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George Henry Vesey

Birth	:	25 Mar 1836 Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	8 May 1922 Monticello, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Baker Brook Cemetery, Baker Brook, Madawaska County, Canada
Coordinate	:	47.3024000, -68.5066800
Description	:	* Per Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records George enlisted in Company I, Illinois 7th Infantry Regiment. * Place of birth per 1885 Iowa ,Delaware County, Hopkinton census. * OBIT: George Vesey, Sr., an aged and respected resident of Monticello, died last Sunday morning, May 7, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S. E. Bartlett. The deceased had been ill for a number of weeks and his death was caused by the general infirmities of old age. Mr. Vesey was a son of the late Samuel and Mary Vesey. He was one of a family of thirteen children, and was born in Clarion... Read More	* Per Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records George enlisted in Company I, Illinois 7th Infantry Regiment. * Place of birth per 1885 Iowa ,Delaware County, Hopkinton census. * OBIT: George Vesey, Sr., an aged and respected resident of Monticello, died last Sunday morning, May 7, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S. E. Bartlett. The deceased had been ill for a number of weeks and his death was caused by the general infirmities of old age. Mr. Vesey was a son of the late Samuel and Mary Vesey. He was one of a family of thirteen children, and was born in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, March 25, 1836. Therefore, at the time of his decease, his age was 86 years, 1 month, and 11 days. He came to Iowa in the year 1856 and located in Delaware County. He enlisted as a volunteer in the army of the North in 1861, in company F of the 7th Illinois Regulars. He served during the entire war and at one time was shot through the body. In fact, he carried a bullet in his body during his entire life which was received during an engagement in the war. Mr. Vesey was married to Miss Harriet Call at Portsmouth, Ohio in 1865. There were twelve children born to this union, two of whom died in infancy. The surviving children are Charles, George, Isaac, Fred and Mrs. S. E. Bartlett of Monticello; Mrs. James Bartlett of Brainerd; John Vesey of Fort Dodge; Henry Vesey of Manchester, Mrs. C. McEvans of Bryan, Texas; Mrs. William Ormsby of Grandview, Idaho. In addition to these children, the deceased is survived by 55 grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren. Mr. Vesey resided in the vicinity of Hopkinton since 1856, with the exception of four years which he spent as a soldier in the Civil /War, and the past six years which were spent with his children in Monticello. Mrs. Vesey died in 1918. Short services were held in the Bartlett home in Monticello last Monday afternoon. Final services were held at the Methodist Church at Hopkinton. The services were conducted by Rev. William Hayes Mitchell, the Pastor of the Monticello Methodist Episcopal Church, assisted by the Pastor of the Hopkinton Church. Burial was had in the Hopkinton Cemetery. The services at the grave were unusually impressive and were conducted by members of the Arthur P. O'Rourke Post of the American Legion of Monticello. Fifteen members of the post accompanied the remains to its final resting place. This group of men included a color guard, a color bearer, standard bearer, firing squad and bugler. At the close of the reading of the ritual for the dead, the squad fired three volleys over the grave of the deceased, and the exercises closed by the sounding of "Taps," the most beautiful of all bugle calls. *

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Where is George Henry Vesey's memorial?
George Henry Vesey's memorial is located at: Baker Brook Cemetery, Baker Brook, Madawaska County, Canada.
When did George Henry Vesey death?
George Henry Vesey death on 8 May 1922 in Monticello, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the George Henry Vesey's memorial?
Latitude: 47.3024000
Longitude: -68.5066800

Family Members:

Parent

Samuel Vesey

(1817 - 1881)

Mary A “Polly” Dunlap Vesey

(1817 - 1892)

Spouse

Harriet Call Vesey

(1842 - 1916)

Siblings

Arminta Vesey Shinn

(1860 - 1932)

Children

Charles Vesey

(1868 - 1923)

Clara Belle Vesey Bartlett

(1878 - 1964)

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