Gazlay Family History
George Patterson
Parents
| Father | John Paterson (ca. 1803 - ) |
| Mother | Grace McEwan (ca. 1802 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 4 March 2010; Last Edited: 25 April 2025 |
| Person ID | 847 |
| Name | George Patterson |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 29 August 1841 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Married | 23 May 1867 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland to Euphemia Philp10 |
| Died | after 1915 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Euphemia Philp (daughter of John Philp and Helen ‘Nelly’ Birrell) |
| Born | 29 September 1841 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland |
| Married | 23 May 1867 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland to George Patterson |
| Died | 31 March 1910 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Children | of George Patterson and Euphemia Philp: |
| +1. | Nellie Birrell Patterson |
| Born | 16 March 1868 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland |
| Married | 25 April 1890 in Scotch Presbyterian Church, New York, New York to David McGregor |
| Died | 8 September 1950 in West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey |
| 2. | Grace McEwan Paterson |
| Born | 18 September 1870 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland |
| Died | before 1881 |
| +3. | John Philp Patterson |
| Born | 18 July 1873 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland |
| Married | ca. 1897 to Ida May Hauch |
| Died | 29 November 1914 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey |
| 4. | George Paterson |
| Born | 1 September 1881 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland |
| Died | before 1890 |
Sources
- Daily Manna for Christian Pilgrims, datebook owned by Nellie (Patterson) McGregor (see Sources); Entry for 29 August: George Patterson
- New Jersey State Census, 1895, Essex County, Newark, 6th District, 13th Ward, Page No. 50, David McGregor; Nellie McGregor; Euphemia McGregor; Margaret McGregor; George Paterson; Euphemia Paterson; John Paterson.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, Enumeration District 129, Sheet 15B, George Paterson, 57, Scotland, Aug. 1842, carpenter; wife of 33 years Eufimia Paterson, 56, Scotland, Sept. 1843, 4 children, 2 living; son John Paterson, 25, Scotland, July 1874, bookkeeper [all three of the above immigrated: 1890]; border James McGregor, 23, Scotland, Mar. 1877, machinist, immigrated: 1897.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, Enumeration District 102, Sheet 2B, John Patterson, 35, Scot[land], com. traveler, Eng. supplies; wife of 13 years Ida M. Patterson, 36, New Jersey, 2 children, 2 living; son John P. Patterson, 7, New Jersey; daughter Ida P. Patterson, 3, New Jersey; father George Patterson, 65, Scot[land], widow, carpenter, stairway co.
- New Jersey State Census, 1915, Middlesex County, Perth Amboy, ED 1, Page A-11, David MacGregor, 50, Sept. 1864, Scotland, engineer; Nellie MacGregor, 46, Mar. 1868, Scotland, housewife; Ida MacGregor, 20, Aug. 1895, New Jersey, milliner; William MacGregor, 17, July 1897, scholar, high school; Grace MacGregor, 13, Apr. 1902, New Jersey, scholar, grammar school; George Patterson, 74, Aug. 1840, Scotland, retired.
- Scotland Census, 1851, Fife, Achterderran, family of John and Grace Paterson.
- Scotland Census, 1861, Fife, Abbotshall, family of John and Grace Paterson.
- Scotland Census, 1871, Fife, Dunfermline, family of George Paterson, 30, Fife; Euphemia Patterson, 29, Fife; Nellie B. Patterson, 3; Grace M. Patterson, 0.
- Scotland Census, 1881, Fife, Dunfermline, family of George and Euphemia P. Paterson.
- International Genealogical Index (IGI), Scotland, Fife, Abbotshall, marriage of George Patterson and Euphemia Philp, 23 May 1867