Griffin, Joel L.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 19, credited to Stowe, VT Unit(s): 3rd VT INF, 5th US CAV Service: enl 6/1/61, m/i 7/16/61, PVT, Co. E, 3rd VT INF, tr to 5th US CAV 10/30/62, dsrtd 6/16/66 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1843, Waterbury, VT Death: 03/10/1902 Burial: West Branch Cemetery, Stowe, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Deanna French/Barb Baraw Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, widow Gracia F., 8/28/1916, VT, not approved 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   West Branch Cemetery, Stowe, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Death came to Joel Griffin with suddenness Monday afternoon. Mr. Griffin had just returned from dinner and started his afternoon work in the mill-yard of Burt Bros. When he was stricken by heart disease, dying almost instantly. Funeral services were held this Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Griffin was a Civil War veteran, having served in the Seventh Vermont, and was an industrious and respected citizen.
Source: Morrisville News & Citizen, March 12, 1902
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.