He was born in Cumberland, England (4, 5). He was born in 1816/17 (4 (44 in 1861), 5 [43 in 1860]).
He (or his family) probably immigrated to the United States between 1854 and 1859 (5--see the children's birthplaces).
In 1860, he was living in ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with Jane (presumably his wife), and with Ann, George Jr, John, Joseph, and Jane (presumably their children) (5). He was a powerloom weaver (5).
When he enlisted, he was a wea[ver] (4).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (4).
He enlisted and was mustered into service 4 November 1861 (1, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Casner (4). He was mustered in as a private in company K, by Lieutenant Francis Gregory (1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10).
He was discharged at Camp Convalescent on 28 February 1863 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2 [13 Feb]). He was a private, in company K (6, 7, 8, 9, 10).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Geo Hitherington)
2 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 1 March 1863 (Geo Heatherington)
3 company K, register of men discharged, #14 (George Heatherington)
4 company K, descriptive roll (George Harrington)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 1, precinct 10, microfilm series M653, film 1151, pages 493-494 = 319-320 handwritten (George Hetherington)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George Heatherington)
7 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George Heathrington)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George Hethrington)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George Hethrington)
10 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George Hetherington)
| line | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwelling number | 2130 | |||||||
| Family number | 2459 | |||||||
| Name | George Hetherington | Jane " | Mary J " | Anne " | George Jr " | John " | Joseph Hetherington | Jane " |
| Age | 43 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Sex | m | f | f | f | m | m | m | f |
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| Occupation | " " [sc. Powerloom Weaver] | Powerloom Weaver | ||||||
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| Place of birth | England | " | " | " | " | " | England | Penn |
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| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |