George Washington PRESSEY
23-DEC-18241 - 27th Jun 19102
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Life History
27th Jun 1910 |
Died in Atlantic County, NJ.2 |
23-DEC-1824 |
Born in Sidney, ME.1 |
12-MAR-1844 |
Married Mary M. EMERSON in Waterville, ME.4 |
20-NOV-1849 |
Married Harriet BLACKWELL in Waterville, ME.1 |
Other facts
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Buried in Greenmount Cem., Hammonton, NJ |
Notes
- Said to have invented the 'Star' bicycle - one of the first 'high wheelers' with the smaller wheel in the front and large wheel in the back. George and Harriet in 1880 census of Hammonton, NJ occ. 'blacksmith' with large family. Daughter Emma age 22 occ 'opera singer'.
Sources
- 1. IGI
- 2. Info from Dolores Ford Drobile - a descendant
- 3. 1860 Census of Waterville
- 4. Waterville Vital Records