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George (Ridgway) Ridgeway (abt. 1835 - 1863)

George Ridgeway formerly Ridgway
Born about in Shropshire, England, United Kingdommap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 3 Feb 1859 in Dublin, County Dublin, Irelandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 28 in Washington, District of Columbia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Corporal George (Ridgway) Ridgeway served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 24 Feb 1863
Mustered out: died from disease 20 Jun 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company L, 1st Cavalry Regiment, United States Army

George Ridgway "was born in Shropshire in England ... emigrated to the United States ... about the month of June 1860 ... He had been in the United States of America for about 11 years before we were married ..."

George Ridgway enlisted 24 Feb 1863 as Private company L, 1st U.S. Army Cavalry.[1]

George Ridgeway born England, 28 yrs old Laborer re-enlisted 24 Feb 1863, died 20 June 1863 St Columbian hospital Washington DC a Private. [2]

George Ridgway, Corporal 30th Regt, residing Beggars Bush barracks, son of Thomas Ridgway, married on 3 Feb 1859 at St Peter parish United church of England and Ireland, Dublin by Rev John Cole Coghlan, to Maria McDonald, residing Beggars Bush, daughter of Edward McDonald, soldier. [3]

Children:

  1. Maria Honor born 22 Nov baptized 24 Nov 1859
  2. Joseph George born 3 Mar baptized 6 Mar 1862

George Ridgway died 17 June or 20 June 1863 in Hospital, Washington, D. C. of typhus fever.

buried in the National Cemetery provided for soldiers

Maria Ridgway, widow, 26 yrs old, on 8 July 1865 in Dublin, Ireland filed affidavit for US civil war widow's pension.

Sources

  1. Approved Pension Application File for Maria Mcdonald Ridgway, Widow of George Ridgway, Company L, 1st US Army Cavalry Regiment (Application No. WC57226) https://catalog.archives.gov/id/184024407
  2. "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G1DD-YH2?cc=1880762&wc=M61T-CNL%3A176746101 : 22 May 2014), 149, 1863-1864, O-Z Duplicates > image 45 of 249; citing NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1859/09569/5469777.pdf




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