Dewey, Solomon J.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 18, credited to Poultney, VT Unit(s): 14th VT INF Service: enl 9/3/62, m/i 10/21/62, Pvt, Co. F, 14th VT INF, m/o 7/30/63 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 03/01/1844, Poultney, VT Death: 05/15/1895 Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Castleton, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Tom Boudreau Findagrave Memorial #: 38154967 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, widow Lydia E., 7/10/1895, VT Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Hillside Cemetery, Castleton, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Solomon Dewey committed suicide at Lake Bomoseen last Wednesday. He had been suffering for some time from a boil and for a day or two had been acting strangely. He went to the barn about 11 o'clock and hanged himself to a beam, where he was found by his wife an hour later. He leaves a wife and three daughters.
Source: Argus and Patriot, May 22, 1895.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.