Vorse, Samuel C.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 24, credited to Barre, VT Unit(s): 1st VT CAV Service: enl 9/19/61, m/i 11/19/61, Blacksmith, Co. C, 1st VT CAV, reen 12/28/63, pr Co. QMSGT, 11/19/64, m/o 6/21/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 08/14/1838, Lacolle, Canada East Death: 11/19/1929 Burial: Randolph Center Cemetery, Randolph, VT Marker/Plot: 2 Gravestone photographer: Carolyn Adams Findagrave Memorial #: 104659984 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 4/18/1867 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) |
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Obituary
Samuel C. Orfe, 91, Randolph Civil War Veteran, Is Dead.
RANDOLPH CENTER, Nov. 19. - Samuel C. Orfe, 91, died at 1 o'clock this morning at Randolph Center. He was a veteran of the Civil War and a member of U.S Grant Post. His death leaves only four Civil War veterans in the town.
Mr. Orfe was born in Lacolle, Province of Quebec, Canada, August 14, 1838. He enlisted at Barre in Company C, First Vermont Cavalry, in 1861 and fought in most of the principal battles of the Civil War. He came out of the service as a quartermaster sergeant.
He is survived by one daughter, Lucinda, of Randolph Center, by one sister, Mrs. Jennie Bullard of Orange, Mass., who was with him at the time of his death.
A Grand Army funeral will be held at his home at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon with members of the American Legion as bearers.
Source: Burlington Free Press, November 20, 1929
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.