Son of
John Preston and
Nanny Waters Preston
Brother of
Sarah E. Preston Burton
Caroline A. Preston Christie
Amelia M. Preston Hartley
Daniel Burgess Preston
Elizabeth Preston Hadley
James W. Preston
Joseph E. Preston
William H. Preston
Husband of Mary Bridget Hickey Preston
Together the parents of
Percival Preston,
Eva Preston Lewis,
Mame Preston Walker,
William Harvey Preston
Alden Preston.
George Albert Preston was born in Stockport, Cheshire, England. The middle child of nine born to John and Nanny Preston. Shortly after George's birth his family boarded the ship Roscius in Liverpool to come to the United States. The family arrived on October 9, 1841, George was almost 6 months old. His older sisters Caroline and Elizabeth, and his older brothers Daniel and James all made the trip safely to New York. George's father and mother settled in the "Silk City" of Paterson New Jersey. John was a grocer and a machinist while his children grew up. George was the last of the Preston children born in England, his sisters Amelia and Sarah and brothers Joseph and William were born in Paterson.
The Preston boys loved their new country and when duty called during the Civil war, John and Nanny Preston saw George, Daniel, James and William all enlist on the same day. They all survived the battles they fought and came home to go their separate ways.
George was present at the Appomattox Court House the day Lee surrendered. Sharing a peice of history that has gone down in history books. George was there, living it.
George married Mary Bridget Hickey in December of 1868. They continued to live in Paterson after four of their children were born. George worked as a machinist and after years of living next door to his parents and younger siblings, in the big city. George took his little family to live in the next town over, a little town called Dundee Lake. This was sometime around 1885. He had bought a farm there and moved his family into the little farmhouse. After moving there Mary would have their fifth child.
I'm not sure what happened to Alden, there seems to be no record of him, even George and Mary's youngest son never spoke of him. I'm not sure Percival ever knew about Alden.
In 1901 George's wife Mary passed away. Only days before Christmas he had to throw the family tree out into the snow to make room for his wife's casket. The family worked together to raise Mary's youngest son. As George worked his daughters would care for the youngest of the family. George was left alone in later years. The older children all married and living away from the farm, George was left with his youngest son, Percival (Bert).
Bert joined the Navy in WWI and George was left on the big farm alone. As George aged, his eyesight started to fail and it was determined he was going blind. George thought he could live on in his home but it was clear to his children something had to be done. George's oldest son William thought the farm should be sold and George placed in a facility that could care for him. George wasn't happy with that idea, but his daughters had homes of their own by then and Bert was in the Navy. Bert had just been married to a girl in Rhode Island and they had a daughter and another child on the way. Bert's wife, Jessie decided she could care for her babies and Bert's dad so she moved to New Jersey to live with George in the old farm house. George continued to enjoy what he could, Jessie would prepare meals and take care of the home and George was able to live out his remaining years. George's second granddaughter was born in the farmhouse.
Sadly this would put a wedge in the Preston family as William still believed George could get better care in a home. All George's children only wanted the best for him, but differed on what that was.
As the years passed the farm was taken away from the family for the buidling of Interstate 80. There stands an old huge oak tree that used to be in the back yard of the farmhouse, that is the only thing left of the farm George took his little family to live on.
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I'm very proud of my great grandpa George. Among his pictures there is a plaque that has been passed down to me. I can't seem to get a good enough picture of it, to show all the work that went into it. I wish I knew more about the plaque. I am not sure if it was something just done for my Greatgrandfather or if other soldiers also had something like this done for them. The following are some of the highlights mentioned on the plaque.
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Entered the service in Company C 25th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, September 2, 1862 Mustered in September 18, 1862. Mustered
out June 20, 1863. Re-entered the service as private of Company B 15th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry February 23, 1865 and served with the 1st Brigade, 1st
Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. Marched to the support of troops attacked at Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865. and capture of entrenched picket line.
Assault and capture of Petersburg, April 2nd; Battle of Sailor's Creek April 6; Action near Farmville April 7th. Appomattox Court House April 9th the surrender
of Lee's army.Expedition to Dannville, Virginia to cooperate with General Sherman's forces April 23-27th. Promoted to Corporal May 1, 1865. Transferred to Company I 2nd New Jersey Veterans Volunteers, June 21, 1865. Promoted to Sergeant June 22, 1865. Mustered out July 11, 1865. Close of the War. The 25th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was organized at Beverly, New Jersey September 18, 1862.
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Four of John and Nanny's sons enlisted in the Civil War on September 2, 1862. Daniel, George, James and William all serving in the infantry in Company C of the New Jersey 25th Infantry Regiment. Both John and Nanny had to be proud, but worried having four of their children enlist together, and to be together in the same regiment at first. Although taking some comfort that their boys were able to be there for one another, it had to be hard watching them march off to war. For all those families that experience that, may God bless and keep them all. It takes special men and women and special families left at home.
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A special thank you to Caroline's great grandson, Ed. He did the genealogy for the Preston family. He truly made my job of posting the family on Find A Grave so much easier, and more complete. Thank you cousin, I'm glad you found us.
George was my great grandfather
Another special thank you to Ruth "LadyPepper" for cleaning up the old pictures of greatgrandpa. Ruth you always come to the rescue. Thank you so very much. They look so much nicer and I think I even see a smile on George Albert's face.
And another special thank you to my dear friend Joe Vogel for taking away a good deal of the glare on the memorial plaque photo. I know my family would be so thankful Joey. Thank you.
John Preston and
Nanny Waters Preston
Brother of
Sarah E. Preston Burton
Caroline A. Preston Christie
Amelia M. Preston Hartley
Daniel Burgess Preston
Elizabeth Preston Hadley
James W. Preston
Joseph E. Preston
William H. Preston
Husband of Mary Bridget Hickey Preston
Together the parents of
Percival Preston,
Eva Preston Lewis,
Mame Preston Walker,
William Harvey Preston
Alden Preston.
George Albert Preston was born in Stockport, Cheshire, England. The middle child of nine born to John and Nanny Preston. Shortly after George's birth his family boarded the ship Roscius in Liverpool to come to the United States. The family arrived on October 9, 1841, George was almost 6 months old. His older sisters Caroline and Elizabeth, and his older brothers Daniel and James all made the trip safely to New York. George's father and mother settled in the "Silk City" of Paterson New Jersey. John was a grocer and a machinist while his children grew up. George was the last of the Preston children born in England, his sisters Amelia and Sarah and brothers Joseph and William were born in Paterson.
The Preston boys loved their new country and when duty called during the Civil war, John and Nanny Preston saw George, Daniel, James and William all enlist on the same day. They all survived the battles they fought and came home to go their separate ways.
George was present at the Appomattox Court House the day Lee surrendered. Sharing a peice of history that has gone down in history books. George was there, living it.
George married Mary Bridget Hickey in December of 1868. They continued to live in Paterson after four of their children were born. George worked as a machinist and after years of living next door to his parents and younger siblings, in the big city. George took his little family to live in the next town over, a little town called Dundee Lake. This was sometime around 1885. He had bought a farm there and moved his family into the little farmhouse. After moving there Mary would have their fifth child.
I'm not sure what happened to Alden, there seems to be no record of him, even George and Mary's youngest son never spoke of him. I'm not sure Percival ever knew about Alden.
In 1901 George's wife Mary passed away. Only days before Christmas he had to throw the family tree out into the snow to make room for his wife's casket. The family worked together to raise Mary's youngest son. As George worked his daughters would care for the youngest of the family. George was left alone in later years. The older children all married and living away from the farm, George was left with his youngest son, Percival (Bert).
Bert joined the Navy in WWI and George was left on the big farm alone. As George aged, his eyesight started to fail and it was determined he was going blind. George thought he could live on in his home but it was clear to his children something had to be done. George's oldest son William thought the farm should be sold and George placed in a facility that could care for him. George wasn't happy with that idea, but his daughters had homes of their own by then and Bert was in the Navy. Bert had just been married to a girl in Rhode Island and they had a daughter and another child on the way. Bert's wife, Jessie decided she could care for her babies and Bert's dad so she moved to New Jersey to live with George in the old farm house. George continued to enjoy what he could, Jessie would prepare meals and take care of the home and George was able to live out his remaining years. George's second granddaughter was born in the farmhouse.
Sadly this would put a wedge in the Preston family as William still believed George could get better care in a home. All George's children only wanted the best for him, but differed on what that was.
As the years passed the farm was taken away from the family for the buidling of Interstate 80. There stands an old huge oak tree that used to be in the back yard of the farmhouse, that is the only thing left of the farm George took his little family to live on.
*****
I'm very proud of my great grandpa George. Among his pictures there is a plaque that has been passed down to me. I can't seem to get a good enough picture of it, to show all the work that went into it. I wish I knew more about the plaque. I am not sure if it was something just done for my Greatgrandfather or if other soldiers also had something like this done for them. The following are some of the highlights mentioned on the plaque.
~~~~~
Entered the service in Company C 25th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, September 2, 1862 Mustered in September 18, 1862. Mustered
out June 20, 1863. Re-entered the service as private of Company B 15th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry February 23, 1865 and served with the 1st Brigade, 1st
Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. Marched to the support of troops attacked at Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865. and capture of entrenched picket line.
Assault and capture of Petersburg, April 2nd; Battle of Sailor's Creek April 6; Action near Farmville April 7th. Appomattox Court House April 9th the surrender
of Lee's army.Expedition to Dannville, Virginia to cooperate with General Sherman's forces April 23-27th. Promoted to Corporal May 1, 1865. Transferred to Company I 2nd New Jersey Veterans Volunteers, June 21, 1865. Promoted to Sergeant June 22, 1865. Mustered out July 11, 1865. Close of the War. The 25th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was organized at Beverly, New Jersey September 18, 1862.
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Four of John and Nanny's sons enlisted in the Civil War on September 2, 1862. Daniel, George, James and William all serving in the infantry in Company C of the New Jersey 25th Infantry Regiment. Both John and Nanny had to be proud, but worried having four of their children enlist together, and to be together in the same regiment at first. Although taking some comfort that their boys were able to be there for one another, it had to be hard watching them march off to war. For all those families that experience that, may God bless and keep them all. It takes special men and women and special families left at home.
************
A special thank you to Caroline's great grandson, Ed. He did the genealogy for the Preston family. He truly made my job of posting the family on Find A Grave so much easier, and more complete. Thank you cousin, I'm glad you found us.
George was my great grandfather
Another special thank you to Ruth "LadyPepper" for cleaning up the old pictures of greatgrandpa. Ruth you always come to the rescue. Thank you so very much. They look so much nicer and I think I even see a smile on George Albert's face.
And another special thank you to my dear friend Joe Vogel for taking away a good deal of the glare on the memorial plaque photo. I know my family would be so thankful Joey. Thank you.
Son of
John Preston and
Nanny Waters Preston
Brother of
Sarah E. Preston Burton
Caroline A. Preston Christie
Amelia M. Preston Hartley
Daniel Burgess Preston
Elizabeth Preston Hadley
James W. Preston
Joseph E. Preston
William H. Preston
Husband of Mary Bridget Hickey Preston
Together the parents of
Percival Preston,
Eva Preston Lewis,
Mame Preston Walker,
William Harvey Preston
Alden Preston.
George Albert Preston was born in Stockport, Cheshire, England. The middle child of nine born to John and Nanny Preston. Shortly after George's birth his family boarded the ship Roscius in Liverpool to come to the United States. The family arrived on October 9, 1841, George was almost 6 months old. His older sisters Caroline and Elizabeth, and his older brothers Daniel and James all made the trip safely to New York. George's father and mother settled in the "Silk City" of Paterson New Jersey. John was a grocer and a machinist while his children grew up. George was the last of the Preston children born in England, his sisters Amelia and Sarah and brothers Joseph and William were born in Paterson.
The Preston boys loved their new country and when duty called during the Civil war, John and Nanny Preston saw George, Daniel, James and William all enlist on the same day. They all survived the battles they fought and came home to go their separate ways.
George was present at the Appomattox Court House the day Lee surrendered. Sharing a peice of history that has gone down in history books. George was there, living it.
George married Mary Bridget Hickey in December of 1868. They continued to live in Paterson after four of their children were born. George worked as a machinist and after years of living next door to his parents and younger siblings, in the big city. George took his little family to live in the next town over, a little town called Dundee Lake. This was sometime around 1885. He had bought a farm there and moved his family into the little farmhouse. After moving there Mary would have their fifth child.
I'm not sure what happened to Alden, there seems to be no record of him, even George and Mary's youngest son never spoke of him. I'm not sure Percival ever knew about Alden.
In 1901 George's wife Mary passed away. Only days before Christmas he had to throw the family tree out into the snow to make room for his wife's casket. The family worked together to raise Mary's youngest son. As George worked his daughters would care for the youngest of the family. George was left alone in later years. The older children all married and living away from the farm, George was left with his youngest son, Percival (Bert).
Bert joined the Navy in WWI and George was left on the big farm alone. As George aged, his eyesight started to fail and it was determined he was going blind. George thought he could live on in his home but it was clear to his children something had to be done. George's oldest son William thought the farm should be sold and George placed in a facility that could care for him. George wasn't happy with that idea, but his daughters had homes of their own by then and Bert was in the Navy. Bert had just been married to a girl in Rhode Island and they had a daughter and another child on the way. Bert's wife, Jessie decided she could care for her babies and Bert's dad so she moved to New Jersey to live with George in the old farm house. George continued to enjoy what he could, Jessie would prepare meals and take care of the home and George was able to live out his remaining years. George's second granddaughter was born in the farmhouse.
Sadly this would put a wedge in the Preston family as William still believed George could get better care in a home. All George's children only wanted the best for him, but differed on what that was.
As the years passed the farm was taken away from the family for the buidling of Interstate 80. There stands an old huge oak tree that used to be in the back yard of the farmhouse, that is the only thing left of the farm George took his little family to live on.
*****
I'm very proud of my great grandpa George. Among his pictures there is a plaque that has been passed down to me. I can't seem to get a good enough picture of it, to show all the work that went into it. I wish I knew more about the plaque. I am not sure if it was something just done for my Greatgrandfather or if other soldiers also had something like this done for them. The following are some of the highlights mentioned on the plaque.
~~~~~
Entered the service in Company C 25th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, September 2, 1862 Mustered in September 18, 1862. Mustered
out June 20, 1863. Re-entered the service as private of Company B 15th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry February 23, 1865 and served with the 1st Brigade, 1st
Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. Marched to the support of troops attacked at Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865. and capture of entrenched picket line.
Assault and capture of Petersburg, April 2nd; Battle of Sailor's Creek April 6; Action near Farmville April 7th. Appomattox Court House April 9th the surrender
of Lee's army.Expedition to Dannville, Virginia to cooperate with General Sherman's forces April 23-27th. Promoted to Corporal May 1, 1865. Transferred to Company I 2nd New Jersey Veterans Volunteers, June 21, 1865. Promoted to Sergeant June 22, 1865. Mustered out July 11, 1865. Close of the War. The 25th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was organized at Beverly, New Jersey September 18, 1862.
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Four of John and Nanny's sons enlisted in the Civil War on September 2, 1862. Daniel, George, James and William all serving in the infantry in Company C of the New Jersey 25th Infantry Regiment. Both John and Nanny had to be proud, but worried having four of their children enlist together, and to be together in the same regiment at first. Although taking some comfort that their boys were able to be there for one another, it had to be hard watching them march off to war. For all those families that experience that, may God bless and keep them all. It takes special men and women and special families left at home.
************
A special thank you to Caroline's great grandson, Ed. He did the genealogy for the Preston family. He truly made my job of posting the family on Find A Grave so much easier, and more complete. Thank you cousin, I'm glad you found us.
George was my great grandfather
Another special thank you to Ruth "LadyPepper" for cleaning up the old pictures of greatgrandpa. Ruth you always come to the rescue. Thank you so very much. They look so much nicer and I think I even see a smile on George Albert's face.
And another special thank you to my dear friend Joe Vogel for taking away a good deal of the glare on the memorial plaque photo. I know my family would be so thankful Joey. Thank you.
John Preston and
Nanny Waters Preston
Brother of
Sarah E. Preston Burton
Caroline A. Preston Christie
Amelia M. Preston Hartley
Daniel Burgess Preston
Elizabeth Preston Hadley
James W. Preston
Joseph E. Preston
William H. Preston
Husband of Mary Bridget Hickey Preston
Together the parents of
Percival Preston,
Eva Preston Lewis,
Mame Preston Walker,
William Harvey Preston
Alden Preston.
George Albert Preston was born in Stockport, Cheshire, England. The middle child of nine born to John and Nanny Preston. Shortly after George's birth his family boarded the ship Roscius in Liverpool to come to the United States. The family arrived on October 9, 1841, George was almost 6 months old. His older sisters Caroline and Elizabeth, and his older brothers Daniel and James all made the trip safely to New York. George's father and mother settled in the "Silk City" of Paterson New Jersey. John was a grocer and a machinist while his children grew up. George was the last of the Preston children born in England, his sisters Amelia and Sarah and brothers Joseph and William were born in Paterson.
The Preston boys loved their new country and when duty called during the Civil war, John and Nanny Preston saw George, Daniel, James and William all enlist on the same day. They all survived the battles they fought and came home to go their separate ways.
George was present at the Appomattox Court House the day Lee surrendered. Sharing a peice of history that has gone down in history books. George was there, living it.
George married Mary Bridget Hickey in December of 1868. They continued to live in Paterson after four of their children were born. George worked as a machinist and after years of living next door to his parents and younger siblings, in the big city. George took his little family to live in the next town over, a little town called Dundee Lake. This was sometime around 1885. He had bought a farm there and moved his family into the little farmhouse. After moving there Mary would have their fifth child.
I'm not sure what happened to Alden, there seems to be no record of him, even George and Mary's youngest son never spoke of him. I'm not sure Percival ever knew about Alden.
In 1901 George's wife Mary passed away. Only days before Christmas he had to throw the family tree out into the snow to make room for his wife's casket. The family worked together to raise Mary's youngest son. As George worked his daughters would care for the youngest of the family. George was left alone in later years. The older children all married and living away from the farm, George was left with his youngest son, Percival (Bert).
Bert joined the Navy in WWI and George was left on the big farm alone. As George aged, his eyesight started to fail and it was determined he was going blind. George thought he could live on in his home but it was clear to his children something had to be done. George's oldest son William thought the farm should be sold and George placed in a facility that could care for him. George wasn't happy with that idea, but his daughters had homes of their own by then and Bert was in the Navy. Bert had just been married to a girl in Rhode Island and they had a daughter and another child on the way. Bert's wife, Jessie decided she could care for her babies and Bert's dad so she moved to New Jersey to live with George in the old farm house. George continued to enjoy what he could, Jessie would prepare meals and take care of the home and George was able to live out his remaining years. George's second granddaughter was born in the farmhouse.
Sadly this would put a wedge in the Preston family as William still believed George could get better care in a home. All George's children only wanted the best for him, but differed on what that was.
As the years passed the farm was taken away from the family for the buidling of Interstate 80. There stands an old huge oak tree that used to be in the back yard of the farmhouse, that is the only thing left of the farm George took his little family to live on.
*****
I'm very proud of my great grandpa George. Among his pictures there is a plaque that has been passed down to me. I can't seem to get a good enough picture of it, to show all the work that went into it. I wish I knew more about the plaque. I am not sure if it was something just done for my Greatgrandfather or if other soldiers also had something like this done for them. The following are some of the highlights mentioned on the plaque.
~~~~~
Entered the service in Company C 25th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, September 2, 1862 Mustered in September 18, 1862. Mustered
out June 20, 1863. Re-entered the service as private of Company B 15th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry February 23, 1865 and served with the 1st Brigade, 1st
Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. Marched to the support of troops attacked at Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865. and capture of entrenched picket line.
Assault and capture of Petersburg, April 2nd; Battle of Sailor's Creek April 6; Action near Farmville April 7th. Appomattox Court House April 9th the surrender
of Lee's army.Expedition to Dannville, Virginia to cooperate with General Sherman's forces April 23-27th. Promoted to Corporal May 1, 1865. Transferred to Company I 2nd New Jersey Veterans Volunteers, June 21, 1865. Promoted to Sergeant June 22, 1865. Mustered out July 11, 1865. Close of the War. The 25th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was organized at Beverly, New Jersey September 18, 1862.
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Four of John and Nanny's sons enlisted in the Civil War on September 2, 1862. Daniel, George, James and William all serving in the infantry in Company C of the New Jersey 25th Infantry Regiment. Both John and Nanny had to be proud, but worried having four of their children enlist together, and to be together in the same regiment at first. Although taking some comfort that their boys were able to be there for one another, it had to be hard watching them march off to war. For all those families that experience that, may God bless and keep them all. It takes special men and women and special families left at home.
************
A special thank you to Caroline's great grandson, Ed. He did the genealogy for the Preston family. He truly made my job of posting the family on Find A Grave so much easier, and more complete. Thank you cousin, I'm glad you found us.
George was my great grandfather
Another special thank you to Ruth "LadyPepper" for cleaning up the old pictures of greatgrandpa. Ruth you always come to the rescue. Thank you so very much. They look so much nicer and I think I even see a smile on George Albert's face.
And another special thank you to my dear friend Joe Vogel for taking away a good deal of the glare on the memorial plaque photo. I know my family would be so thankful Joey. Thank you.
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