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'''George Gordon Meade Easby''' ([[1918]] - [[December 11]], [[2005]]) was the great-grandson of [[Union (American Civil War)|U.S. Civil War]] [[George Meade|General George Gordon Meade]] of the [[Union Army]] and a descendant of seven signers of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|U.S. Declaration of Independence]]. Easby's mother was a descendant of [[Nicholas Waln]], who came to [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], in 1683 with [[William Penn]] aboard the ship Welcome and was later given the area now known as [[Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Frankford]].<ref name="CHL">Chesnut Hill Local - [http://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/issues/2005.12.22/locallife3.html |
'''George Gordon Meade Easby''' ([[1918]] - [[December 11]], [[2005]]) was the great-grandson of [[Union (American Civil War)|U.S. Civil War]] [[George Meade|General George Gordon Meade]] of the [[Union Army]] and a descendant of seven signers of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|U.S. Declaration of Independence]]. Easby's mother was a descendant of [[Nicholas Waln]], who came to [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], in 1683 with [[William Penn]] aboard the ship ''Welcome'' and was later given the area now known as [[Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Frankford]].<ref name="CHL">Chesnut Hill Local - [http://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/issues/2005.12.22/locallife3.html Visitors didn’t stand a “ghost of a chance” George G. Meade Easby, a one-of-a-kind Hiller] By Len Lear, December 15, 2005 Issue.</ref> |
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Easby was a multi-talented person, from being a [[Hollywood]] actor/producer to a [[cartoonist]] after [[World War II]], and from serving the government as a [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] employee for twenty-five years to being a radio talk host. He was also a major art/antique collector, who inherited more than 100,000 antiques and personal items, many of which had been in his family for centuries. His collection includes items belonging to Gen. George |
Easby was a multi-talented person, from being a [[Hollywood]] actor/producer to a [[cartoonist]] after [[World War II]], and from serving the government as a [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] employee for twenty-five years to being a radio talk host. He was also a major art/antique collector, who inherited more than 100,000 antiques and personal items, many of which had been in his family for centuries. His collection includes items belonging to Gen. George Meade, a chair and other high valued items belonging to [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] as well as jewelry belonging to [[Joséphine de Beauharnais]]. Many pieces from his collection have been loaned to the [[White House]] and U.S. State Department for its diplomatic reception rooms. Some of his pieces are also housed at the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]].<ref name=CHL2>Chestnut Hill Local - [http://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/issues/2005.12.15/obituaries.html Obituaries (George Easby)], December 15, 2005 Issue.</ref> |
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George Easby lived nearly all of his life at his family's [[Baleroy Mansion]] in the [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Chestnut Hill]] section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is said to be one of the most actively haunted houses in the [[United States]].<ref>[http://www.delcoghosts.com/baleroy.html Baleroy Mansion - Chestnut Hill, PA]</ref> His father, ''May Stevenson Easby'', and his mother, ''Henrietta Large Easby'', moved into Baleroy Mansion in the late 1920s when Easby was only about 11 years old. He also had a younger brother at the time named ''May Stevenson Easby Jr.'' who died mysteriously at the approximate age of 10.<ref name=CHL2/><ref>[[Sightings]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50PoaRmsSW0 Baleroy Ghost (Show #3022)]</ref> |
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Easby was a graduate of [[Chestnut Hill Academy]] and studied illustration for five years at the [[University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|Philadelphia College of Art]]. Easby has been known to many as an extremely kind and generous person. He died on December 11, 2005, at [[Keystone Hospice]] in [[Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania|Wyndmoor]], PA, at the age of 87, leaving no [[sibling]]s or children. He was buried at [[Laurel Hill Cemetery]] in Philadelphia.<ref name="CHL">Chesnut Hill Local - [http://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/issues/2005.12.22/locallife3.html December 15, 2005 Issue]</ref> |
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== See also == |
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*[[Chair of Death]] |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50PoaRmsSW0 Sightings - Baleroy Ghost (Show #3022)] |
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*[[People (magazine)|People]], [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20104250,00.html Spirited Welcome], Halloween Treats October 31, 1994 Vol. 42 No. 18 |
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*[http://www.gbpa.org/meade3.htm Meade Family Genealogy] |
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Revision as of 18:47, 28 July 2009
George Gordon Meade Easby (1918 - December 11, 2005) was the great-grandson of U.S. Civil War General George Gordon Meade of the Union Army and a descendant of seven signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Easby's mother was a descendant of Nicholas Waln, who came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1683 with William Penn aboard the ship Welcome and was later given the area now known as Frankford.[1]
Easby was a multi-talented person, from being a Hollywood actor/producer to a cartoonist after World War II, and from serving the government as a U.S. State Department employee for twenty-five years to being a radio talk host. He was also a major art/antique collector, who inherited more than 100,000 antiques and personal items, many of which had been in his family for centuries. His collection includes items belonging to Gen. George Meade, a chair and other high valued items belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte as well as jewelry belonging to Joséphine de Beauharnais. Many pieces from his collection have been loaned to the White House and U.S. State Department for its diplomatic reception rooms. Some of his pieces are also housed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[2]
George Easby lived nearly all of his life at his family's Baleroy Mansion in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is said to be one of the most actively haunted houses in the United States.[3] His father, May Stevenson Easby, and his mother, Henrietta Large Easby, moved into Baleroy Mansion in the late 1920s when Easby was only about 11 years old. He also had a younger brother at the time named May Stevenson Easby Jr. who died mysteriously at the approximate age of 10.[2][4]
Easby was a graduate of Chestnut Hill Academy and studied illustration for five years at the Philadelphia College of Art. Easby has been known to many as an extremely kind and generous person. He died on December 11, 2005, at Keystone Hospice in Wyndmoor, PA, at the age of 87, leaving no siblings or children. He was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Chesnut Hill Local - Visitors didn’t stand a “ghost of a chance” George G. Meade Easby, a one-of-a-kind Hiller By Len Lear, December 15, 2005 Issue. Cite error: The named reference "CHL" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b Chestnut Hill Local - Obituaries (George Easby), December 15, 2005 Issue.
- ^ Baleroy Mansion - Chestnut Hill, PA
- ^ Sightings, Baleroy Ghost (Show #3022)
External links
- Sightings - Baleroy Ghost (Show #3022)
- People, Spirited Welcome, Halloween Treats October 31, 1994 Vol. 42 No. 18
- Meade Family Genealogy