George Lyman Bellows (1828 - 1863)

Born 6 Apr 1828 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 25 Nov 1863 at age 35 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

George Lyman Bellows was son of Ephraim Bellows and Sarah Brown. He was born Apr 6 1828 in Concord, Massachusetts. ^[1] Find A Grave gives his birth place Ware, Massachusetts but that appears to be incorrect.

George was in business in Boston, Massachusetts for some years and later in Chicago, Illinois. He never married. ^[2]

In 1850 he lived in a boarding house in Medford, Massachusetts and was a merchant. ^[3] In 1860 he lived in Worcester, Massachusetts with his family. ^[4]

He served in the Civil War, entering as a captain in the 51st Illinois Regiment and was promoted to major. ^[2]

George was killed at the Battle of Missionary Ridge on Nov 26, 1863. ^[2] He is buried in the Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-PZ9 : 5 January 2021), George Lyman Bellows, 1828.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} The history of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914 by Charles H. Chandler and Sarah Fiske Lee. Fitchburg, Mass. Sentinel Printing Company, 1914. (Page: 230)
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSM-3X1 : 22 December 2020), George L Bellows in household of Laura L Barr, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCN-S3L : 18 February 2021), George L Bellows in entry for E H Bellows, 1860.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81255103/george-lyman-bellows: accessed 08 July 2023), memorial page for MAJ George Lyman Bellows (6 Apr 1828–25 Nov 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #81255103, citing Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by kdkb (contributor 47120392).