George Northrup was born about 1803, in Bradford Co., Pennsylvania. He married Nancy M. Snyder in Athens, Pennsylvania, in 1834, and they had five children: George M., Orlando S., Charles, L., Mary M. and Sarah L. He passed away in 1873. In 1878, two of their sons were married and living in Iowa.
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The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 828.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 October 2020), memorial page for George Northrup (1803–1872), Find A Grave: Memorial #201375281, citing Brooklyn Cemetery, Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by ogleCounty (contributor 46623374) .
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