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Morrison, Joel J. Jr.

MILITARY SERVICE

Age: 18, credited to Middlebury, VT
Unit(s): Recruit
Service: recruit; enl 3/1/62, m/i 4/12/62, assgnd to Co. A, 6th VT INF, m/o 5/29/62

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VITALS

Birth: abt 1832, Middlebury, VT
Death: 06/25/1871

Burial: West Cemetery, Middlebury, VT
Marker/Plot: Not recorded
Gravestone photographer: Jennifer Snoots
Findagrave Memorial #: 36935237

MORE INFORMATION

Alias?: None noted
Pension?: Yes, 4/4/1863; widow Luna M., 6/12/1880
Portrait?: Gibson Collection
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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Middlebury Cemetery, Middlebury, VT

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Photo

John Gibson Collection

Obituary

OBITUARY. - Died in Middlebury village, at the residence of his father, June 25, Joel J. Morrison Jr., aged 39 years. He came from Dedham, Mass., his place of residence, hoping to regain his health among his family and friends, but the decree had gone forth, he was never to recover. His disease was softening of the brain. At times his sufferings were great, but he never murmured or complained. He lingered till June 25, when death released him from his sufferings. He was a devoted husband, a kind father, and a dutiful son. He leaves a wife and one child to mourn his loss.

Source: Middlebury Register, July 11, 1871.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.