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 DiedMay 27, 1887 SPRAGUE
  		I181494 Sprague, George W., (1827-1887), grave stone (full view) atMary Smith Hill Cemetery, Lew Beach, Sullivan Co., NY
  		I181494a Sprague, George W., (1827-1887), grave stone (close-upview) at Mary Smith Hill Cemetery, Lew Beach, Sullivan Co.,NY
  Notes	"Beaverkill Valley - A Journey Through Time", by Powell &Barnhart, page 338 In the 1870 Federal Census George is 41, a farmer, andHelen is 35, with land valued at $4,000.00 and a personalwealthy of $500.00. A daughter, Carrie, appears to be 8years old. The 1865 New York State Census lists Carrie as3 and Abigail, widowed mother as 67 and Ephraim 12, whichwould place his birth c1853. James Oliver, brother ofGeorge, had a son Ephraim b. c1853 and he may have livedwith his grandmother, Abigail. George is mentioned in theAnti-rent War testimony with his brother, Milton, sons ofEphraim Sprague. [3]
  Person ID	I181494	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2021

  
  

  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 Buried - - Mary Smith Hill Cemetery, Lew Beach, 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.