George
Champion
Born in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rebecca (Wildgoose) Champion
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Eleanor (Ellis) Champion
— married
27 Apr 1835 (to 15 Sep 1843) in Westonzoyland, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Philip George Wildgoose Champion, Athaliah Victoria Bright Champion, George Champion and Thomas Ellis Champion
Died
at age 39
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2015
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Biography
George Champion was a sea captain of a merchant ship based in Bristol, England. He died at sea when his ship was wrecked off the African coast. He is probably related to the other shipping/merchant Champions of Bristol, but I have been unable to connect them. Many Bristol merchants were involved the slave trade from Africa to the New World. For more information on the Port of Bristol and the slave trade, go to http://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/
from a biography of his son George;
- George Champion, Sr. , for many years made the city of Bristol his home, and from that port followed the sea, engaging in business as a merchantman, owning his own vessels and visiting many foreign ports. He died on the coast of Africa when our subject (son George) was but four years old. [1]:
Sources
- ↑ Biographical Sketch from The Biographical Record of McLean County, Illinois S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. (1899). The Biographical record of McLean County, Illinois. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, pp. 160-167.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67372227/george-champion : accessed 08 December 2021), memorial page for George Champion (2 Aug 1804–15 Sep 1843), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67372227, citing Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Shawn (contributor 47375218) .
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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:
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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~1.56%
Michele (LeFebvre) Paplanus
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