George J. Sedore was born April 14, 1906 in New York, the son of George and Annie/Anna Sedore. His parents were both European immigrants, from an area which seemed to change hands every time a boundary was redrawn; variously described as Austria, Poland, or Hungary. In 1910 the family lived in Philipstown, New York, where his father, George, was a laborer at the local water utility. Other children in the family were: Annie born in 1899, Steven S. born around 1904, Michael born in 1890, and John born around 1911.
By 1915 the family was living in Fishkill, New York, and by 1920 in Beacon, New York, where they remained through the 1950's, spending most of that time at 27 Spring Street. The father, George Senior, died sometime after 1925. In 1930 only two children remained at home with their widowed mother, Anna- George, the de facto head of the household, was working as a hatter in a hat shop, and younger brother John, who was working as a salesman in a dry goods store. The two brothers traded position as the titular "man of the house" when John brought home a bride, Stella.
Throughout the 1940's and 1950's both brothers worked as milkmen for various local dairies, such as the Emmadine Farms Division of Foremost Dairies. George took a hiatus from his civilian career during World War II, when he enlisted as a private in the Army, "for the duration of the war...plus six months." He was a tall man, 6' 3" tall, and weighed 211 pounds; and at the age of 37 was still single.
Until the time of his death, George continued to live in Beacon, New York. On October 7, 1981, George Sedore died at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He was buried on Hart Island.
Sources: U.S. Social Security Death Index, U.S. WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989; U.S. Federal Censuses, 1910,1920,1930, and 1940; New York, State Censuses, 1915 and 1925; U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Vol. 2.