George LACHANCE
16-JUN-18411 - PROB. 1938
Life History
16-JUN-1841 |
Born in Waterville, ME.1 |
PROB. 1938 |
Died in California |
Notes
- He is probably the George Lashus in 'Heart Throbs of the West' born May 1, 1842 in Waterville, Maine of French-Canadian parentage, worked on the Union Pacific Railroad and died in California 21-Feb-1938. George W. Lashus was at the throttle of "Jupiter," first Central Pacific locomotive west of Ogden, when it formed the backdrop to that famous scene, the driving of the golden spike, May 10, 1869, at Promontary. Also Civil War Co. G, 3rd ME Infantry. A George W. Lashus born c 1843 ME is in 1920 census of Los Angeles, CA with wife Anna.
Sources
- 1. The Genealogist V. 16, # 2 Baptisms at Waterville, Maine and recorded at Saint-Georges-de Beauce
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