George A. Richardson (1840 - 1905)

Born 11 Dec 1840 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Jun 1905 at age 64 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

George was born in Medway, Massachusetts, the son of Howard and Mary Richardson. In 1850, the family was living in Franklin, Mass, where 10 year old George was one of 9 children.^[1]

George enlisted to serve in the Civil War as a 19 year old shoemaker from Bellingham, Mass. He mustered in as a Private in Company I of the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 20, 1862. He was discharged January 23, 1863, to renlisted in the Regular Army and the following day mustered into Company K of the 1st US Cavalry. He deserted the regiment on April 27, 1863.^[2]

He died at the Chelsea Soldiers' Home in Chelsea, Mass., where he was a patient for 29 days.^[3] His death record describes him as a fireman and resident of Attleboro, Mass; he was unmarried. He is buried at the Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden, Mass.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSC-9Y8 : 12 April 2016), George A Richardson in household of Howward Richardson, Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
2. ↑ Civil War Soldiers Database, Historical Data Systems, Inc, George A. Richardson, accessed 30 Jul 2018
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWJP-YY4 : 11 March 2018), George A. Richardson, 26 Jun 1905
4. ↑ FindAGrave.com, George A. Richardson, Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden, MA, accessed 28 Jul 2018

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9RB-G4M : 4 December 2014), George A. Richardson, Private, Company I, 18th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry, Union