Newton, Chester F.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 25, credited to Warren, VT Unit(s): 6th VT INF Service: enl 8/14/61, m/i 10/15/61, Pvt, Co. H, 6th VT INF, wdd, Savage's Station, 6/29/62, reen 12/15/63, m/o 6/26/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1832, Duxbury, VT Death: 05/16/1877 Burial: Middlesex Center Cemetery, Middlesex, VT Marker/Plot: 116 Gravestone photographer: Monica White Findagrave Memorial #: 41722219 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 6/20/1875; minor, 7/12/1890, 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  Middlesex Center Cemetery, Middlesex, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Middlesex. -- Chester Newton -- a man employed at the saw-mill in this village -- was caught and thrown by a slab from a log then on the carriage, against the saw, fearfully mangling his body, some parts of which have not yet been found. He lived about an hour after the accident. Mr. Newton leaves a wife and two children.
Source: Vermont Christian Messenger, 24 May 1877.
Transcribed by Deanna French