The Three Georges

George Astrup Lamberten born about 1910 married Mary Ellen Bowes. He was a baker who raised 4 children as indicated in his obit found in the Troy Record, 12 Jan 1962.

Of interest to us is his son and namesake, George Astrup Lambertsen Jr. Born in 1931, he married Marion Ruth Smith, the daughter of Harold B Smith & Helen Clark and via her father's line, it traces back to Hezekiah Rogers Jr & Hannah Vincent.

George Jr was a police officer and died at the age of 36, but without a death record, I can not say whether or not it was work related - but that is young.

Troy Record, 3 Jun 1968

Patrolman Lambertson was a graduate of Whipple School and Lansingburgh High School. He attended Siena College and Russell Sage College Evening Division. He studied sociology at Siena and criminology at Sage. Patrolman Lambertsen served with the 11th Army Airborne Division during the Korean War. He was the son of Mrs Mary Ellen Lambertsen and the late George A Lambertsen Sr. He was originally appointed to the Troy Police Department Aug 15, 1957 and left for a brief time. He was reappointed on Feb 26, 1959 and served assignments with the Detective Bureau and the Juvenile Aid Bureau. He was assigned to the radio patrol at the time of his death. Patrolman Lambertson was a member of the Northeastern Police Conference, the Troy Police Benevolent and Protective Association, Whipple PTA and an honorary member of Trojan Post, VFW. Besides his mother, he is survived by his widow, the former Marion R Smith; a son, George A Lambertsen III; a daughter, Sandra Mary Lambertsen; a sister, Mrs George Thomas, and two brothers, Soren P, and Patrolman Christian J Lambertsen. Funeral will be Tuesday at 10 am from the John J Curley Funeral Home, 618 5th Ave. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

George Jr's son - George Astrup Lambertsen III was born in 1953 and died in 1977.

Times Record, 27 Apr 1977

George Lambertsen, 23; Pacific Pools Employee

George A Lambertsen, 23, of 218A Plank Road, Troy, an employee of Pacific Palm Pools, Latham, died suddenly Monday at his residence. Born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, he was the son of Mrs Marion R Smith Lambertsen of Troy and the late George A Lambertsen Jr. Educated in Lansingburgh schools, he was a graduate of Lansingburgh High School. He attended Maritime College, Bronx, was a graduate of the State University of New York at Oneonta and was enrolled as a graduate student at Western Illinois University. He was a member of the Illinois Chapter of Gamma Theta Epsilon, International Honorary Geographical Society and the United Methodist Church of Waterford. He was employed by Pacific Palm Pools, Latham, in the construction of the pool sides. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his paternal grandmother, Mrs Mary Lambertsen of Troy; his maternal grandparents, Mr and Mrs Harold B smith of Waterford; one sister, Miss Sandra Lambertsen of Troy; several aunts, uncles and cousins.

The family is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy.