George was the son of Russell & Mary (Ripley) Rogers. His heritage was from the beginnings of the country; George's 5th great-grandfather was the Pilgrim immigrant Thomas Rogers.

One memorial for him said:
"Mr. Rogers was born in New Haven, Vermont. He resided for some years at Vergennes, Vt. He took up his residence in Detroit, in 1840, and in the subsequent year removed to Pontiac, where he afterward resided. During his residence among us he has been identified with the best interests of the village, and has ever maintained a true and spotless character in all the relations of life. He was a faithful friend and brother, a kind and affectionate husband and father, and a good man whom a large circle of friends and acquaintances will mourn with sincere sorrow.

Thus has been broken a link connecting the present with the age of the revolution; Mr. Rogers having been born on the very same day and hour which witnessed the last early breath of George Washington. Thus in the mellow evening of a well spent life a good man meets the common fate of all, When such men pass away we all may truly mourn.
Mr. Rogers was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and was one of the founders of the lodge in Pontiac. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters to mourn his loss. One of his sons, Mr. Forde Rogers, resides in Detroit. His two daughters are married and reside in California."

He became the husband of Jane Clark Emmons when they married in Aug of 1831.
The "Vermont Chronicle" on Friday, 2 Sep 1831 announced:
"In Sandy Hill, N. Y., Mr. Geo. W. Rogers, of Vergennes, Vt. to Miss Jane C. Emmons."

Their children were:
George Emmons, b.1833 VT
Frederick, b.1835 VT (died at age 15)
Harriet Clark, b.1837 VT (Mrs. G.W. Stevens)
Mary Ripley, b.1838 VT (Mrs. R.D. Morgan)
Fordyce Huntington, b.1840 MI

His wife Jane died 4 months after Forde's birth, in Feb of 1841.
George raised the children as best he could, being alone for a year and a half.

In Nov of 1842 George married Harriot Locady Williams, the 3rd and youngest daughter of Maj. Oliver Williams, a pioneer family of Michigan and Oakland county.

George and Harriot had no children of their own, as to the young children Harriot was indeed mother.

In 1854, Geo. W. Rogers was a Pontiac trustee.

By 1859 George was in declining health, and his youngest son Fordyce came from California to care for him in the fall of 1859. Forde remained with him in Pontiac until he died the next spring.

The "Detroit Free Press" on Apr 21st of 1860 said:
"George W. Rogers Esq., died at his residence on Pike street, on the 9th instant"...

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(Sandy Hill, Rensselaer, NY is now Hudson Falls in Washington county, NY)