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George Riverius Camp

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George Riverius Camp

Birth
Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont, USA
Death
12 Dec 1853 (aged 33)
California, USA
Burial
Marysville, Yuba County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Field; Sixth Row west of Main Avenue
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Married Abigail, the daughter of Dr. Joseph and Hannah Robinson, on November 1, 1842, in Stowe, Lamoille, Vt. He worked as a merchant, where he sold dry goods, crockery and glass ware, looking glasses, hardware and an extensive assortment of West India goods and groceries.
Traveled aboard the J. J. Cobb from Crowell, New York to California, arrived in San Francisco January 28th, 1853. His wife and child stayed in Vermont.
Depress and possibly homesick, he tried to commit suicide (13 Feb. 1853), the wounds although very severe, were not fatal. He later traveled to Marysville, Yuba County, CA, where he died of dysentery.
Married Abigail, the daughter of Dr. Joseph and Hannah Robinson, on November 1, 1842, in Stowe, Lamoille, Vt. He worked as a merchant, where he sold dry goods, crockery and glass ware, looking glasses, hardware and an extensive assortment of West India goods and groceries.
Traveled aboard the J. J. Cobb from Crowell, New York to California, arrived in San Francisco January 28th, 1853. His wife and child stayed in Vermont.
Depress and possibly homesick, he tried to commit suicide (13 Feb. 1853), the wounds although very severe, were not fatal. He later traveled to Marysville, Yuba County, CA, where he died of dysentery.

Inscription

Sacred to the memory of George R. Camp.
of Stowe, Ver. who died Dec. 12, 1853, aged 33 y'rs.



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