George W. Sprague

1827 - 1887  (59 years)

• Name	George W. Sprague  [1]
  Born	25 Dec 1827	Rockland, Sullivan Co., NY, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Rockland, Sullivan Co., NY, USA   [2]
  George Sprague, 41, farmer Helen M. Sprague, 36 Carrie Sprague, 8 (Deaf & Dumb) Lincoln Davis, 9
  Died	27 May 1887  [1]
  Buried	Mary Smith Hill Cemetery, Lew Beach, Sullivan Co., NY, USA   [1]
  	Grave Stone Reads: GEORGE SPRAGUE BORN Dec. 25, 1827 Died May 27, 1887  SPRAGUE
  Notes	"Beaverkill Valley - A Journey Through Time", by Powell &Barnhart, page 338     In the 1870 Federal Census Georgeis 41, a farmer, and Helen is 35, with land valued at$4,000.00 and a personal wealthy of $500.00.  Adaughter, Carrie, appears to be 8 years old.  The 1865New York State Census lists Carrie as 3 and Abigail,widowed mother as 67 and Ephraim 12, which would place hisbirth c1853.  James Oliver, brother of George, had ason Ephraim b. c1853 and he may have lived with hisgrandmother, Abigail. George is mentioned in the Anti-rentWar testimony with his brother, Milton, sons of EphraimSprague. [3]
  Person ID	I181494	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Sprague,   b. 1801, Colchester, Delaware Co., NY, USA ,   d. Between 1855 and 1860, prob. Rockland, Sullivan Co., NY, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Abigail Hitt,   b. Abt 1800, Colchester, Delaware Co., NY, USA ,   d. Aft 1875  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F66241	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Helen M. Decker,   b. Abt 1835,   d. 1 Mar 1905  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Carrie Sprague,   b. Abt 1862,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F66245	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Dec 1827 - Rockland, Sullivan Co., NY, USA Census - 1870 - Rockland, Sullivan Co., NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones		Sprague, George W., (1827-1887) Grave stone (full view) at Mary Smith Hill Cemetery, Lew Beach, Sullivan Co., NY
  		Sprague, George W., (1827-1887) Grave stone (close-up view) at Mary Smith Hill Cemetery, Lew Beach, Sullivan Co., NY

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Publication: Beaverkill Valley, Powell, Joan & Barnhart, Irene O'Keefe, (Lew Beach, NY, B & P Publishing, 1999), page 336. [S2032] Correspondent: Davis, Leslie A., note of August 12th, 2007. [S87] Publication: Beaverkill Valley, Powell, Joan & Barnhart, Irene O'Keefe, (Lew Beach, NY, B & P Publishing, 1999), page 338. [S87] Publication: Beaverkill Valley, Powell, Joan & Barnhart, Irene O'Keefe, (Lew Beach, NY, B & P Publishing, 1999), page 335.