George Joseph Babbitt (1860 - 1920)

Born 11 Oct 1860 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Philomena Georgiana (Wessel) Babbitt — married 20 Jun 1887 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Died 24 Mar 1920 at age 59 in Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, United States

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Biography

George was born in 1860. He was the son of David Babbitt and Catherine Spellmire. He passed away in 1920.

Buried next to his wife Philomena Wessel Babbit and other Babbit family members. George was the third child of David W. Babbitt and Catherine M. Spellmire. He died suddenly of a heart attack in the Coconino County Courthouse. According to many reports, he was a generous and humanitarian indivdual. He came West with his brothers, established family businesses, and invested in Arizona mining operations. He and Philomena had five children: Bertrand, Herbert, Margaret, George J., and Mary Eunice.

Sources

George Babbitt, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920" Source Date 11 October 1860 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX4J-9CS "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX4J-9CS : 12 November 2022), George Babbitt, 1860.

George Babbit in household of Catherine Babbit, "United States Census, 1870" Source Date 1870 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VL-QJV "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VL-QJV : 28 May 2021), George Babbit in entry for Catherine Babbit, 1870.

George Babbitt in household of Catherine Babbitt, "United States Census, 1880" Source Date 1880 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M899-Z7Z "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M899-Z7Z : 14 January 2022), George Babbitt in household of Catherine Babbitt, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

George Bobbitt, "United States Census, 1900" Source Date 1900 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9VH-3F7 "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9VH-3F7 : 12 January 2022), George Bobbitt, 1900.

George Babbitt, "United States Census, 1910" Source Date 1910 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVVW-CLK "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVVW-CLK : accessed 27 March 2023), George Babbitt, Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 25A, family 526, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 39; FHL microfilm 1,374,052.

George I Babbitt in entry for Thomas E Mccullough and Margaret M Babbitt, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952" Source Date 9 March 1918 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLC3-NRF "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLC3-NRF : 17 August 2022), George I Babbitt in entry for Thomas E McCullough and Margaret M Babbitt, 1918.

George Babbitt, "United States Census, 1920" Source Date 1920 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRX-ZQD "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRX-ZQD : 31 January 2021), George Babbitt, 1920.

George Babbitt, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951" Source Date 1920 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLV9-468 "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLV9-468 : 6 April 2020), George Babbitt, 1920; citing Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, reference 1895, Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix, Arizona; FHL microfilm 2,114,453.

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