Originally a mariner from Suffolk, England (probably from the town of Blythburgh), George moved to Sunderland in County Durham.
"After marrying [Margaret Park in County Durham, England], George worked as a coal miner [in Durham] until 1870 when he signed-on to an ocean-going freighter bound for Boston. He jumped ship in Boston and found his way to Nanticoke in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal fields. His family joined him in 1871 and it [is] here they lived their lives."
— David Bache
According to his death certificate, his occupation was "Fire Boss" [a safety officer charged with checking the workings for flammable gasses and issuing safety lamps within the coal mine].
Charter Member of MOWERY - [Volunteer Fire] ENGINE CO. #3 in Nanticoke.
"After marrying [Margaret Park in County Durham, England], George worked as a coal miner [in Durham] until 1870 when he signed-on to an ocean-going freighter bound for Boston. He jumped ship in Boston and found his way to Nanticoke in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal fields. His family joined him in 1871 and it [is] here they lived their lives."
— David Bache
According to his death certificate, his occupation was "Fire Boss" [a safety officer charged with checking the workings for flammable gasses and issuing safety lamps within the coal mine].
Charter Member of MOWERY - [Volunteer Fire] ENGINE CO. #3 in Nanticoke.
Originally a mariner from Suffolk, England (probably from the town of Blythburgh), George moved to Sunderland in County Durham.
"After marrying [Margaret Park in County Durham, England], George worked as a coal miner [in Durham] until 1870 when he signed-on to an ocean-going freighter bound for Boston. He jumped ship in Boston and found his way to Nanticoke in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal fields. His family joined him in 1871 and it [is] here they lived their lives."
— David Bache
According to his death certificate, his occupation was "Fire Boss" [a safety officer charged with checking the workings for flammable gasses and issuing safety lamps within the coal mine].
Charter Member of MOWERY - [Volunteer Fire] ENGINE CO. #3 in Nanticoke.
"After marrying [Margaret Park in County Durham, England], George worked as a coal miner [in Durham] until 1870 when he signed-on to an ocean-going freighter bound for Boston. He jumped ship in Boston and found his way to Nanticoke in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal fields. His family joined him in 1871 and it [is] here they lived their lives."
— David Bache
According to his death certificate, his occupation was "Fire Boss" [a safety officer charged with checking the workings for flammable gasses and issuing safety lamps within the coal mine].
Charter Member of MOWERY - [Volunteer Fire] ENGINE CO. #3 in Nanticoke.
Inscription
George Elmy
1836 - 1917 [sic, dates for wife's inscription are also wrong.]
Gravesite Details
Luzerne County Burial Permit has burial given as 23 Dec 1915.
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