Sixth Generation

519. George BRADFORD was born on 3 June 1828 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died on 17 February 1859 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. From the "Necrology of the Alumni of Harvard College, 1851-52 to 1862-63. By Joseph Palmer of the Class of 1820. Boston: Printed by J. Wilson and Son, 15 Water Street, Boston. 1864.
"1851.: Rev. GEORGE BRADFORD died in Watertown, Mass., 17 February, 1859, aged 30. He was son of Ephraim and Lucy (Peterson) Bradford, and was born in Duxbury, Mass., 3 June, 1828. He was a lineal descendant of Gov. Bradford of Plymouth Colony. He was fitted for college at Partridge Academy in Duxbury. While in college, he held a high rank as a scholar; was elected by his classmates to deliver the class-oration at the'close of the senior year, and graduated with distinguished honors. He returned to Duxbury at the end of his collegiate course, and was for two years preceptor of the academy at which he had pursued his preparatory studies.
In August, 1852, he became a member of the Unitarian church in Duxbury; and, about that time, he decided to enter the gospel-ministry, a choice of profession of which his friends soon acknowledged the wisdom. He entered the Divinity School at Cambridge in 1853; and, after finishing the regular course of study, was ordained as pastor of the Unitarian church in Watertown, 6 November, 1856. He had only time to fairly enter upon his career of professional and social usefulness, when the symptoms of consumption, of long standing, perhaps, but hitherto scarcely observed, manifested themselves; and, after an illness of a few months, he gave way,and, sinking at the last rapidly, but peacefully died, surrounded by his friends and relatives, without pain and without regret. It is hard to leave the world when one has but just begun his work here," he said, on the last day of his life, to a near friend; but death of itself has no terrors." All those who knew him intimately could well understand, that in that calm and steadfast mind, trained to early maturity by a life of Christian virtue, and imbued with the deepest Christian faith, there was no regret, except for those whom he left behind him. He was a devoted pastor, who brought to his work a mind of no ordinary depth and compass, a judgment singularly correct, and a devotion to duty which is rarely seen. His generous friendship never failed, while his exterior reserve covered a nature of wondrous geniality, and of genuine enthusiasm; and his calm, upright, and resolute walk in life seemed the characteristics inherited from the Puritan governor from whomn he was descended. He married, 18 February, 1857, Ruth Ann Ford, of Duxbury, who survives him. They had no children."

George BRADFORD and Ruth Ann FORD were married on 18 February 1857. Ruth Ann FORD was born (date unknown).