George Dewey
1770-1846

George Dewey first appears in Witcham with his first wife Mary Long in 1794. There is no mention of his parents names and therefore this remains a mystery so far.

George and Mary's family of five children began to grow in Witcham but sadly, shortly after the death of their son Thomas (the second Thomas Dewey, the first died the year before), Mary died too, leaving George with a family of young children to look after.

Nine months later though, George re-trod the aisle, this time in Wentworth and married Mary Payton. The couple went on to have a further six children, moving to the nearby parish of Witcham by July 1815.

Details

Born:
1770, apparently in Witchford, Cambridgeshire.

Married:

• Mary Long (1764-1807) on 12th October 1790 at Witcham, Cambridgeshire.
• Mary Peyton on 2nd August 1802 at Wentworth, Cambridgeshire.

Children:

• William Dewey (1791-1865) married Ellen Markerham (1791-1856).
• Sarah Dewey (1794-?)
• Elizabeth Dewey (1796-?)
• Thomas Dewey (1799)
• Thomas Dewey (1800-1807)
• Rebecca Dewey (1808-1855) married Mr. Neale (-c.1832) and later to Henry Haws (1798-1880)
• John Dewey (1815-?) married Elizabeth Handley (1821-1841) and later to Elizabeth Carter (1820-?)
• Mary Ann Dewey (1817-?)
• Aaron Dewey (1818-?) married Ann and later to Elizabeth Taylor.
• Richard Dewey (1820-?) married Maria.
• Henry Dewey (1822-?)

Died:
March/April 1846, aged 76 years.

Buried:
6th April 1846 at Wentworth, Cambridgeshire.