Civil War Records of George W. Sawyer

Service

Pension

Grand Army of the Republic

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Death

Additional Information

George N. [sic] Sawyer, age 29, a shoemaker, is recorded as an inhabitant of Acton in the 1850 federal census, in household (dwelling no. 89/105) with Betsy Sawyer, age 29; George E., age 8; Sarah A., age 6; and Alfred, age 8 months ("1850 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com).

George Washington Sawyer, age 34, a Shoemaker, is recorded in the 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Acton, in household (dwelling no. 113/116) with Betsy Marritt Sawyer, age 34; George Elmore Sawyer, age 13; Sarah Ann Sawyer, age 11; Alfred Sawyer, age 6; Ever Louisa Sawyer, age 2 years 8 months; and William Osker Sawyer, age 3 months (Lainhart, 1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Censuses for Acton: 17).

George W. Sawyer, age 38, a cordwainer, is recorded as an inhabitant of Acton in the 1860 federal census, in household (dwelling no. 78) with Betsy Sawyer, age 39, and six children: George E., age 18, a shoe maker; Sarah E., age 16; Alfred, age 10; Ira L., age 7; Willie, age 5; and Albert, age 2 ("1860 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com).

George Washington Sawyer, age 43, a Soldier in Service, is recorded in the 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Acton, in household (dwelling no. 21) with Betsy Merritt Sawyer, and five children, ages 4 to 21 (Lainhart, 1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Censuses for Acton: 45.)

George W. Sawyer, age 48, a worker in a shoe shop, is recorded as an inhabitant of Acton in the 1870 federal census, in household (dwelling no. 45/59) with Betsy Sawyer, age 42; Eva L., age 17; Alfred, age 20; Willie O., age 15, and Lina M., age 9 ("1870 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com).

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George W. Sawyer's name is included on the Acton Memorial Library Soldiers' Tablet, "The Men of Acton Who Fought For The Union."

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See also:

Hosmer, The Town of Acton in the Civil War: 43.

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