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George E. Read
George E. Read (1838–1910) was an American sailor who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action during the American Civil War.
Biography.
Read was born Rhode Island in 1838. On June 19, 1864 he was serving as a Seaman on the sloop of war when she sank the commerce raider off Cherbourg, France. He was awarded his Medal of Honor for gallantry under fire exhibited while crewing the ship's Number 2 gun. 
Read died in 1910 and is buried in Ancient
Read family of Delaware
The Read family of Delaware were a prominent political family in the 18th and 19th centuries in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It was founded by John Read, a wealthy Englishman who was one of the founders of Chestertown, Maryland.
Family Members.
- John Read (1688- June 17, 1756), m. Mary Howell, resided New Castle County, Delaware
- George Read (Sep 18, 1733- Sep 21, 1798), m. Gertrude Ross Till, resided New Castle,