Admiral
George
Henry
Wadleigh
Born in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Ancestors 
Son of George Wadleigh
and Sarah Hidden (Gilman) Wadleigh
Brother of
John Taylor Gilman Wadleigh, Grace Gilman Wadleigh and Elizabeth Gilman (Wadleigh) Williams
Husband of
Clara Elizabeth (Robinson) Wadleigh
— married
12 Oct 1869 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Father of
Elizabeth (Wadleigh) Burrage, George Robinson Wadleigh, Clara Frothingham Wadleigh and John Winthrop Wadleigh
Died
at age 84
in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Admiral George Wadleigh served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): steam sloops Lackawanna and Richmond
Side: USA
Regiment(s): steam sloops Lackawanna and Richmond
George was born in 1842. He was the son of George Wadleigh and Sarah Gilman.
He entered the United States Naval Academy on September 26, 1860, with the rank of midshipman. He graduated on May 28, 1863, with the rank of ensign.
He was a veteran of the Civil War. He served during the Civil War in the Gulf of Mexico on the steam sloops Lackawanna and Richmond, seeing action at the battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864, and receiving promotion to master on November 10, 1865.
He married Clara Elizabeth Robinson (1843–1921). They had the following children:
- Elizabeth "Bessie" Wadleigh (1870–1952), who married Severance E. Burrage (1868–1945).
- George Robinson Wadleigh (1875–1974), who married Ellen Walker Fleming (1874-1925).
- Clara Frothingham Wadleigh (1876–1955).
#John Winthrop Wadleigh (1879–1923), who married Mary Remey (1884-1960).
He passed away in 1927.
Sources
- Wikipedia. George H. Wadleigh
- American genealogical record, Volume 2, Part 1 By Edward S. Clark. George Henry Wadleigh pg 177
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