George
Washington
Vars
Born in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Isaac Vars Jr.
and Hannah (Saunders) Vars
Brother of
Hannah Vars, John Vars, Charles Vars, Lucinda Vars, Charlotte Saunders Vars, Maria Vars, Alfred Gardner Vars, Edwin Case Vars, Frances Vars and Nelson Byron Vars
Husband of
Amelia Thompson
— married
5 Sep 1841 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Addison Vars, Harriet Amelia Vars, Washington Monroe Vars, Fayette Eugene Vars, Adelaid V Vars, Son Vars, Nelson Byron Vars, Arthur Edwin Vars, Edgar Irvin Vars and George Oscar Vars
Died
at age 61
in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jul 2012
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Biography
George Washington Vars was born on 7 Apr 1816 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, his father, Isaac Vars Jr and his mother, Hannah Saunders. He married Amelia Thompson. He died on November 19, 1877, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island and was buried in River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128281979/george-washington-vars: accessed 9 November 2023), memorial page for George Washington Vars (1816–1877), Find A Grave: Memorial #128281979, citing River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by L'Hexagone (contributor 47826846).
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMZ-J2DQ : 15 April 2022), George W Vars in entry for Emelia Thompson, ; citing Marriage, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143424.
- "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJX-YN1 : Thu Oct 05 21:46:01 UTC 2023), Entry for George W Vard and Amelia Vard, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7G-23V : Wed Oct 04 21:43:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph W Vars and Amelia Vars, 1870.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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