Son of Timothy and Loraine (Adams) Follett of Burlington, Vermont. The only photo of George Follett that I know of is in the Special Collections Dept. at the University of Vermont, taken in the 1850s with his brothers and sister.
George Follett and Eugenia Everest (known as "Genie") were married at Keeseville 29 December 1863. The story goes that they were courting a year or two and during the winters--when Lake Champlain is frozen--he had to take the coach around the lake in order to visit her. In late 1863, George asked her to decide whether she would marry him because he couldn't face another winter of freezing carriage rides. Genie said yes; St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Keeseville was between ministers 1861-1864, so they were married by Rev. Coit from Plattsburgh. The Folletts lived in Burlington in Winooski in the 1860s (where sons Charles were born 1865, Cuyler 1867, and Will 1869). They were staying with her sister in Keeseville in the 1870 census before their move later that year to Brooklyn, where daughter Helen was born in 1874. George Follett and his family are found in the census at Brooklyn in 1880 and 1900 (two months before his death; occupation "capitalist").
BROOKLYN EAGLE, 3 Aug. 1900, p. 2:
DEATH OF GEORGE FOLLETT.--George Follett, for thirty years the assistant treasurer of the New York office of the Northern Pacific Railway, died at his home, 815 Park Place, Wednesday. He was born at Burlington, Vt., May 29, 1830, and for many years was connected with the Central Vermont Railroad, leaving that corporation to go with the Northern Pacific. He was married to Miss Virginia [sic] R. Everest at Keeseville thirty-eight years ago. He came to Brooklyn in 1870 and for many years was a resident of the Twenty-second Ward and associated with All Saint's P.E. [Protestant Episcopal] Church, in which he was vestryman for twelve years. He had latterly been connected with St. John's P.E. Church and was vestryman there. He was well beloved by his associates. His wife survives him, as do his children, Helen, William, Cuyler and Charles, with five grandchildren. The funeral services were held today at his late home and the remains will be taken to Keeseville for interment.
George Follett and Eugenia Everest (known as "Genie") were married at Keeseville 29 December 1863. The story goes that they were courting a year or two and during the winters--when Lake Champlain is frozen--he had to take the coach around the lake in order to visit her. In late 1863, George asked her to decide whether she would marry him because he couldn't face another winter of freezing carriage rides. Genie said yes; St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Keeseville was between ministers 1861-1864, so they were married by Rev. Coit from Plattsburgh. The Folletts lived in Burlington in Winooski in the 1860s (where sons Charles were born 1865, Cuyler 1867, and Will 1869). They were staying with her sister in Keeseville in the 1870 census before their move later that year to Brooklyn, where daughter Helen was born in 1874. George Follett and his family are found in the census at Brooklyn in 1880 and 1900 (two months before his death; occupation "capitalist").
BROOKLYN EAGLE, 3 Aug. 1900, p. 2:
DEATH OF GEORGE FOLLETT.--George Follett, for thirty years the assistant treasurer of the New York office of the Northern Pacific Railway, died at his home, 815 Park Place, Wednesday. He was born at Burlington, Vt., May 29, 1830, and for many years was connected with the Central Vermont Railroad, leaving that corporation to go with the Northern Pacific. He was married to Miss Virginia [sic] R. Everest at Keeseville thirty-eight years ago. He came to Brooklyn in 1870 and for many years was a resident of the Twenty-second Ward and associated with All Saint's P.E. [Protestant Episcopal] Church, in which he was vestryman for twelve years. He had latterly been connected with St. John's P.E. Church and was vestryman there. He was well beloved by his associates. His wife survives him, as do his children, Helen, William, Cuyler and Charles, with five grandchildren. The funeral services were held today at his late home and the remains will be taken to Keeseville for interment.
Son of Timothy and Loraine (Adams) Follett of Burlington, Vermont. The only photo of George Follett that I know of is in the Special Collections Dept. at the University of Vermont, taken in the 1850s with his brothers and sister.
George Follett and Eugenia Everest (known as "Genie") were married at Keeseville 29 December 1863. The story goes that they were courting a year or two and during the winters--when Lake Champlain is frozen--he had to take the coach around the lake in order to visit her. In late 1863, George asked her to decide whether she would marry him because he couldn't face another winter of freezing carriage rides. Genie said yes; St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Keeseville was between ministers 1861-1864, so they were married by Rev. Coit from Plattsburgh. The Folletts lived in Burlington in Winooski in the 1860s (where sons Charles were born 1865, Cuyler 1867, and Will 1869). They were staying with her sister in Keeseville in the 1870 census before their move later that year to Brooklyn, where daughter Helen was born in 1874. George Follett and his family are found in the census at Brooklyn in 1880 and 1900 (two months before his death; occupation "capitalist").
BROOKLYN EAGLE, 3 Aug. 1900, p. 2:
DEATH OF GEORGE FOLLETT.--George Follett, for thirty years the assistant treasurer of the New York office of the Northern Pacific Railway, died at his home, 815 Park Place, Wednesday. He was born at Burlington, Vt., May 29, 1830, and for many years was connected with the Central Vermont Railroad, leaving that corporation to go with the Northern Pacific. He was married to Miss Virginia [sic] R. Everest at Keeseville thirty-eight years ago. He came to Brooklyn in 1870 and for many years was a resident of the Twenty-second Ward and associated with All Saint's P.E. [Protestant Episcopal] Church, in which he was vestryman for twelve years. He had latterly been connected with St. John's P.E. Church and was vestryman there. He was well beloved by his associates. His wife survives him, as do his children, Helen, William, Cuyler and Charles, with five grandchildren. The funeral services were held today at his late home and the remains will be taken to Keeseville for interment.
George Follett and Eugenia Everest (known as "Genie") were married at Keeseville 29 December 1863. The story goes that they were courting a year or two and during the winters--when Lake Champlain is frozen--he had to take the coach around the lake in order to visit her. In late 1863, George asked her to decide whether she would marry him because he couldn't face another winter of freezing carriage rides. Genie said yes; St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Keeseville was between ministers 1861-1864, so they were married by Rev. Coit from Plattsburgh. The Folletts lived in Burlington in Winooski in the 1860s (where sons Charles were born 1865, Cuyler 1867, and Will 1869). They were staying with her sister in Keeseville in the 1870 census before their move later that year to Brooklyn, where daughter Helen was born in 1874. George Follett and his family are found in the census at Brooklyn in 1880 and 1900 (two months before his death; occupation "capitalist").
BROOKLYN EAGLE, 3 Aug. 1900, p. 2:
DEATH OF GEORGE FOLLETT.--George Follett, for thirty years the assistant treasurer of the New York office of the Northern Pacific Railway, died at his home, 815 Park Place, Wednesday. He was born at Burlington, Vt., May 29, 1830, and for many years was connected with the Central Vermont Railroad, leaving that corporation to go with the Northern Pacific. He was married to Miss Virginia [sic] R. Everest at Keeseville thirty-eight years ago. He came to Brooklyn in 1870 and for many years was a resident of the Twenty-second Ward and associated with All Saint's P.E. [Protestant Episcopal] Church, in which he was vestryman for twelve years. He had latterly been connected with St. John's P.E. Church and was vestryman there. He was well beloved by his associates. His wife survives him, as do his children, Helen, William, Cuyler and Charles, with five grandchildren. The funeral services were held today at his late home and the remains will be taken to Keeseville for interment.
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