Henry Upham RANSOM: Darlene's Family Genealogy

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1. Henry Upham RANSOM was born in Jul 1883 (son of Rear Admiral George Brinkerhoff RANSOM and Sarah J. UPHAM); died on 7 Sep 1883.

Generation: 2

Rear Admiral George Brinkerhoff RANSOM was born on 28 Jun 1851 in Chazy, Clinton Co., New York (son of Capt. Harry Sawyer RANSOM and Martha C. BOSWORTH); died on 25 Feb 1924 in Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1860, Living with mother in Champlain, Clinton Co., New York
Census: 1870, Living with parents in Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York
Census: 1880, Living with parents in Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York
Census: 1920, Living in Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York

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Name:
Rear Admiral, United States Navy
George B Ransom graduated (2nd in his class) from the United States Naval Academy in 1874. He was commissioned an Ensign and began a career in Naval Engineering that would lead him to command of Navy Yard Steam Engineering and Engineering Materials. He also returned to the Naval Academy to teach engineering. His service was not limited to shoreside engineering responsibilities; at the Battle of Manila Bay Ransom served as Chief Engineer on the USS Concord.

Posted on Find A Grave by Phil Signor

George married Sarah J. UPHAM on 15 Sep 1880 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sarah was born in 1851; died in 1912; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah J. UPHAM was born in 1851; died in 1912; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.

Other Events and Attributes:

Fact: Daughter of Don Alonzo Joshua Upham and Elizabeth Smith Jaques
Fact: Daughter of Don Alonzo Joshua Upham and Elizabeth Smith Jaques

Children:

Roswell Upham RANSOM was born on 29 Aug 1881; died on 30 Apr 1882.
1. Henry Upham RANSOM was born in Jul 1883; died on 7 Sep 1883.
Horace Upham RANSOM was born on 11 Aug 1885 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; died in 1957; was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.