William Gealy
(1814-)
Sarah W. Harris
(1816-)
Watson Gealy
(1840-1870)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Josephine R. Fortune

Watson Gealy 1 2

  • Born: 7 May 1840, New Bedford, PA 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Josephine R. Fortune on 15 March 1865 1
  • Died: 6 December 1870 at age 30 1
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Rochester, PA on 11 July 1870. 2

1870 US Census
Page 23, Dwelling 170, Family 186
Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Watson Galey..30..PA..Dry Goods Merchant
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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Watson married Josephine R. Fortune, daughter of James A. Fortune and Susan Lightfoot, on 15 March 1865.1 (Josephine R. Fortune was born in 1842 in Pennsylvania,2 died on 1 April 1872 1 3 and was buried in 1872 in Pittsburgh, PA 3.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Rochester, PA on 11 July 1870. 2

1870 US Census
Page 23, Dwelling 170, Family 186
Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Watson Galey..30..PA..Dry Goods Merchant
Josephine Galey..27..PA..At Home
Blanch Galey..4..PA..At Home
James Galey ..1 ..PA..At Home
Edith Fortune..5..PA..At Home
William Fortune..3..PA..At Home
Marey Fortune..69..PA..At Home
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Sources

1 Lane Galey, "Galey-Gealy Family," database, RootsWeb (https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ldgaley).

2 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, p. 23, dwelling 170, family 186, Watson Gealy and Josephine R. Fortune; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 March 2019), memorial page for Josephine Fortune Gealy (unknown\endash 1872), Find A Grave Memorial no. 122357398, citing Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

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