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Gerald Siverly was a major in the 35th regiment. He served in Canada under General Wolfe in the Battle of Quebec.
Personal History[]
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Lord John Series[]
"The Custom of the Army"[]
While Siverly served in Canada under General Wolfe and he saves Lord John Grey's life there during the Battle of Quebec. Before his death, Charlie Carruthers formally accuses him of embezzlement and treason.
The Scottish Prisoner[]
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When Lord John Grey along with a reluctant Jamie Fraser go to Ireland to investigate the charges of embezzlement and treason against Siverly, he is found murdered at his estate, and Grey stands accused of the crime.
Personality[]
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Physical Appearance[]
Gerald was an imposing man, nearly as tall as Jamie, though a good deal older now and going to paunch. His face was slab-sided, the skin faintly gray, as though he'd been cut from the same rock as his house.[2]
Name[]
- Gerald is from a Germanic name meaning "rule of the spear", from the elements ger "spear" and wald "rule".[3]
- Siverly is an Americanized form of German Sifferle, from a pet form of the personal name Seifer(t), a variant of Siegfried, derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and frid "peace".[4][5]
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References[]
- ↑ Estimate; described in The Scottish Prisoner as nearly as tall as Jamie.
- ↑ The Scottish Prisoner, chapter 20.
- ↑ Behind the Name: Gerald - accessed 30 August 2016
- ↑ Ancestry: Siverly - accessed 30 August 2016
- ↑ Behind the Name: Siegfried - accessed 30 August 2016