I am looking for information on George William Eldridge, born about 1825 in VT. He may or may not have married Orpha Jane Prentiss/Hazen but they had a son, George Albert Eldridge in the early 1850s, supposedly in VT. George Wm. was supposed to have died either before his son was born or when he was a baby and Orpha Jane remarried to James Boyd. The Eldred, Eldredge, Eldridges in New England book says that George William was the son of Oliver Eldridge and gives a birth date of 1824, a death date of 1825(!), married to Orpha Jane (no date for marriage). It says that the vital records must be wrong concerning his death date, which is possible I suppose. If he really died in 1855, he would fit what the family has handed down for generations a little better. There is also a story that he didn't marry Orpha Jane and lit out for the gold fields of Calif. I would really like to untangle this mess so if anyone has any information verifying anything about George William Eldridge, I would much appreciate the help. Susan Budensiek