George Edward Franklin

1809 - 1884  (74 years)

• Name	George Edward Franklin  [1, 2]
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	27 Oct 1809	Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 40, born in Annapolis; merchant, real estate worth 2,750.
  Census	1860	Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 50, born in Maryland; real estate worth 5,000; personal estate 1,800
  Census	1870	Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 60, born in Maryland; "dry goods merchant"; real estate worth 22,700; pers. estate worth 6,405.
  Census	1880	Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 70, born in Maryland; grocer
  Obituary	Notice, Sun, 10 Mar. 1884, p4: Annapolis Local Affairs [Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun] The funeral of Mr. George E. Franklin, one of the leading merchants of Annapolis, took place this afternoon from St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal Church. Rev. W.S. Southgate officiating. The pall-bearers were selected from the vestry of the church and the clerks in the employ of Mr. Franklin. His son-in-law, Commander Winfield S. Schley, who is to command the Greeley relief expedition, and family were present at the funeral; also a large number of Naval Academy officers.
  Died	6 Mar 1884
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Dr. Thomas John Franklin           b. 23 Sep 1813, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 27 Jul 1896, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  2. Eliza Franklin           b. 30 Oct 1815, Maryland           d. 16 Oct 1853
  3. Anne Franklin           b. 30 Oct 1815, Maryland           d. 11 May 1901
  Notes	According to J. Harris Franklin's genealogical notebook: "Merchant in Annapolis." According to McIntire, he was a grocer and a hardware merchant. Harris Franklin also posited the possibility of another son to this couple named George born in March of 1858; he doesn't appear in any censuses, however. He was on the vestry of St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Annapolis. [1, 3]
  Person ID	I3812	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Thomas Franklin           b. 30 Apr 1786, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 13 May 1865, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Eliza Maccubbin           b. 29 Apr 1788           d. 13 Nov 1815  (Age 27 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1808	Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Family ID	F2307	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Maria Caroline Johnson           b. Abt 1815, Baltimore Co., Maryland
  Married	7 Jun 1838	Baltimore Co., Maryland   [4]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Maccubin Franklin           b. 16 Jun 1839, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 16 Jul 1904  (Age 65 years) + 2. Anne Rebecca Franklin           b. 12 Dec 1840, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 17 Nov 1920, New York City, New York  (Age 79 years) + 3. Thomas Franklin, Sr.           b. 20 Nov 1842, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 22 Dec 1906, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas  (Age 64 years)   4. Edward Johnson Franklin           b. 7 Dec 1844, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 1 Aug 1851  (Age 6 years)   5. George Edward Franklin, Jr.           b. Dec 1846, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 19 Mar 1850  (Age ~ 3 years) 6. James Franklin           b. 1848, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 12 Dec 1922, St. Augustine  (Age 74 years)   7. John Franklin           b. 29 Jan 1851           d. 28 Feb 1851  (Age 0 years)   8. Maria Caroline Franklin           b. 4 Nov 1856           d. 16 Dec 1943  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2013
  Family ID	F2624	|  Family Chart

  
  

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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "George Edward Franklin". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3812&tree=1sttree (accessed July 6, 2020).