Captain George Sampson Talcott

1838 - 1897  (58 years)

• Name	George Sampson Talcott
  Birth	15 Sep 1838	Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut   [4]
  Census	1850 (11 years)	Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut   [1]
  Age: 12
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Military	From 12 Aug 1862 to 13 Jun 1865 (23 years)  [3, 10, 11]
  He enlisted at Jamestown, New York in 1862. He served in the 112th New York Infantry as an officer until his discharge on 13 June 1865 in Raleigh, North Carolina. On 12 October 1864, he was promoted to full Captain. Among the battles he fought in was the Battle of Cold Harbor. After his death, his widow applied for a pension based on his service.
  	Civil War Pension Application
  Membership	say 1865 (26 years)  [8]
  He was a member of the D. G. Farragut Post 116 of the G.A.R. At the time of his death, he was the adjutant of the post.
  	News Article mentioning George Talcott
  Census	1880 (41 years)	New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut   [2]
  Age: 41
  Address: 187 Elm Street
  He was a wood foreman.
  Death	26 Jun 1897	Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [3, 4, 6, 11]
  	Cause: abscess in ear caused by acute eczema
  	He died after seven weeks illness.
  		Death Record of George S. Talcott
  Burial	Est 28 Jun 1897	Green Bower Cemetery, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [4]
  		Gravestone of Capt. George S. Talcott Plot: 171
  Last Full Review	17 May 2020 (181 years)
  Person ID	I1789	| Spouse of a Delvee
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Henry Talcott,   b. Abt 1814, Connecticut
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Martha A. Sampson,   b. Abt 1818, Connecticut
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Pratt,   b. 14 Sep 1846, Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 22 Nov 1926, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1872	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [3, 9, 12, 13]
  		Marriage Record of Mary Pratt and George Talcott
  Age at Marriage	He : 33 years and 4 months - She : 25 years and 4 months.
  Notes	Marriage: In the Gardner, Massachusetts records this marriage is listed as 31 December 1871. Given two conflicting dates and places, I have chosen the brides hometown of Petersham as the record clearly states "at Petersham".
  Children	+ 1. Clarence Pratt Talcott,   b. 26 Oct 1873, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1957 (Age 83 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Orlo Emmons Talcott,   b. 30 Oct 1876, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 12 Feb 1954, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 77 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Daisy May Talcott,   b. 24 Mar 1882, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 1957 to 1958, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Edwin Augustus Talcott,   b. 3 Jan 1884, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 5. Roy Gilbert Talcott,   b. 12 Jun 1891, East Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Feb 1966, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Sep 1838 - Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Census - 1850 - Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Marriage - 1 Jan 1872 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Clarence Pratt Talcott - 26 Oct 1873 - Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Orlo Emmons Talcott - 30 Oct 1876 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1880 - New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut Child - Daisy May Talcott - 24 Mar 1882 - Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut Child - Edwin Augustus Talcott - 3 Jan 1884 - Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut Child - Roy Gilbert Talcott - 12 Jun 1891 - East Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 26 Jun 1897 - Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts Burial - Est 28 Jun 1897 - Green Bower Cemetery, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S674] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1850; Census Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 41; Page: 406B [S673] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 98; Page: 564D; Enumeration District: 024. [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988). [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.). Memorial ID 49883190 CPT George Samson Talcott [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Marriage Record of Mary Pratt and George Talcott [S799] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Death Record of George S. Talcott [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Marriage Record of Mary Pratt and George Talcott [S1020] News Article: "Of Interest to Veterans", (Boston: Boston Herald, 24 October 1897, Page 7). [S1025] Shepardson, Francis Wayland and John Eaton Shepardson, and Daniel Scott Shepardson. The History of the Shepardson Family of Royalston, Ma., (On-Line at http://www.shepardsons.org/, 23 October 2006). [S1195] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000). [S833] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009). [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Marriage Record of Mary Pratt and George Talcott. [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Mary Pratt and George Talcott.