Ford, William A.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 18, credited to Canaan, NH Unit(s): 1st VT CAV Service: enl 7/31/62, m/i 9/26/62, Pvt, Co. E, 1st VT CAV, pr CPL 5/1/65, m/o 6/21/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 01/12/1845, Norwich, VT Death: 01/12/1912 Burial: New Cemetery, Brookfield, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 10/16/1888, VT; widow Harriet J. B., 3/1/1912, 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: farmer DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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Obituary
BROOKFIELD
W. A. Ford, who had been ill the past year suffering with a cancer, died Friday morning. The funeral was held from the Second Congregational church Monday afternoon at 1:30, Rev. F. J. Locke officiating. The Masonic fraternity and the members of the G. A. R. Attended. I. N. Abbott was funeral conductor; singers, C. H. Bigelow, A. G. Bigelow, Misses Ethel Dewey and Lillian Carpenter; bearers, Guy Fletcher, J. W. Blakebrough, Van Carpenter and Fred Keyes. Burial was in the family lot at the Center. Mr. Ford leaves a wife and one son.
Source: Bethel Courier, January 18, 1912
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.