Ford, George Osman
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 26, credited to Granby, VT Unit(s): 8th VT INF Service: enl 12/16/61 (2/18/62, SGT, Co. K, 8th VT INF, pow, Boutte Station, 9/4/62, prld 11/13/62, comn 2LT 2/19/63 (3/18/63), pr 1LT 7/1/63 (8/8/63), pr CPT 12/28/63 (2/3/64), wdd, Winchester, 9/19/64, wdd, Cedar Creek, 10/19/64, m/o 2/26/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 06/20/1835, Lyndon, VT Death: 05/09/1909 Burial: Grove Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, VT Marker/Plot: 339 Gravestone photographer: Dan Taylor Findagrave Memorial #: 22545079 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 9/20/1869; widow Sophronia E., 6/1/1909, VT Portrait?: Gibson Collection, Jones Collection, Guber Collection off-site, 8th Vermont Infantry Regimental History 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 Great Granduncle of Alan R. Ford, Westfield, IN (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Grove Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
John Gibson Collection
Dewey Jones Collection
(Carpenter's History
Eighth Regiment
Vermont Volunteers)
Obituary
Source: St. Albans Weekly Messenger, May 20, 1909Was a Leading Citizen of Kirby
Capt. George O. Ford, aged 74 years, died at his home in Kirby, May 8, after a short illness. He was a native of Lyndon and served three years in the Civil War in the Eighth Vermont regiment. He was once taken prisoner, twice wounded, and when discharged had been promoted to a captaincy in his regiment. In 1864 he married Sophronia Grout, a sister of the late Congressman W. W. Grout, and during General Grout's long public service Captain Ford was manager of his farm in Kirby and lived on it.
Captain Ford had held all the offices in Kirby. In 1888 he represented the town in the legislature and for several years had been the county road commissioner.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.