Galvin, William E.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 24, credited to Middlebury, VT Unit(s): 14th VT INF Service: enl 8/30/62, m/i 10/21/62, Pvt, Co. E, 14th VT INF, m/o 7/30/63 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 07/22/1837, Ireland Death: 05/07/1915 Burial: Galvin Cemetery, Ripton, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Alan Lathrop Findagrave Memorial #: 42590328 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 6/26/1891, 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 2nd Great Grandfather of Jeffrey Newton, Brandon, VT (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Galvin Cemetery, Ripton, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
WILLIAM GALVIN DEAD
William Galvin died at his residence in the forenoon of Friday May 7th. He was born in Ireland May 9, 1836, and came to this country when a small lad. He was a veteran of the Civil war, serving in Company E, 14th Vt. Vols., a member of William P. Russell post, No. 89, G.A.R., and had held a good many offices in the gift of the town. At the time of his death he was lister, justice of the peace, and overseer of the poor. He leaves a son, John of Worcester, Mass., and daughter, Mrs. Rose Newton of East Middlebury, also four brothers.
The funeral was held at his late residence Monday morning, May 10th, with a prayer service at the house. There was a large attendance of neighbors and friends. The casket was draped with the stars and stripes and was covered with a profusion of flowers. The interment was in the cemetery near his old home.
Source: Middlebury Register, May 14, 1915
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.