Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century. Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography page 421 GREENE, GEORGE WASHINGTON, educator, author, was born April 8, 1811, in East Greenwich, R.I. He was an historian who was professor of American history at Cornell university from 1872. He was the author of Historical Studies; The German Element in the American War of Independence; Short History of Rhode Island; Historical View of the American Revolution; Life of General Nathaniel Greene; Biographical Studies; and History and Geography of the Middle Ages. He died Feb. 2, 1883, in East Greenwich, R. I. ----- Original Message ----- From: "wsnipes" <wsnipes@krl.org> To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 8:03 AM Subject: RE: [SC] Gen. Greene > GEN. NATHANAEL GREENE was born 1742 in Potowomut, RI, and died June 19, 1786 > in Georgia. He married CATHARINE LITTLEFIELD July 20, 1774 in East Greenwich, > RI, daughter of JOHN LITTLEFIELD and PHEBE RAY. She was born February 17, > 1755 in New Shoreham, Block Island, RI, and died September 2, 1814 in > Cumberland Island, Georgia. > > Children of GEN. GREENE and CATHARINE LITTLEFIELD are: > i. GEORGE WASHINGTON9 GREENE, b. Abt. 1776; d. 1793, Georgia. > 2. ii. MARTHA WASHINGTON GREENE, b. March 1777; d. 1801-1871. > 3. iii. CORNELIA LOTT GREENE, b. Abt. 1778, New Shoreham, Block Island, RI; > d. 1824-1873. > iv. NATHANAEL RAY GREENE, b. January 1780; d. 1859; m. ANNA MARIE CLARKE, WFT > Est. 1799-1828; b. 1783; d. 1799-1877. > v. LOUISA GREENE, b. 1768-1787; d. 1818-1863; m. JAMES SHAW, March 1814; b. > 1762-1794, Cumberland Island, Georgia; d. WFT Est. 1817-1854. > vi. CATHARINE GREENE, b. 1767-1787; d. 1768-1861. > > More About CATHARINE GREENE: > Fact 1: Died as an infant > > Alternate E-mail Address: > > wrs1940@netscape.net > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > South Carolina Resources Available at RootsWeb! > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/SC.html >