George Washington Bradley

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Bradley was born on 15 January 1813, in Salem, Salem, Washington, New York, United States, his father, Pierce Bradley, was 48 and his mother, Abigail Abiah Richmond, was 38. He married Elizabeth Kroll on 2 March 1834, in Clarence, Erie, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1850 and Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States in 1852. He registered for military service in 1866. In 1835, at the age of 22, his occupation is listed as cooper in Clarkson, Monroe, New York, United States. He died on 8 March 1891, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Moroni City Cemetery, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Bradley
1813–1891
Elizabeth Kroll
1811–1893
Marriage: 2 March 1834
Cynthia Abiah Bradley
1833–1926
Betsy Louisa Bradley
1835–1881
Lydia Mary Bradley
1837–1845
George Henry Bradley
1840–1915
Melinda Euphemia Bradley
1842–1865
Jacob Joseph Bradley
1843–1845
Levina Bradley
1846–1846
Hyrum Moroni Bradley
1847–1926
Amos Alma Bradley
1849–1922
Zephaniah Richmond Bradley
1851–1933
Sylvia Bradley
1855–1866

Sources (52)

  • George W Bradley, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Millennium File: Birth & Death information for George Washington Bradley
  • Sanpete. Military Records 1860–1868, Regimental Records 1860–1868, Officer Rosters 1860–1868, Militia Records 1860–1868 | Utah. Officer Rosters 1860–1868, Militia Records 1860–1868, Regimental Records 1860–1868, Military Records 1860–1868

World Events (8)

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the many places throughout England named Bradley, from Old English brād ‘broad’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Scottish: habitational name from Braidlie in Roxburghshire.

Irish (Ulster): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Brolcháin ‘descendant of Brolacháin’, a diminutive of the personal name Brólach, compare Brawley . This was a learned family.

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

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Life Sketch of GEORGE WASHINGTON BRADLEY by George Washington Bradley Printed in The Sentinel, N.H. Felt, Prop. & Mgr., "OUR PRIZE ARTICLES, No. SEVEN." I was born in the town of Salem, Washington …

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