George W. Bradford (1844 - 1911)

Born 29 Jan 1844 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Feb 1911 at age 67 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Clinton County, New York One Place Study.

George Bradford served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 1861
Mustered out: Oct 22, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company E 16th New York Infantry

George was born in 1844. He was the son of Elisha Bradford and Rachel Beckwith. He passed away in 1911.

The following story comes from the Clinton County, NY, Civil War Records 1961-1865 Facebook Page:

ONE OF 170 FROM THE 16th WOUNDED AT GAINES’ MILL - George William Bradford was a direct descendant of Puritan Governor William Bradford who came to the Plymouth Colony in 1620 on the Mayflower. The Bradford family spread throughout New England and his grandfather, Elisha, a Revolutionary War soldier, settled on a land grant in Clinton County.

George enlisted in the 16th Infantry when he was eighteen years old in Plattsburgh. He and 63 other men from Keeseville enlisted in May 1861 to serve for two years. The regiment organized in Albany, and they left for Washington on June 26, 1861, with the Keeseville men assigned to Company C.

The 16th was assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 5th Division of the Army of Northeastern Virginia, and moved to Alexandria on July 11, from there to Manassas for a very short time before they returned to camp. In September they were ordered to Fort Lyon and attached to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac. The winter of 1861-62 was passed at Camp Franklin near Fairfax Seminary, VA, where they remained until April 6th and by May 3rd were at Yorktown, VA. Marching up the Peninsula, they had a couple of small engagements before they got to Gaines' Mill on June 27th, where its loss was over 230 killed and wounded. George was one of the men wounded and sent to hospital. He ended up in hospital in Philadelphia, PA, and was discharged for disability on October 22nd. In December, he started receiving his Invalids Pension. He and his family lived on a farm in Clinton County until the 1890s, when he moved to Grafton, NH. When he died there in 1911, his body was brought back to Morrisonville, NY, to be buried in the Union Cemetery.

The Bradford Road in the Town of Plattsburgh is named after George's family.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #125706519
• Rosters Of The New York Infantry Regiments During The Civil War—16th New York Infantry

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTB-DWQ : 23 December 2020), George Bradford in household of Elisha Bradford, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6C1G-T2FJ : 18 February 2021), George W Bradford, 1891.
• "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZST-6T7P : 13 April 2021), George W Bradford, 1869.
• "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6C1V-4Q6C : 18 February 2021), George W Bradford, 1894.
• "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZST-6T7L : 13 April 2021), George W Bradford, 1868.

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F91X-1ZS : 24 August 2021), George W. Bradford, 1861-1865.
• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHHB-66V : 24 March 2016), George W. Bradford, 1911.

• "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL85-GL5 : 22 February 2021), George M. Bradford in entry for Thomas Porter and Edna Bradford, 29 May 1908; citing Canaan, , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,069,876.
• "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQL-N4FR : 3 March 2021), George Bradford in entry for Wm Hayes Ayers and Edna A Bradford Cooke, 15 Jun 1920; citing Marriage, Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005488150.
• "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLHB-G78 : 22 February 2021), Geo W. Bradford in entry for William H. Ayers and Edna A. Bradford, 13 Jul 1933; citing Royalton, , Vermont, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,057,171.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF54-XTQ : 6 December 2014), null in entry for William H Ayres and Edna A Bradford, Marriage, 13 Jul 1935, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States; from "Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008," and "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908." Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington and New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF54-XTH : 6 December 2014), null in entry for Wilbur E Cook and Edna A Bradford, Marriage, 12 Aug 1910, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States; from "Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008," and "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908." Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington and New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.
• "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQX-4XZB : 3 March 2021), George W Bradford in entry for William H Ayres and Edna A Bradford, 1 Jul 1935; citing Marriage, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005486628.
• "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQF-43B3 : 3 March 2021), George W Bradford in entry for Wilbur E Cook and Edna A Bradford, 12 Aug 1910; citing Marriage, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005486685.
• "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQD-Y7KJ : 3 March 2021), George W Bradford in entry for Wilbur E Cook and Edna A Bradford, 12 Aug 1910; citing Marriage, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005486685.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF26-SRZ : 19 February 2021), George W Bradford in entry for William H Ayres and Edna A Bradford, 1935.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF26-SRZ : 19 February 2021), George W Bradford in entry for William H Ayres and Edna A Bradford, 1935.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF26-SRZ : 19 February 2021), George W Bradford in entry for William H Ayres and Edna A Bradford, 1935.
• "New Hampshire Death Certificates, 1938-1959," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3Q-P9GF : 8 March 2021), George W Bradford in entry for Elmer Herman Bradford, 26 Jan 1950; citing Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, p. No 1-524, New Hampshire Division of Vital Records, Concord.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3Y7-CPQ : 14 January 2022), George C Bradford, 1900.