Ancestor is complete! Grave has been located US Civil War Soldiers flag photo of George Washington SALISBURY   George Washington  SALISBURY

  (b. 11 July 1836 Ledyard, New York, USA   d. 18 September 1915 Auburn, New York, USA )  
Age: 79
Cause of Death: chronic myocarditis

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George Washington SALISBURY was born 11 July 1836 in Ledyard, New York, USA

George Washington SALISBURY was the child of David SALISBURY   and   Maria WOOD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Cummings (Cummins) (Cumins) (Benjamin) SALISBURY and Elizabeth MOSHER

George Washington was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

George Washington  married  Caroline Matilda (Carrie) SMITH 20 August 1862 in Auburn, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Caroline Matilda (Carrie) SMITH  was born 3 March 1843 in Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora).  Caroline Matilda (Carrie) died 15 February 1927 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.  Caroline Matilda (Carrie) was the child of Sherman SMITH and Charlotte Maria BURNHAM.

George Washington SALISBURY died 18 September 1915 in Auburn, New York, USA.





According to Civil War Pension application found at National Archives (Cert. 801352), George W. Salisbury was 6' 1", light complexion, brown eyes, brown hair. His occupation was clerk in a store.

He was buried on 9-20-1915 in Section Home, Lot Number 590. Caroline is buried next to George, but does not have a stone.
An interesting note: Harriet Tubman’s grave is in this cemetery, not very far from George W. Salisbury’s.


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