870 and 1878 | Death cert says that he had suffered from pulmonary consumption for about 8 years, which was the ultimate cause of death.1 |
| 1878 | Doctor signing death cert was O.E. Stearns; and the Undertaker was Hunt & Earning or somthing like that.1 |
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| Name Variation | 1878 | George H Dow was also found as Dowd. |
| Death | 17 June 1878 | George H Dow died on 17 June 1878 in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, at age 50.1 |
| Obituary | 19 June 1878 | The Obituary from the Freeport Daily Bulletin, of Freeport, Illinois is as follows: George Dow was intered this afternoon with Masonic ceremonies in the City cemetery.4 |
| Burial | 19 June 1878 | George H Dow was buried on the 19th of June 1878 in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois.4 |
| Member | George H was a member of the Masons in Freeport, Illinois.. | |
| Religion | George H Dow was Protestant of undetermined denomination.4 |
| Family | **Margaret J Black | b. 8 March 1846, d. 10 June 1925 |
| Child | 1. | **George Dow Black+ b. 13 Jul 1871, d. 5 Jul 19355 |
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