Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ny sidedexperiences of the man who dons the militaryuniform of the volunteer. The circumstancessurrounding his origin would tend to the de-velopment of courage and faithfulness to duty,characteristics which are the corner-stones ofthe character and labor of Mr. Gale. He wasborn in Winchester, Scott County, 111., Septem-ber 26. 1839. a son of Albert G. Gale, who wasborn in Colchester, Chittenden County, Vt.,and grandson of Amos Gale, who fol-lowed the martial fortunes of Wash-ington in the Revolutionary War, andwas also a soldier in the War of 1812. Alb
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ny sidedexperiences of the man who dons the militaryuniform of the volunteer. The circumstancessurrounding his origin would tend to the de-velopment of courage and faithfulness to duty,characteristics which are the corner-stones ofthe character and labor of Mr. Gale. He wasborn in Winchester, Scott County, 111., Septem-ber 26. 1839. a son of Albert G. Gale, who wasborn in Colchester, Chittenden County, Vt.,and grandson of Amos Gale, who fol-lowed the martial fortunes of Wash-ington in the Revolutionary War, andwas also a soldier in the War of 1812. AlbertG. Gale was an early settler of , as was also Nancy R. McConnell. whom hesubsequently married, and who. bom in Leba-non, Tenn., was a daughter of David McConnell,a native of Kentucky. Albert G. Gale was ashoemaker by trade and followed this occu-)iation for many years in Winchester, laterturning his attention to merchandising, inwhich he was engaged at the time of his deathin 1866. He was survived by his wife
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