George Meade Easby
George Gordon Meade Easby , also known as Meade or Mr. Easby, was a multitalented person, from an artist to acting and producing films. He also served as an employee of the U.S. State Department for over twentyfive years and as a talk host on an AM radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Easby was the greatgrandson of General George Meade, victor of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg against Robert E. Lee, and a descendant of seven signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Easbys mother was a descendant of Nicholas Waln, who came to Philadelphia in 1682 aboard the ship Welcome with William Penn, and was later given the section of the city now known as Frankford.
Easby was born onJune 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father was Major May Stevenson Easby, a banker in Philadelphia and World War I hero. Easbys mother was Henrietta Meade Large Easby, described as prim and reserved, a Victorian lady of few words. He also had a younger brother Steven who died at a very young age in 1931 from some type of childhood disease. The family traces its roots to Easby Abbey in 12th Century Yorkshire, England that crossed over to America in 1683 aboard the Welcome with William Penn, and that counts among its descendants three at least three that I know of, says Easby signers of the Declaration of Independence. General George Meade, victor of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, was Easbys greatgrandfather through Meades daughter. My mothers mother was General Meades daughter, said Easby.
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