Whitney, William C.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 22, credited to Hyde Park, VT Unit(s): 1st VT CAV Service: enl 8/11/62, m/i 9/26/62, Pvt, Co. I, 1st VT CAV, m/o 6/21/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: abt 1840, Stukely, Canada East Death: 04/27/1891 Burial: East Main Street Cemetery, Newport, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 2/17/1888, 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: None DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   East Main Street Cemetery, Newport, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
NEWPORT NOTANDA
W. C. Whitney, who has been ill with heart disease for a long time, died April 27. The funeral was attended by the Odd Fellows, Baxter Post, Daughters of Rebekah, and a large number of friends.
Source: Argus and Patriot, May 6, 1891.
Newport
W. C. Whitney was buried here last Wednesday, the ceremony being conducted by the Rebecca and Odd Fellows lodge of this place and the lodge from Barton. He was a stirring business man and will be much missed here.
Source: Orleans County Monitor, May 4, 1891.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.