|
|
| George Henry Davis , Danbury janitor&hatter, V:CW 1 2 3 | |
| Birth: | 6 Dec 1835 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, CT 3 4 |
| Death: | 26 Dec 1902 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT 3 |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | |
| Mother: | |
| | |
| Fact 1: 1838 Family moved to Brookfield æ 3y 3 |
Reference: DAVI56*
Danbury
|
| Marriage fact:
|
| |
 | Spouses & Children |  | |
| | |
 | |  |
|
| |
| Matilda Armstrong (Wife) b. 28 Apr 1836 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY
|
| 3 1 |
| Marriage: | 15 Dec 1859 in Resided in Danbury, CT |
| |
|
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
|
| |
|
| |
 | Notes |  | |
| | |
 | |  |
|
| |
Individual:
He was employed as a hatter and when the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the Navy Aug 29 1864 and served as a landsman aboard the USS Sloop of War Lancaster in North Carolina, Panama and Cajon, Peru. He was discharged Oct 24 1865. Landsmen served as armorers, carpenters, painters, etc. and were paid $12 a month. Upon his return to Danbury he became employed as a janitor at the New Street School in Danbury, site of today's fire department headquarters. (Jerrold Davis, 2003-09-22)
|
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
|
| |
|
| |
 | Sources |  | |
| | |
 | |  |
|
| |
- Title: "Annals of Brookfield, Fairfield County, CT"
Author: HAWLEY, Emily C
Publication: Brookfield, CT, 1929
Call Number: @S3030@
Media: Book
Page: p.361
- Title: "Danbury, Connecticut Directories, 1885-90"
Publication: http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.asp?dbid=4673
Call Number: @S3062@
Media: Electronic
- Title: DAVIS, Jerrold
Call Number: @S2894@
Media: Other
Page: letter: 2003-09-22
- Title: Census 1850
Call Number: @S3068@
Media: Census
Page: Roll 37, p.36, line 27ff
|
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
|
| |
|
|
|