Haskins, Joseph
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 28, credited to Starksboro, VT Unit(s): 4th VT INF, 9th VT INF Service: enl 9/2/64, m/i 9/2/64, Pvt, Co. B, 9th VT INF, tr to 4th VT INF, Co. C, 1/20/65, m/o 5/15/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1836, Starksboro, VT Death: 04/18/1909 Burial: Maple Cemetery, Lincoln, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Alan Lathrop Findagrave Memorial #: 39681698 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: yes, 6/6/1879 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 Webmaster's Note: If this soldier enlisted before 9/1/62, and was with the regiment on 9/13/62, he would have briefly been taken prisoner along with the entire regiment at Harper's Ferry. Read the unit's Organization and Service for details. DESCENDANTS 3rd Great Grandfather of Rebecca Ambrose, Coos Bay, OR (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Maple Cemetery, Lincoln, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Joseph Haskins Dies at Lincoln.
Bristol, April 19. - Joseph Haskins, aged 75. of Lincoln, died suddenly Sunday of heart disease at the home of Pearl Doty in Starksboro. He was a veteran of the rebellion and was a native of Starksboro. He is survived by one son and five daughters. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Union church in Lincoln.
Source: Rutland Daily Herald, April 20, 1909
LINCOLN
The funeral of Joseph Haskins was held Tuesday at the Baptist Church. The Rev. L. E. Usher of Bristol officiated. A male quartette consisting of B. J. Gove, L. H. Rhodes, W. E. Butterfield and Alain Sargent sang with Miss Gertrude Varney as organist. Members of the G.A. R. Post and the Grange, of which he was a member, attended. Mr. Haskins was visiting at Pearl Doty's in South Starksboro, where he died suddenly.
Source: Burlington Free Press, April 22, 1909
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.