George C Ruby b. 6 Sep 1812 Roscommon, Ireland d. 13 Dec 1862 Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
George C Ruby

George C Ruby

Male 1812 - 1862  (50 years)

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  • Name George C Ruby  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1804  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Birth 2 Sep 1812  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Born 6 Sep 1812  Roscommon, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Birth England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8
    Birth Abt 1816 
    • from age at enlistment into civil war service
    Birth Abt 1819  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Service 25 Jul 1835  [10
    Corporal, 1st (Royal) Dragoons 
    • 1st Royals = 1st (Royal) Dragoons known as The Royals.
    Census 1842  Queen Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Occupation 25 Oct 1849  [7
    Laborer 
    Census 1850  Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Occupation 1 Jun 1855  [9
    Laborer 
    Residence 1 Jun 1855  Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Naturalization Between 1856 and 1861  Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Court of Common Pleas
      Records run through 1867 but obviously he naturalized before enlistment
    Service 31 Jul 1861  [13, 14
    Captain, Company B (the Irish Company) 18th Massachusetts Infantry 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps, Army of Potomac 
    Age: 45y 
    • P 374 Charles Ruby son of George (lab) & Catherine bn 25 Oct 1849 in Taunton. [St Mary's Catholic Church states bn 17 Sep & bp 18 Sep] George C Ruby machinist bn Ireland. Enlisted 31 Jul 1861 age 45 Rebellion Record

      James Ruby machinist bn Taunton [duplicate entry - Canada] son of George C Ruby. Enlisted 13 July 1961 age 23 Rebellion Record
    Died 13 Dec 1862  Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cause: US civil war 
    • Findagrave relates:
      He married Catherine Eagan in County Roscommon, Ireland on July 25, 1835. They were the parents of James, born 1839; Daniel, born 1841; Mary, born 1847; and Charles, born 1849. His son James served as First Sergeant of Co. B, 18th Mass. Infantry.

      The date of immigration to the United States is unknown, but occurred between 1847, which is after his daughter Mary was born in Montreal, and prior to October 25, 1849 when the youngest child Charles was born in Taunton, MA. George became a naturalized citizen of the U.S. sometime between 1856 and 1861 at the Taunton Court of Common Pleas.

      George Ruby was a 45 year-old Machinist from Taunton, MA, when he enlisted in that city and was commissioned as a Captain on July 15, 1861. He was mustered on August 24, 1861 into the 18th Mass. Infantry into command of Company B, the Irish Company. He had seen long service as a Sergeant in the British Army and carried a deep sword wound on his face suffered during a campaign in India.

      Capt. Ruby was engaged with his Regiment in 1862 at the siege of Yorktown, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Shepherdtown, and Fredericksburg.

      He was killed at Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862, while acting as a Field Officer, however his body was not immediately recovered following the battle and he's buried as an unknown Union soldier as a result.
    Buried Abt 17 Dec 1862  National Cemetery, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Unknown soldier
    Service 13 Apr 1863  [15
    Pension US Civil War 
    Name George Rubey  [3, 9
    Name George Ruby  [1, 7, 8, 10, 16, 17
    Person ID I8993  Ruby | Descendants of George C Ruby of Roscommon Ireland
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2018 

    Family Catherine Egan,   b. 1812, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1882, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 25 Jul 1835  St Peter, Athlone, Westmeath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19
    • Findagrave record says the marriage took place in Roscommon - the Roscommon county line is very close to Athlone
    Children 
    +1. James Ruby,   b. Abt 1839, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1908, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)
    +2. Daniel G Ruby,   b. 1841, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1913, 36 Lincoln St, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +3. Mary A Ruby,   b. 1845, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1883, 71 South Margin Street, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     4. Charles Ruby,   b. 25 Oct 1849, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1926, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2018 
    Family ID F3069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1804 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Sep 1812 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Sep 1812 - Roscommon, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1819 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Jul 1835 - St Peter, Athlone, Westmeath, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1842 - Queen Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Jun 1855 - Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - Between 1856 and 1861 - Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: US civil war - 13 Dec 1862 - Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Abt 17 Dec 1862 - National Cemetery, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862
    Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862

  • Notes 
    • From Find a Grave
      George Ruby born 06 Sep Co Roscommon, Ireland - died 13 Dec 1862 (aged 50) Maryes Heights, Fredericksbury City, Virginia, USA.
      Burial Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
      Memorial ID 126480702

      Captain Co. B, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
      1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac

      He married Catherine Eagan in County Roscommon, Ireland on July 25, 1835. They were the parents of James, born 1839; Daniel, born 1841; Mary, born 1847; and Charles, born 1849. His son James served as First Sergeant of Co. B, 18th Mass. Infantry.

      The date of immigration to the United States is unknown, but occurred between 1847, which is after his daughter Mary was born in Montreal, and prior to October 25, 1849 when the youngest child Charles was born in Taunton, MA. George became a naturalized citizen of the U.S. sometime between 1856 and 1861 at the Taunton Court of Common Pleas.

      George Ruby was a 45 year-old Machinist from Taunton, MA, when he enlisted in that city and was commissioned as a Captain on July 15, 1861. He was mustered on August 24, 1861 into the 18th Mass. Infantry into command of Company B, the Irish Company. He had seen long service as a Sergeant in the British Army and carried a deep sword wound on his face suffered during a campaign in India.

      Capt. Ruby was engaged with his Regiment in 1862 at the siege of Yorktown, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Shepherdtown, and Fredericksburg.

      He was killed at Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862, while acting as a Field Officer, however his body was not immediately recovered following the battle and he's buried as an unknown Union soldier as a result.
      Family Members
      Spouse - Catherine Eagan Ruby - 1812?1882 (m. 1835)
      Children - James Ruby - 1839?1908

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Death report - son.

    2. [S74] Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com, 126480702 .

    3. [S111] 1850 Census - US, various sources.

    4. [S402] Massachusetts Town & Vital Records 1620-1988, Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, (Taunton Births Vol 1 to 1850).
      P 374
      Charles Ruby son of George (lab) & Catherine bn 25 Oct 1849 in Taunton. [St Mary's Catholic Church states bn 17 Sep & bp 18 Sep]
      George C Ruby machinist bn Ireland. Enlisted 31 Jul 1861 age 45 Rebellion Record
      James Ruby machinist bn Taunton [duplicate entry - Canada] son of George C Ruby. Enlisted 13 July 1961 age 23 Rebellion Record

    5. [S405] Massachusetts Deaths 1841 - 1915, USA.

    6. [S11] US Naturalization Records, 1791 - 1992, Ancestry.com.
      New England Naturalization Index
      R100 George Ruby of Taunton
      Certificate # 306 YR 1856-vol. 1856-1867
      Taunton Court Common Pleas Bristol County Massachusetts
      Born England 2 Sep 1812
      Date and port of arrival not shown
      Date of Naturalization not shown

    7. [S104] Birth record - son.

    8. [S100] Death certificate - daughter.

    9. [S422] 1855 Census - Massachusetts.

    10. [S121] Irish Catholic Parish Registers 1655-1915, National Library of Ireland website, (https://registers.nli.ie).

    11. [S404] 1842 Census - Canada.
      Queen St. City of Montreal, Quebec
      George Ruby - number of inhabitants 5

    12. [S111] 1850 Census - US, various sources, 28 Sep 1850Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USAGeo Rubey 45 m bn EnglandCatherine Rubey 44 f bn IrelandJames Rubey 11 m bn CanadaDaniel Rubey 9 m bn CanadaMary Rubey 5 f bn CanadaCharles Rubey 1 bn Massachusetts.

    13. [S402] Massachusetts Town & Vital Records 1620-1988, Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, (Taunton Births Vol 1 to 1850).
      P 374 Charles Ruby son of George (lab) & Catherine bn 25 Oct 1849 in Taunton. [St Mary's Catholic Church states bn 17 Sep & bp 18 Sep] George C Ruby machinist bn Ireland. Enlisted 31 Jul 1861 age 45 Rebellion Record James Ruby machinist bn Taunton [duplicate entry - Canada] son of George C Ruby. Enlisted 13 July 1961 age 23 Rebellion Record

    14. [S92] Death report - spouse.

    15. [S408] US Military Enlistments 1798-1914.
      US Civil War and later Pensions Index 1861 - 1917 Pension 13 Apr 1863 George C Ruby Massachusetts Regiment 18 Infantry, Captain.

    16. [S404] 1842 Census - Canada.

    17. [S80] Marriage record - daughter.

    18. [S121] Irish Catholic Parish Registers 1655-1915, National Library of Ireland website, (https://registers.nli.ie).
      25 Jul 1835 Georgius Ruby (Corp 1st Royals) and Catherine Egan
      1st Royals = 1st (Royal) Dragoons known as The Royals.

    19. [S74] Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com, 176274587 .