George Watkins Haskell

1843 - 1919  (76 years)

• Name	George Watkins Haskell  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	2 Jun 1843	Holland, Erie, New York   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Nov 1919	Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Sandusky Cemetery, Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York   [2, 3, 7]
  Person ID	I12949	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Sylvester Haskell,   b. 7 Mar 1816, ..., Erie, New York d. 21 Dec 1893, Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Julia Ann Crandall,   b. 1821, New York d. 15 Dec 1890, Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hettie G. Owens,   b. 23 Sep 1848, Sandusky, Cattaraugus, New York d. 1 Feb 1933, Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1868	Sandusky, Cattaraugus, New York   [2, 5]
  Children	1. John Watkins Haskell,   b. 13 May 1869, New York d. 15 Oct 1958 (Age 89 years)   2. Alfred Eugene Haskell,   b. 10 Dec 1871, New York d. 15 Sep 1951, Utica, Oneida, New York (Age 79 years)   3. Sherman S. Calvin Haskell,   b. 18 Sep 1875, Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York d. 29 Nov 1961, Castile, Wyoming, New York (Age 86 years)   4. ... Haskell,   b. 11 Aug 1877, New York d. 11 Aug 1877, New York (Age 0 years)   5. ... Haskell,   b. 21 Dec 1887, New York d. 21 Dec 1887, New York (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F8599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Civil War Pension File Invalid application # 786685, cert # 662743 Widow application # 1150936, cert # 885144 Enlisted September 3, 1864 in Company C. NY Heavy Artillery. Discharged June 21, 1865 at Norfolk , Virginia. In the Fall of 1864 injured breast and knee at skirmish drill. Suffered from chronic diarrhea and piles April 1865. Described as 5' 8", dark eyes, brown hair. Married Hettie Owens September 2, 1868 Chilldren John W. Haskell born August 13, 1869 Alfred E. Haskell born December 10, 1871 Sherman S. Haskell born September 18, 1875 infant daughter born August 11, 1877, died at birth infant daughter born December 21, 1887, died at birth George died November 4, 1919 _____ Submitter: Arthur Burch Subject: HASKELL Family of Freedom Message: From: Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed. by William Adams, pub. 1893 History of the Town of Freedom ? Chapter XXIX (29) Page 683 George W. HASKELL was born in Holland, Erie county, June 2, 1843, and in 1864 enlisted in Co. C, 13th N. Y. H. A., serving until the close of the war. He returned to Freedom and engaged in farming, and in 1889 purchased the hardware store in Sandusky of E. J. CHENEY, which he sold in 1890 to H. M. WHITE. Mr. HASKELL married Hettie, daughter of Sampson W. OWENS; children: John W., Alfred E., and Sherman S. Note: Posted as part of the Cattaraugus County Genweb Biography Project -

  
  

• Sources

  [S8675] Cattaraugus county, NY, Genweb Biography Project, submitted by Arthur Burch. [S27360] Genealogy of the descendants of Roger Haskell and Elizabeth Hardy, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S27238] Family records and notes courtesy of Peggy Streiff Haskell. [S12698] Death certificate, New York, George W. Haskell. [S11461] Civil War pension file, invalid and widow, George Watkins Haskell and Harriet Owens. [S19554] Death index, New York, George W. Haskell, 1919. [S10836] Cemetery index, Sandusky Cemetery, Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, (Find-a-Grave).