Walbridge, Rodney W.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 22, credited to Brookfield, VT Unit(s): 4th VT INF Service: enl 8/22/61, m/i 9/21/61, PVT, Co. B, 4th VT INF, pr SGT 1SGT, wdd, Fredericksburg, 12/13/62, wdd, Funkstown, 7/10/63, m/o 9/30/64 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 06/12/1838, Brookfield, VT Death: 03/12/1921 Burial: New Cemetery, Brookfield, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Joe Schenkman Findagrave Memorial #: 102457389 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 9/27/1888, 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: farmer DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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Obituary
BROOKFIELD
R. W. Walbridge, Civil War Veteran, Died of Erysipelas.Rodney W. Walbridge died Saturday morning, March 12, after 10 days' illness with erysipelas. He leaves one son, Ray Walbridge, who was unable to be present at the funeral; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Laura M. Allis; two nephews, W. S. Allis of Norwich, Conn., and E. H. Allis, of Randolph, and one niece, Mrs. A. L. Hardy of Amherst, Mass.
Mr. Walbridge was a Civil war veteran and had reached the age of 80 years, 9 months and 21 days. He will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends and neighbors.
Funeral services were held from his late home Sunday afternoon at 1:30 O'clock, Rev. James Clark officiating. The bearers were E. H. Allis, L.W. Morse, Charles Morse and Frank W. Church. Burial was in the family lot at Brookfield Center.
Source: Barre Daily Times, March 16, 1921
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.