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George Samuel Kerwood[1]

Male 1915 - 1943  (27 years)

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  • Name George Samuel Kerwood  [2, 3, 4
    Birth Aug 1915  Prob Saratoga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 8018E1547B70754EA4EFCB29097512DB6D98 
    Death 18 Apr 1943  Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Cause: Accidental drowning 
    Burial 23 May 1943  Hudson View Cemetery, Mechanicville, Saratoga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1920 US census, 4-5/12 (number of months not clear)
      1930 US census, 14

      Drowned, as deckhand on Blue Line Transporation Co. tug in Connecticut River. Body not recovered until 21 May 1943.
    Person ID I326  broderick
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2014 

    Father Arthur Lewis Kerwood, Sr.,   b. 1 Jan 1890, Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1964, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mary Ellen Campbell,   b. Oct 1892, Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1954, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 22 May 1913  Cohoes, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bernice Crossway,   b. 7 Jan 1919   d. 13 Jun 1992, Ballston Lake, Saratoga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1939  Prob , Saratoga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Children 
     1. George Samuel Kerwood, Jr.,   b. 26 Mar 1940, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 2009, Albany, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     2. J.M. Kerwood
     3. J.A. Kerwood
    Family ID F1610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Aug 1915 - Prob Saratoga, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1939 - Prob , Saratoga, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Accidental drowning - 18 Apr 1943 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 23 May 1943 - Hudson View Cemetery, Mechanicville, Saratoga, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S461] Saratogian, The (Saratoga Springs, NY), Sa, 4 Dec 1937, p 8 Saratoga Springs NY Saratogian 1937 - 3705.pdf (Reliability: 3).
      Mechanicville Personals
      Injured and hospitalized in Brooklyn, NY - fall down coal chute

    2. [S50] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 14th, 1920, (Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Saratoga, Stillwater, ED152, sht 2A, img 3, ln 42 (Reliability: 3).
      George S. Kerwood, son, age 4-10/12, single, born NY, both parents born NY, occ. none.
      Resides Main St., Stillwater, NY.
      Dwelling 33, household 38.

    3. [S61] State of New York, New York 1925 Census, Saratoga, Halfmoon, A.D. 01 E.D. 03, p 10, img 6, ln 25 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: George Kerwood
      Birth Date: abt 1916
      Birth Place: United States
      Age: 09
      Gender: Male
      Residence Place: Halfmoon, Saratoga
      Relationship: Son
      Color or Race: White
      Assembly District: 01
      Line Number: 25
      Page Number: 10
      Occ.: School, x
      Resides Ushers Road
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Arthur Kerwood 34
      Mary E Kerwood 32
      Jane Kerwood 11
      George Kerwood 09
      Arthur Kerwood 07
      Mary Kerwood 04
      Robert Kerwood 01
      Richard Kerwood 0 (61 Da.)

    4. [S14] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 15th, 1930, (Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Saratoga, Stillwater, ED50, sht 3A, img 5, ln 8 (Reliability: 3).
      George Kerwood, son, age 14, single, born NY, both parents born NY, occ. none, attended school within the year.
      Resides Stillwater Rd, Stillwater, NY.
      Dwelling 54, family 58.

    5. [S99] Saratoga County, NY, GenWeb, Saratoga County, New York, GenWeb Archives, (See text for project information), http//saratogagenweb.com/HudVuIl.htm (Reliability: 3).
      George Kerwood, d. 18 Apr 1943, aged 27y4m5d,, interred 23 May 1943, interment #2812, last res. Connecticut, location L-167-, b2p213,Cassidy.

    6. [S12] The Troy Publishing Company, Times-Record (Troy, NY), Mo, 19 Apr 1943, p 11 (Reliability: 3).
      GEORGE KERWOOD
      , OF MECHANICVILLE
      DROWNS IN RIVER
      A man who police identified as George Samuel Kerwood of Penrose
      Avenue, Mechanicville, was drowned in the Connecticut River yesterday
      after he and a companion fell from a rowboat in the middle of the
      stream, according to an Associated Press dispatch from Hartford.
      Conn.
      The companion, Edward Neely, 21, of Shelbyviile, Ind., was rescued
      after 5-year-old Nancy Clark of East Hartford told her father
      she had seen the two men fall into the water. He and a friend pulled
      Neely out but were unable to locate Kerwood in time.
      Mr. Kerwood, lifelong resident of Mechantcvtlie, was employed by the
      Oil Transport and Towing Co. of New York.
      He is survived by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kerwood of Stillwater
      Avenue, Mechanicville; his wife, Bernlce; a son, George Kerwood;
      two daughters, Janice and Joyce Ann Kerwood; two sisters,
      Mrs. Harold Crandall of Mechanicville and Mrs. Charles Whitehead
      of Waterviiet, and two brothers, Sergt. Arthur Kerwood of the
      Army signal corps in the Pacific war zone and William Kerwood of
      Mechanieville.

    7. [S461] Saratogian, The (Saratoga Springs, NY), Mo, 19 Apr 1943, p 7 Saratoga Springs NY Saratogian 1943 - 0948.pdf (Reliability: 3).
      G. S. Kerwood Drowns At Hartford

    8. [S236] New York State Department of Health, Vital Records Section, New York, County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936, New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935 004489254 Image 233 of 566 P. 441, record 2201. (Reliability: 3).
      Groom - Arthur Lewis Kerwood, resides Mechanicville, NY, age 22, occ. Plumber, first marriage, born Town of Halfmoon, father George S. Kerwood, born New York State, mother Carrie Tripp, born Round Lake, NY.
      Bride - Mary Ellen Campbell, resides Crescent, NY, Town of Halfmoon, age 20, occ. Operator, first marriage, born Crescent, NY, father Solomon Campbell, born Belfast, Ireland, mother Bridget Burns, born Dublin, Ireland.
      License dated 10 May 1913, marriage date 22 May 1913, at Cohoes, NY by Rev. M. J. McCaffrey, priest, witnesses Mrs. J. Campbell and Edw. Dalton.
      Operator = Telephone operator.
      Rev. M. J. McCaffrey - Michael J. McCaffrey, d. 1930, Roman Catholic priest.

    9. [S461] Saratogian, The (Saratoga Springs, NY), Fr, 8 Jul 1938, p 8 Saratoga Springs NY Saratogian 1938 - 1964.pdf (Reliability: 3).
      Crossway - Kerwood Troth
      Wedding date not mentioned.

    10. [S461] Saratogian, The (Saratoga Springs, NY), Sa, 18 Mar 1939, p 7 Saratoga Springs NY Saratogian 1939 - 0763.pdf (Reliability: 3).
      Miss Bernice Crossway was tendered ...
      Shower - wedding date not listed.