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Thurston, Lucius Hurlbert
MILITARY SERVICE
Age: 20, credited to Topsham, VT
Unit(s): 15th VT INF
Service: enl 9/15/62, m/i 10/22/62, CPL, Co. D, 15th VT INF, pr SGT 6/20/63, m/o 8/5/63
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VITALS
Birth: 01/13/1842, Lawrence, NY
Death: 08/08/1918
Burial: Hope Cemetery, Barre, VT
Marker/Plot: Not recorded
Gravestone researcher/photographer: Monica White
Findagrave Memorial #: 95591824
MORE INFORMATION
Alias?: None noted
Pension?: Yes, 6/30/1880; widow Angeline, 8/16/1918, 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
3rd Great Granduncle of Michelle Wass, Montpelier, VT
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BURIAL:
Copyright notice
Hope Cemetery, Barre, VT
Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there.
Obituary
Lucius Thurston Dead
Barre, Aug. 8. Ex-May Lucius Thurston died this morning after a two weeks' illness which developed from his being overcome by the heat two weeks ago.
Former Mayor of Barre Overcome By Heat Two Weeks Ago
(Special to The Herald)He was a Civil war veteran and had served 10 years as an alderman and two years as may of this city. He leaves his wife and two daughters. The funeral arrangement were not completed tonight.
Source: Rutland Daily Herald, 9 Aug 1918
Transcribed by Tom Ledoux
