Irish, Rufus C.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 24, credited to Hinesburg, VT Unit(s): 2nd VT INF Service: enl 8/22/62, m/i 9/15/62, Pvt, Co. G, 2nd VT INF, pr CPL 2/8/65, m/o 6/19/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 12/11/1837, Charlotte, VT Death: 07/06/1908 Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Northfield, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Carolyn Adams Findagrave Memorial #: 184259519 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 6/24/1880; widow Mary J., 8/14/1908, 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   Mount Hope Cemetery, Northfield, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
WEST NORTHFIELD
West Northfield, July 9. - Rufus E. Irish, aged 70 years, died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alvah Cook, after a four days' illness of pneumonia. Mr. Smith had lived in Northfield several years and won the respect of all who knew him. He served three years in the Civil War and was a member of the G. A. R. He is survived by a wife and four children, Mrs. C. E. Lamson and Herbert Irish of Hinesburgh and Mrs. Alvah Cook and Stacey Irish of Northfield.
Source: Burlington Daily News, July 9, 1908.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.