George Sewall

George Sewall

Lifespan: 1819 - 1882

Birth: 5 Dec 1819 in Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada

Occupation: Waterman, "Plat on River," Farmer

Marriage: Elizabeth "Betsey" Linscott

Children: George F. Sewell, Stephen T. Sewell, Rinaldo Sewall, Roselet Sewell, Robert Sewell, Rinaldo Sewall, Helen E. Sewall, James Sewall

Parents: Unknown & Unknown

Death: 22 Jan 1882 in Penobscot County, Maine

Burial: Orono, Maine

Chapter 1: Birth in British North America

George Sewall was born on December 5, 1819, in Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, during the era when Canada remained firmly under British colonial rule. Fredericton, situated along the Saint John River, was a growing administrative and military center shaped by Loyalist settlement and maritime trade.

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