George Shattuck Barrows Sr.

Brief Life History of George Shattuck

When George Shattuck Barrows Sr. was born on 4 October 1871, in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States, his father, William Eliot Barrows Sr., was 29 and his mother, Emma Harriet Shattuck, was 24. He married Ethel Randolph Clay on 10 February 1896, in Riverton, Burlington, New Jersey, United States. He lived in United States in 1949 and Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1950. He died on 14 December 1962, in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Shattuck Barrows Sr.
1871–1962
Eleanor Holdrege Morse
1881–1956
Marriage: 11 April 1912
Ellen Clark Barrows
1913–1999
George Shattuck Barrows Jr.
1918–1964
Arthur Morse Barrows
1920–2001

Sources (10)

  • Georged Barrows, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • George S Barrows, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • George Shattuck Barrows in entry for George Shattuck Barrows, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

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1876 · Pope Manufacturing Co. Begins Automobile Manufacturing

Pope Manufacturing Company produced bicycles, motorcycles, and automobiles. The main office is located in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1915, the company ceased producing motorcycles.

1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire

On January 27, 1895, College Hall catches on fire and is fully consumed within one hour. During the fire, many students and faculty work together to save many of the items in the building. Some of these are library books. They save the books by piling them onto the rugs and dragging them out of the burning building. College Hall is then later rebuilt and renamed Davis Hall after Governor John W. Davis.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): variant of Barrow , with excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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