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Sexton, Thomas

MILITARY SERVICE

Age: 23, credited to Springfield, VT
Unit(s): 3rd VT INF, 16th VT INF
Service: enl 9/1/62, m/i 10/23/62, Pvt, Co. E, 16th VT INF, m/o 8/10/63; enl 8/3/64, m/i 8/3/64, Pvt, Co. I, 3rd VT INF, m/o 6/19/65

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VITALS

Birth: 12/20/1839, Ireland
Death: 12/11/1910

Burial: St. Marys Cemetery, Springfield, VT
Marker/Plot: Not recorded
Gravestone photographer: Joie Finley Morris +
Findagrave Memorial #: 112086980

MORE INFORMATION

Alias?: None noted
Pension?: Yes, 2/10/1877; widow Ann B., 3/2/1911
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

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BURIAL:

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Tombstone

St. Marys Cemetery, Springfield, VT

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Thomas Sexton

The Vermont Journal, December 16, 1910

Springfield

Thomas Sexton died very suddenly at his home on Mineral street Sunday afternoon December 11. He was about the house as usual Sunday and members of his family found him dead in his living room, heart failure being given as the cause of death. Mr. Sexton was born in Ireland 74 years ago and came to this country with his wife and finally settled in Springfield, where he had lived for many years. He was a veteran of the Civil war and a member of Jarvis post, G.A.R. He is survived by his wife and 10 children, five sons and five daughters. Funeral services wee held at the Church of the Maternity, Wednesday morning of last week at 9 o'clock, burial being in the Catholic cemetery.

Submitted By: Cathy Hoyt