John Irving

b. between 1835 and 1836
  • Company: I
  • John Irving was born between 1835 - 1836 at Ireland.
  • He was married at the time of his enlistment according to Ford's history.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, John gave his occupation as laborer.
  • In 1861 John was living at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  • On 1 Aug 1861 John mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 11 Aug 1861 John ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by desertion.

  • Last Edited: 16 Sep 2006

John Ivory

b. 17 July 1838, d. 23 May 1880
  • Father: James Ivory b. 1806, d. 29 Dec 1890
  • Mother: Mary Blansfield b. between 1803 - 1804, d. 8 May 1867
  • Company: K
  • John Ivory was born on 17 Jul 1838 at Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, son of James Ivory and Mary Blansfield.
  • In 1861 John was living at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, John gave his occupation as bootmaker.

  • On 1 Jul 1861 John mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 22 years, 11 months and 14 days old.
  • On 28 Jul 1864 John ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to expiration of term of service.

  • On 8 May 1867 his mother, Mary Ivory, died at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 4 May 1868 John Ivory, 29, married Jane Ryan, 25, daughter of Hugh Ryan and Margaret [--?--], at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
  • In Nov 1871, John was a charter member and recording secretery of the Ancient Order of Hybernians, Millbury Division, No. 9.
  • He died on 23 May 1880 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of heart disease. He was 41 years, 10 months and 6 days old.
  • He's surviving family was enumerated in the household of Jane Ryan in the 1880 US Federal Census on 10 Jun 1880 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Ivory, Jane, 38, widow, b. Ireland
    ---, Louisa A., 9 daur, b. MA (as were all the children)
    ---, John 7, son
    ---, Teresa F., 5, daur
    ---, Mary A., 3, daur
    ---, James, 5/12, son b. Jan.
  • Jane Ivory was enumerated as the widow of John Ivory, of the 15th Massachusetts, in the 1890 Veterans' Schedules of the US Federal Census in Jun 1890 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • James, his father, outlived John and died on 29 Dec 1890 at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • In Aug 1898 Jane Ivory received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on John's service; received certificate number 269006.
  • On 19 Jun 1907 John's daughter, Mary Alice Ivory married Daniel M. Kinnierey at Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
  • In 1915 John Ivory was included on the roster of of Millbury men in the 15th Massachusetts Infantry in the Centennial History of Millbury Massachusetts, pages 164 to 166.
  • Last Edited: 2 Aug 2010

Family: Jane Ryan b. Jul 1842

  • Louisa A. Ivory b. 16 Jun 1870
  • John J. Ivory b. 23 Jul 1872
  • Theresa Frances Ivory b. 7 Jul 1874
  • Mary Alice Ivory b. 26 Jun 1876
  • James Ivory b. 5 Jan 1880

Calvin Jameson

b. 27 June 1828
  • Father: Samuel Jameson
  • Mother: Esther Cain
  • Company: C
  • Calvin Jameson was born on 27 Jun 1828 at Warren, Knox County, Maine, son of Samuel Jameson and Esther Cain, according to one source.
  • Calvin Jameson was born on 27 Jun 1828 at Mariner, Cumberland County, Maine, son of Samuel Jameson and Esther Cain.
  • Calvin Jameson lived in 1861.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Calvin gave his occupation as no occupation is given in Ford's history.

  • On 12 Jul 1861 Calvin mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 33 years and 15 days old.
  • On 6 Aug 1861 Calvin ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability, having failed to pass the enlistment physical.

  • He appears in the 1870 roster and Ford's history, but he is not in the MASSCW as part of the 15th Massachusetts.
  • He was enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in 1880 at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, where he is single, living with his widowed mother who is head of household.
  • Last Edited: 15 Jan 2007

Louis Jaquier

b. between 1835 and 1836
  • Company: E
  • Louis Jaquier was born between 1835 - 1836 at Switzerland.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Louis gave his occupation as cook (or clerk?).

  • On 22 Jul 1863 Louis mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
  • On 27 Nov 1863 Louis was taken prisoner at Mine Run, Virginia.
  • On 23 Dec 1863 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Louis Jaquier was mentioned as follows.
  • On 21 Mar 1864, Louis was paroled.
  • On 25 Apr 1864 at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Louis returned to unit. (No further record).
  • On 27 Jul 1864 Louis ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by administrative transfer to the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, but he does not appear on their records.

  • On 27 Jul 1864 Lewis Jaquier appeared on the muster rolls of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as having officially transferred into the unit, but he was not assigned to a specific company.
  • He was enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 11 Aug 1870 at Brooklyn, Alameda County, California, possibly as:
    Leguquer, ??, 30, huckster, b. France
    **Jaquier, Louis, 30, clerk b. Switherland.
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2006

Amos Sumner Jaquith

b. 9 September 1825, d. 10 December 1903

Amos Sumner Jaquith
  • Father: Joseph Jaquith b. between 1792 - 1793, d. Feb 1839
  • Mother: Hannah Gleason
  • Company: C
  • Amos Sumner Jaquith was born on 9 Sep 1825 at Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, son of Joseph Jaquith and Hannah Gleason.
  • In Feb 1839 his father, Joseph Jaquith, died at Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 1 Jan 1851 Amos Sumner Jaquith, 25, married Emeline Bigelow Hiscock, daughter of Sewell Hiscock and Margarett [--?--], at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
  • In 1861 Amos was living at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Amos gave his occupation as comb maker.

  • On 12 Jul 1861 Amos mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 35 years, 10 months and 3 days old.
  • On 21 Oct 1861 Amos was taken prisoner at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia.
  • On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Amos Sumner Jaquith was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
  • On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Amos S. Jaquith was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff.
  • On 11 Jul 1864 Amos ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts having fulfilled his term of service.

  • In 1866 Amos was living at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 14 Feb 1869 Emeline Bigelow Jaquith, his wife, died at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
  • On 3 Jun 1869 Amos Sumner Jaquith, 43, married Mary Frances Babbit, 32, daughter of Elkhanah Babbit and Betsey Newcomb, at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Sumner A. Jaquith and Mary Frances Babbit were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in Jun 1880 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he Works In a Comb Shop. No children are enumerated in the household.
  • Amos Sumner Jaquith made application for a veteran's pension on 28 Jun 1880, and received certificate number 235309.
  • Amos appears to have belonged to the Masonic Order, York Rites, in later years. That is the uniform he is wearing in this photo.
  • He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company C.
  • In 1896, Amos was included in "The History of Clinton, Massachusetts."
  • On 21 Oct 1901 at Grand Army Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, Amos S. Jaquith attended the 35th annual regimental reunion, which was reported the following day in the Worcester Daily Spy.
  • He died on 10 Dec 1903 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 78 years, 3 months and 1 day old.
  • He was buried on 13 Dec 1903 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, (Report in the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
  • In Dec 1903 Mary Frances Babbit received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Amos's service; received certificate number 569405.
  • Mary, his wife, outlived Amos and died on 19 Feb 1907 at age 70.
  • Descendant(s): Larry Perdue, who kindly provided photos from his family archives.
  • Descendant(s): Brenda Velez.
  • Credits: Dana Ringquist, who provided the cemetery photography.
  • Last Edited: 7 Jan 2012

Family 1: Emeline Bigelow Hiscock b. 1831, d. 14 Feb 1869

  • Charles Sumner Jaquith b. 3 Nov 1851
  • Herbert Francis Jaquith b. 17 Oct 1853
  • Albert Eugene Jaquith b. 25 Sep 1855

Family 2: Mary Frances Babbit b. 6 Jun 1836, d. 19 Feb 1907

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