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Dr. George Joseph BULL

Male 1848 - 1911  (62 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Dr. George Joseph BULL was born on 16 Feb 1848 in Hamilton, Ontario; died on 1 Jan 1911 in Paris, Seine, France.

    Notes:

    Dr. George Joseph Bull was born in 1848 and later devoted years of study to become an eye surgeon in Paris in 1886. He wrote The Visual Effects of Refractive Error (48 pages) and also the book Lunettes and Lorgnettes in 1870. George was on the staff of the Sorbonne Ophthalmology Laboratory along with Landholt and others under the direction of Dr. Emile Javal (1839-1907), from the French Academy of Medicine. Some optical equipment was even named after George including the Bull Cross and the Bull Ophthalmometer. He was considered the most famous ophthalmologist of his time in Europe and treated eye problems and prescribed glasses for the royalty of Europe and also the Pope. While in England he was even offered knighthood which he declined. George was married twice; his first wife (they divorced in 1883) was Sarah Jeannette Wesson, daughter of Daniel Baird Wesson (of the Smith & Wesson firearms company formed in 1852). The Wesson Revolver had been invented by Daniel Wesson. Some of their descendants still live in Massachusetts, in the Springfield area and some around Boston. His brother Edward’s wife’s teacher’s sister married George Bull in Paris, as his second wife in 1898. She also had taught in a school for the blind and devoted much time to the young artists of Paris. George died at the age of 63 in 1911.

    George married Sarah Jeanette WESSON on 4 May 1870 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Daniel Baird WESSON and Cynthia Maria HAWES) was born on 21 May 1848 in Hartford, Connecticut; died on 8 Oct 1927 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Florence Annie BULL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Mar 1871 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy; died on 24 Feb 1955 in Arkansas Post, Arkansas, Arkansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
    2. 3. Maria Beatrice BULL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Feb 1872 in New York; died on 15 Jan 1968 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    3. 4. George Walter BULL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Aug 1874 in Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 30 Sep 1883.
    4. 5. Alice Maud BULL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1876 in Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 25 Feb 1876.
    5. 6. Dr. Harcourt Wesson BULL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jun 1879 in Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 3 Mar 1968 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Florence Annie BULL Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 13 Mar 1871 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy; died on 24 Feb 1955 in Arkansas Post, Arkansas, Arkansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: George Millins HOLBROOK. George was born on 27 Jan 1870 in Massachusetts; died on 21 Feb 1935 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Rachel HOLBROOK  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Esther HOLBROOK  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: William Bradley HOUGHTON. William was born on 6 Jul 1872 in Marlboro, Windham, Vermont; died on 14 Feb 1929 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona; was buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima, Arizona. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. David Bradley HOUGHTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 May 1905 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died on 2 Dec 1976 in Elfrida, Cochise, Arizona; was buried in McNeal Cemetery, McNeal, Cochise, Arizona.

  2. 3.  Maria Beatrice BULL Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 23 Feb 1872 in New York; died on 15 Jan 1968 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Maria Beatrice, born February 23, 1872; was educated by a private tutor in Springfield, Massachusetts ; she married Adam Mc-Kay Ganson, of New York, who was born in Scotland ; he built the Flatiron, the Realty, the Pennsylvania Terminal, the Trinity, and the Trinity Annex buildings ; four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Ganson : Florence Jeannette, Charles McKay, Euphemia Sinclair, and David Ganson. The family now reside in Petersham, Massachusetts. (source: Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, biographical--genealogical; Volume 12)

    Maria married Adam Mackay GANSON on 8 Sep 1906 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Adam was born on 10 Apr 1862 in Dunbeath, Scotland; died on 13 Dec 1937 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Florence Jeanette GANSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jun 1907 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 13 May 2000 in Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    2. 11. Charles McKay GANSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1908 in New York; died on 26 Sep 1982 in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont.
    3. 12. Euphemia Sinclair GANSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 May 1910 in New Rochelle, Westchester, New York; died on 13 Aug 2000.
    4. 13. David GANSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1913 in New Rochelle, Westchester, New York; died on 28 Feb 1960.

  3. 4.  George Walter BULL Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 2 Aug 1874 in Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 30 Sep 1883.

  4. 5.  Alice Maud BULL Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 10 Jan 1876 in Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 25 Feb 1876.

  5. 6.  Dr. Harcourt Wesson BULL Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 25 Jun 1879 in Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 3 Mar 1968 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire.

    Notes:

    Harcourt Wesson Bull, M. D., son of Dr. George Joseph and Sarah Jeanette (Wesson) Bull, was born at 55 Pearl street, Worcester, June 25, 1879. He was educated by private tutors, and in the Springfield grammar school, the Cornwall Heights school at Cornwall-on-Hudson, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was connected with the Smith & Wesson business for seven years, and is now vice-president of the Monarch Valve and Manufacturing Company. In politics he is a Republican, and since 1907 has been a member of the common council of the city of Springfield. He is a member of the Springfield Country Club, the Nayasset Club of Springfield, and St. Anthony’s Club of Boston. He and his family belong to Christ Protestant Episcopal Church of Springfield. He married, October 21, 1903, at Springfield, Edith Laurie Brooks, born April 24, 1879, at Springfield, daughter of Lawton Stickney and Annie (Laurie) Brooks. Her father is a physician in Springfield, Massachusetts. Children, born in Springfield: 1. Harcourt Wesson Jr., born September 25, 1904. 2. Jean Inglis,
    . April 5, 1906. 3. Dana L. Lawton, September 13, 1907.



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Rachel HOLBROOK Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florence2, 1.George1)

  2. 8.  Esther HOLBROOK Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florence2, 1.George1)

  3. 9.  David Bradley HOUGHTON Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florence2, 1.George1) was born on 13 May 1905 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died on 2 Dec 1976 in Elfrida, Cochise, Arizona; was buried in McNeal Cemetery, McNeal, Cochise, Arizona.

  4. 10.  Florence Jeanette GANSON Descendancy chart to this point (3.Maria2, 1.George1) was born on 8 Jun 1907 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 13 May 2000 in Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: George W. LINDENBERG. George was born on 19 Nov 1907; died on 10 Jan 1939; was buried in East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 11.  Charles McKay GANSON Descendancy chart to this point (3.Maria2, 1.George1) was born on 8 Dec 1908 in New York; died on 26 Sep 1982 in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont.

    Charles married Caroline Satiswaith PAINE on 22 Jun 1933. Caroline (daughter of John Bryant PAINE and Louise Rue FRAZER) was born on 3 Sep 1906; died on 16 May 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 12.  Euphemia Sinclair GANSON Descendancy chart to this point (3.Maria2, 1.George1) was born on 2 May 1910 in New Rochelle, Westchester, New York; died on 13 Aug 2000.

    Euphemia married William Gardner PERRIN on 16 Sep 1933 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts. William (son of Edward Jamaison PERRIN) was born about 1910; died on 29 Apr 2001 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 13.  David GANSON Descendancy chart to this point (3.Maria2, 1.George1) was born on 16 May 1913 in New Rochelle, Westchester, New York; died on 28 Feb 1960.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1950, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    Possible first spouse: Elizabeth Frances Loy | date of marriage: 10 Jun 1936

    David married Flora Evelyn Ann MAY on 25 Dec 1944 in West Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Flora (daughter of Edwin Nathan MAY and Pearl Esther PALMER) was born on 1 Jul 1922 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 6 Aug 2001 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Lorna GANSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jan 1949 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 29 Jan 1949 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    2. 15. Deborah GANSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Nov 1951 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 20 Sep 2020 in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    3. 16. Gordon M. GANSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1954.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Lorna GANSON Descendancy chart to this point (13.David3, 3.Maria2, 1.George1) was born on 28 Jan 1949 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 29 Jan 1949 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts.

  2. 15.  Deborah GANSON Descendancy chart to this point (13.David3, 3.Maria2, 1.George1) was born on 26 Nov 1951 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 20 Sep 2020 in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.

    Deborah married Kenneth MEUNIER about 1972. Kenneth died in 2017. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Amy MEUNIER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Holly MEUNIER  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 16.  Gordon M. GANSON Descendancy chart to this point (13.David3, 3.Maria2, 1.George1) was born on 22 Feb 1954.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 2008, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Family/Spouse: Linda PAUL. Linda was born on 21 Jul 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Gia GANSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Nov 1991.


Generation: 5

  1. 17.  Amy MEUNIER Descendancy chart to this point (15.Deborah4, 13.David3, 3.Maria2, 1.George1)

  2. 18.  Holly MEUNIER Descendancy chart to this point (15.Deborah4, 13.David3, 3.Maria2, 1.George1)

  3. 19.  Gia GANSON Descendancy chart to this point (16.Gordon4, 13.David3, 3.Maria2, 1.George1) was born on 13 Nov 1991.

    Family/Spouse: Justin M. VERHEYEN. Justin was born on 4 May 1986. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]