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Lucien Augustus Cook

Lucien A. Cook

• Father: Horace Star Cook b. 10 Oct 1811, d. 11 Sep 1890
• Mother: Almira Pierce b. 23 Feb 1813, d. 28 May 1870

• Company: A

• Lucien Augustus Cook was born on 5 Aug 1838 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Horace Star Cook and Almira Pierce, and through his mother, an 8th generation descendant of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts.
• Lucien Augustus Cook was enumerated in the household of Horace Star Cook and Almira Pierce in the 1850 US Federal Census on 2 Sep 1850 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Horace S. Cook, 38, m, combmaker, $1800, b. Leominster, MA
  Almira, 37, Leominster, MA
  **Lucien A., 12, Leominster, MA (noted as being in school)
  Male, 1 mo., Leominster, MA.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Lucien gave his occupation as comb maker.
  
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Lucien mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 22 years, 11 months and 7 days old.
• From the White Genealogy -

  At the breaking out of the Civil War in 1861, he was a member of the Leominster Light Infantry, and with that organization was mustered into the service of the United States, July 12, 1861. The company was designated as Company A, 15th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers. He was in all the actions in which that gallant regiment participated, until his capture at the battle of Antietam. He was taken to Libby prison, Richmond, Va., and after a few weeks was paroled and carried to "Camp Parole," Annapolis, Md., and shortly after returned home as a paroled prisoner. On account of his injuries received at the time of his capture, a severe attack of fever and ague, and general disability incident to severe campaigns and prison life, he received an honorable discharge, Dec. 31, 1862.

• On 11 Dec 1861 Lucien Augustus Cook was mentioned in an article about Leonard Wood "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 1 Jun 1862 Lucien was promoted to Corporal.
• On 28 Jul 1862, Lucien was shown as absent per 1870 roster.
• On 17 Sep 1862 Lucien Augustus Cook was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, and taken prisoner.
• On 15 Oct 1862 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lucien Augustus Cook was mentioned as having been taken prisoner and subsequently released.
• On 13 Dec 1862 Lucien ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts discharged for wounds.
  
  
• Starting 23 Nov 1863, Lucien also served in the Band of the US Colored Infantry (Corps D'Afrique per MASSCW).
• From the White Genealogy -

  During the year 1863, he resided a short time in Brookfield, Conn., and after his return to Leominster, received notice that he had been drafted to fill the quota of Brookfield. He, at once, reported to the authorities in Connecticut, but was at once rejected. It being his wish to do such military duty as lay in his power, he enlisted in a band organized by P. S. Gilmore for service in the Gulf States, Nov. 23, 1863. This band was known as the "First Brigade Band" and a part of the time was assigned to the 81st Regiment, United States Infantry, Department of the Gulf. By reason of failing health he was discharged at New Orleans, July 20, 1865.

• He ended his service as 3d Class Musician on 20 Jul 1865 at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
• On 5 Oct 1865 Lucien Augustus Cook, 27, married Ellen H. Green, 23, daughter of Emerson Green and Clarissa Wright, at Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 27 May 1867, at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lucien was comissioned Captain of Co. K, 10th Regiment MVM (State Militia).
• At Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lucien was the first Commander of C. H. Stevens G. A. R. Post 53.
• On 6 Apr 1869 Ellen H. Green, his wife, died at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 27.
• On 28 May 1870 his mother, Almira Pierce, died at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of cancer at age 57.
• On 6 Mar 1873 Lucien Augustus Cook, 34, married Belinda Johnson Whitcomb, 35, daughter of Alanson Josiah Whitcomb and Emily Johnson, at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for him and the first for her.
• Lucien Augustus Cook died on 13 Mar 1873 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of consumption, and was buried with military honors, the funeral being largely attended by the officers of the regiment. He was 34 years, 7 months and 8 days old.
• He was buried in Mar 1873 at Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lot 094, Section 04.
• On 2 May 1878 Lucien's widow, Belinda Johnson Whitcomb remarried to David I. Munsie at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for both.
• On 15 Aug 1902 Belinda Johnson Munsie received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Lucien's service; his remarried and rewodowed wife, received certificate number 877426.
• He was mentioned in the obituary of Charles Henry Wilder on 13 May 1909.
• Credits: Portrait from "Leominster: Historical and Picturesque", by William A. Emerson, 1888.

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2010

Andrew W. Cowdery

Cpl. Andrew W. Cowdrey

• Father: William Cowdery b. 22 Jan 1803, d. 28 Jan 1839
• Mother: Lydia Ann W. Phelps b. 1807

• Company: A

• Andrew W. Cowdery was born on 12 Jun 1834 at Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, son of William Cowdery and Lydia Ann W. Phelps.
• On 28 Jan 1839 his father, William Cowdery, died at age 36.
• In 1839, at Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Andrew was involved in a "guardianship" proceeding according to the Worcester County Probate index.
• He was enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 28 Aug 1850 at Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Nathaniel N. Cowdry, 35, carpenter, b. MA
  Augusta, 35, b. ME (neé Phelps)
  Ellen A., 4, b. MA
  **Andrew W., 16, b. MA
  Sarah J., 14, b. MA (his sister)
  Levi W. Phelps, 27, b. MA
  Barzilla Stutman(?), 23, b. MA
  Ira Taylor, 24, b. MA
  Samuel Lakin, 19, b. MA.
• On 29 Nov 1855 Andrew W. Cowdrey, 21, married Lydia M. Reed, 18, daughter of Edmond Reed and Mary Cook, at Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Andrew W. Cowdrey and Lydia M. Reed were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 11 Jul 1860 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  A. Cowdry, 25, mechanic, $600 real estate, $200 personal estate, b. MA (as were all in the family)
  L. , 22, f, wife
  L., 3, m
  L. A., 7/12.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Andrew gave his occupation as carpenter.
• In 1861 Andrew was living at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Andrew mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Corporal, being credited to the quota of Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 27 years and 1 month old.
• On 21 Oct 1861 Andrew W. Cowdery was wounded at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia.
• On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Andrew W. Cowdery was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
• On 2 Nov 1861 at "Worcester Aegis & Transcript", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Andrew W. Cowdery was mentioned among the casualties.
• He died on 4 Nov 1861 of wounds. He was 27 years, 4 months and 23 days old.
• He was buried on 4 Nov 1861 at Poolesville Cemetery, Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland.
• He was buried in Nov 1861 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Section 7, Lot 38.
• On 16 Dec 1861 Lydia M. Reed received a pension to surviving family member based on Andrew's service; his wife, receiving certificate number 187.
• On 21 Feb 1872 Andrew's widow, Lydia M. Reed remarried to John A. Cotton at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 3 May 1872 Lydia M. Cotton, Andrew W. Cowdery's remarried widow, made application for a pension as guardian to Andrew W. Cowdery's surviving dependants, and received certificate number 160222.
• On 04 Jan 1877, Post 53, G. A. R., publically thanks Mrs. Lydia Cotton for the portrait of her late husband who was the first volunteer who fell from this town, according to an article in the Fitchburg Sentinel.
• In 1888, Andrew was included on p. 96 the Civil War section of Emerson's "Leominster Historical" as follows:
  Cpl. Andrew W. Cowdrey, the first martyr from Leominster, was severely wounded at Ball's Bluff, Octr. 21st, and died of his wounds, Nov. 3d, 1861, at Poolesville hospital, Maryland shore. He left a wife and two children, and was buried in Leominster with military honors.
• Lydia M. Cotton was enumerated as the widow of Andrew W. Cowdery, of the 15th Massachusetts, in the 1890 Veterans' Schedules of the US Federal Census in Jun 1890 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, noted as "former widow", widowed for a second time.
• Lydia, his wife, outlived Andrew and died on 17 Sep 1901 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of cancer at age 64.
• On 13 Sep 1907 his his son, Frederick Aurora Cowdrey, died at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of tuberculosis after an illness of several years at age 47.
• Credits: Portrait from "Leominster: Historical and Picturesque", by William A. Emerson, 1888.

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2010

William W. Curtis

• Father: Nathaniel W. Curtis b. 23 Jun 1816, d. before 1880
• Mother: Harriet Allen b. between 1831 - 1832

• Company: A

• William W. Curtis was born in Sep 1845 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Nathaniel W. Curtis and Harriet Allen.
• William W. Curtis was enumerated in the household of Nathaniel W. Curtis and Harriet Allen in the 1860 US Federal Census on 12 Jun 1860 at Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Nathaniel W. Curtis, 42, boot maker, b. MA (as were all in the family)
  Harriet, 28,
  **Wm. W., 15,
  Emma A., 14,
  Frank, 12,
  Edwin, 10,
  Nathaniel, 9.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, William gave his occupation as shoemaker.
• In 1861 William was living at Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, according to Ford's history.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 William mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was 15 years and 10 months old.
• On 1 Nov 1862 William was promoted to Corporal.
• On 28 Aug 1864 William ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts.
  
  
• In 1864 William was living at Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• In 1864 William W. Curtis was harness maker.
• Starting 7 Dec 1864, William also served in the 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Cavalry, Company D.
• He ended his service on 20 Jul 1865.
• On 8 Nov 1866 William W. Curtis, 21, married Annie R. Pickering, daughter of Simeon Pickering and Elizabeth [--?--], at Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• William W. Curtis and Annie R. Pickering were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 24 Jun 1880 at Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Curtis, William W., 33, works in shoeshop, b. MA
  ---, Anna E., 30, wife, b. NY (fath b. CT, mor b. NY)
  ---, William W., 13, son, b. MA (fath b. MA, mor b. NY).
• On 4 Apr 1888 Annie R. Pickering, his wife, died at 22 Moreland, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, of endocarditis.
• William W. Curtis made application at Massachusetts for a veteran's pension on 5 Aug 1891, and received certificate number 788532.
• On 12 Apr 1905 William W. Curtis, 59, married Maisuna Edson, 44, daughter of James T. Edson and Susan T. Stevens, at Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, It was a third (sic) marriage for him and the second for her as she had been divorced.
• William W. Curtis and Maisuna Edson were enumerated in the 1910 US Federal Census on 16 Apr 1910 at Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• William W. Curtis died on 25 Jan 1917. He was 71 years and 4 months old.
• He was buried in Jan 1917 at Lake Grove Cemetery, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• On 2 Feb 1917 Maisuna Edson received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on William's service; and received certificate number 848641.

• Last Edited: 26 May 2010

Franklin Gardner

Franklin Gardner

• Father: Volney Gardner b. between 1810 - 1811, d. 19 Nov 1870
• Mother: Sophia Augusta Gardner b. 28 Mar 1812, d. 15 Nov 1890

• Company: A

• Franklin Gardner was born between 1841 - 1842 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Volney Gardner and Sophia Augusta Gardner.
• Franklin Gardner was enumerated in the household of Volney Gardner and Sophia Augusta Gardner in the 1850 US Federal Census on 13 Sep 1850 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Volna Gardner, 39, laborer, b. VT
  Sophia A., 34, b. MA
  **Franklin, 8, b. MA
  Charles E., 2, b. MA
  William Commer, 21, b. Ireland.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Franklin gave his occupation as painter.
• In 1861 Franklin was living at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Franklin mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 1 Aug 1861 Franklin was promoted to Corporal.
• On 17 Sep 1862 Franklin Gardner was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, wounded in both thighs.
• He died on 6 Oct 1862 at The Patent Office Hospital, Washington, DC, of wounds received at the Battle of Antietam..
• On 22 Oct 1862 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Franklin Gardner was mentioned among the wounded at the Patent Office hospital in Washington, D.C.
• He was buried in Oct 1862 at US Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery (Military Asylum Cemetery), Washington, DC.
• In Dec 1871 Sophia Augusta Gardner received a pension to surviving family member based on Franklin's service; his mother, received certificate number 185474.
• In 1888, Franklin was included in the Civil War section of Emerson's "Leominster Historical" as follows:

  Corporal Franklin Gardner was one of the "color guard," and at the battle of Antietam, Sept. 17th, took up the colors from the third color bearer, who had been shot dead at his side. He received three balls; the first passed through a limb, the second through his thigh, the third in his stomach. Regardless of these wounds he managed to keep the flag waving until the next guard took it. From Wednesday morning, Sept. 17th, until Friday morning of the same week, he lay within the enemy's lines. When our men went to bury the dead and remove the wounded, he was placed in the hospital at Sharpsburg, and removed Sept. 25th, to Patent Office hospital, Washington, where he died Oct. 6th, 1862.

• On 17 Sep 1900 Franklin Garner was included on the Civil War memorial at Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland, as having died of his wounds received at the battle. (Read several articles from the Fitchburg Sentinel about the planning for the memorial.).
• Credits: Portrait from "Leominster: Historical and Picturesque", by William A. Emerson, 1888.

• Last Edited: 28 Jul 2010

Joseph Mason Howe

• Father: Daniel Howe b. between 1814 - 1815
• Mother: Sarah Mason d. before 1846

• Company: A

• Joseph Mason Howe was born on 11 Feb 1842 at Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Daniel Howe and Sarah Mason.
• Before 1846 his mother, Sarah Mason, died apparently.
• On 28 Nov 1846 Joseph's widowed father, Daniel Howe, remarried to Rebecca Bullard at Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Joseph Mason Howe was enumerated in the household of Daniel Howe and Rebecca Bullard in the 1850 US Federal Census on 24 Aug 1850 at Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows:
  Daniel Howe, 35, farmer, b. MA (as were all in the family)
  Rebecca, 34
  **Joseph M., 8
  Sarah M., 4
  Wm. R., 2.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Joseph gave his occupation as farmer.
  
• In 1861 Joseph was living at Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Joseph mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Corporal, being credited to the quota of Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 19 years, 5 months and 1 day old.
• On 3 Jul 1863 Joseph was promoted to Corporal.
• On 11 May 1864 Joseph Mason Howe was wounded.
• He died on 12 May 1864 at Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, unmarried, of wounds, being noted as the "color bearer". He was 22 years, 3 months and 1 day old.
• On 25 May 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Joseph Mason Howe was mentioned among the casualties.

• Last Edited: 20 Aug 2007

Richard Lionel Jewell

Cpl. Richard L. Jewell

• Father: Richmond H. Jewell
• Mother: Emily R. Ames

• Company: A

• Richard Lionel Jewell was born on 23 Oct 1845 at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Richmond H. Jewell and Emily R. Ames.
• Richard Lionel Jewell was enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 22 Jun 1860 at Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as Lionel Jewell, 15, farm labor, b. MA
  apparently boarding.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Richard gave his occupation as farmer.
  
• In 1862 Richard was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 7 Aug 1862 Richard mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Corporal, being credited to the quota of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 16 years, 9 months and 15 days old.
• On 1 Jan 1864 Richard was promoted to.
• On 12 May 1864 Richard Lionel Jewell was wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia.
• On 18 May 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Richard Lionel Jewell was noted among the wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness.
• On 25 May 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Richard Lionel Jewell was mentioned among the casualties.
• On 28 Jul 1864 Richard ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to expiration of service term in accordance with General Order 28.
  
  
• Starting 2 Mar 1865, Richard also served in the 61st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company G.
• He ended his service on 16 Jul 1865.
• On 1 May 1866 Richard Lionel Jewell, 20, married Helen Francena Barker, 17, daughter of Hiram L. Barker and Phoebe P. Marcy, at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Richard Lionel Jewell and Helen Francena Barker were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, he is a Lamp Lighter.
• Richard Lionel Jewell was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. A, as well as in the 61st Massachusetts Infantry.
• He made application at Massachusetts for a veteran's pension on 20 Aug 1890, and received certificate number 664529.
• He and Helen Francena Barker were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 4 Jun 1900 at Ward 8, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he is a lamplighter for the city. They live in a rented home. Only two of their eight children are still living -- one is George, who lives with them, and Hiram, according to descendant Patric Jewell.
• On 21 Oct 1901 at Grand Army Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, Richard Lionel Jewell attended the 35th annual regimental reunion, which was reported the following day in the Worcester Daily Spy.
• On 21 Oct 1903 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Richard Lionel Jewell attended the 37th annual regimental reunion with some eighty other veterans.
• Richard wrote a letter in Oct 1906 from Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, as follows: (See below.).
• In Oct 1906 Richard Lionel Jewell wrote a letter to the 40th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association, with some 75 other veterans of the regiment. (Click icon to read the report, believed to be from the Worcester Spy.).
• On 21 Oct 1907 Richard Lionel Jewell wrote a letter to be read at the regimental reunion and banquet on the 46th anniversary of the Battle of Ball's Bluff, as reported in the Fitchburg Sentinel the following day. (Click icon to read the report.).
• He died on 31 Oct 1909 at National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Togus, Kennebec County, Maine. He was 64 years and 8 days old.
• He was buried in Nov 1909 at Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• In Nov 1909 Helen Francena Barker received a pension to surviving family member in California based on Richard's service; and received certificate number 694517.
• On 27 Oct 1910 Richard Lionel Jewell was reported as deceased at the 44th regimental reunion.
• Helen, his wife, outlived Richard and died on 13 Mar 1913 at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, at age 64.
• Descendant(s): Patric Jewell, who provided the portrait above from his family archive.
• Descendant(s): Marianne Grant.

• Last Edited: 31 May 2010

Henry Joy

• Father: Samuel W. Joy b. 2 Jun 1815, d. 26 May 1885
• Mother: Lucy Farnsworth b. 20 Apr 1814, d. 20 Jul 1905

• Company: A

• Henry Joy was born in Jan 1838 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Samuel W. Joy and Lucy Farnsworth, grandson of Caleb and Nancy (Woodbury) Joy.
• Henry Joy was enumerated in the household of Samuel W. Joy and Lucy Farnsworth in the 1850 US Federal Census on 14 Sep 1850 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows:
  Samuel W. Joy, 35, farmer, b. MA (as were all the family)
  Lucy, 36
  **Henry, 12
  **Charles, 9.
• Henry Joy and Charles Joy were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 12 Jul 1860 at Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Henry Joy, 23, painter, b. MA
  Charles Joy, 20, pail maker, b. MA
  living in the household of one Sylvester Hanson, 49, pail maker, and his family.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Henry gave his occupation as painter.
• In 1861 Henry was living at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Henry mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Corporal, being credited to the quota of Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 23 years and 6 months old.
• Henry Joy and Charles Joy, brothers and their uncle by marriage, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• On 17 Feb 1862 Henry ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by transfer to the Western Flotilla .
  
  
• Starting 21 Feb 1862, Henry also served in the U. S. Navy.
• Between 1862 - 1863 he served on the U. S. S. Baron de Kalb and Clara Dolsen.
• On 2 Jul 1863 his uncle, Edward Bean Rollins, died at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in his 12th battle at age 35.
• Henry Joy ended his service by discharge on 11 Aug 1863.
• On 15 Sep 1863 Henry Joy, 25, married Sarah Elizabeth Johnson, 27, daughter of Henry Johnson and Cynthia E. Jones, at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• On 23 Oct 1869 Sarah Elizabeth Johnson, his wife, died at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 33.
• Henry Joy was enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 4 Jun 1870 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, a house painter, living alone with his two children.
• On 19 Nov 1870 Henry Joy, 32, married Mary Jane Hersey, 29, daughter of Charles Hersey and Lucy M. Hall, at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for him and the first for her.
• Henry Joy and Mary Jane Hersey were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 5 Jun 1880 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he is a painter.
• Henry Joy made application for a veteran's pension on 11 Feb 1881, and received Navy pension 35104.
• On 9 Apr 1884 Henry's daughter, Emma F. Joy married William E. Davis at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• On 14 Feb 1888 his married daughter, Emma F. Davis, died at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of tuberculosis at age 23.
• On 18 Feb 1889 at "The Boston Journal", Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Wilbur Clifton Joy, his son, was mentioned in an article. (click icon to read).
• Henry Joy was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company A.
• In Aug 1895, Henry was journeyed to Louisville for the G. A. R. encampment, according to the Fitchburg Daily Sentinel, 30 August 1895.
• He was a pall bearer at the burial of Edward Wilson on 22 Nov 1896 at Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Henry Joy was a pall bearer at the burial of A. W. Rice on 19 Dec 1898 at Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Henry Joy and Mary Jane Hersey were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 1 Jun 1900 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Joy, Henry, b. Jan 1838, married 29 years, b. MA, house painter
  ---, Mary, wife, b. Apr 1841, she had one child who died, b. MA
  ---, Lucy, mor, b. Apr 1814, widow, all three of her children living, b. MA.
• Henry Joy, a member of Charles H. Stevens post, G. A. R., was a pall bearer at the burial of Francis Edwin Colburn in Apr 1901 at Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 21 Oct 1902 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Henry Joy attended 36th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment Association.
• On 20 Jul 1905 his mother, Lucy Farnsworth, died at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 91.
• On 21 Oct 1907 at Grand Army Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, Henry Joy attended the 41st annual regimental reunion and banquet on the 46th anniversary of the Battle of Ball's Bluff, as reported in the Fitchburg Sentinel the following day.
• On 12 Sep 1909 his brother, Charles Joy, died at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of paralysis at age 67.
• Henry Joy and Mary Jane Hersey were enumerated in the 1910 US Federal Census in 1910 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, They have no children.
• On 27 Oct 1910 at The State Mutual Building, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Henry Joy attended the 44th reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• He died on 8 Mar 1914 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of cancer after an illness of over a year. Click icon to read his obituary.. He was 76 years and 2 months old.
• He was buried in Mar 1914 at Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 14 Mar 1914 Mary Jane Hersey received a pension to surviving family member based on Henry's service; his wife, received certificate number 774194.

• Last Edited: 10 May 2010

• Charts: Descendants of Caleb and Nancy (Woodbury) Joy

William Kelley

• Father: Edmond Kelly b. between 1797 - 1798
• Mother: Mary [--?--] b. 1811, d. 2 Nov 1855

• Company: A

• William Kelley was born between 1842 - 1843 at Ireland, son of Edmond Kelly and Mary [--?--].
• William Kelley emigrated about 1852 from Ireland first to Connecticut, if the 1860 census has identified the correct man and family group.
• William's mother, Mary [--?--], died and was buried in Nov 1855 at St. James Cemetery, Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, at age 44 years.
• William Kelley was enumerated in the household of J. Edward Kelley in the 1860 US Federal Census on 17 Jul 1860 at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  J. Edward Kelly, 62, b. Ireland
  Jake, 19, operative, b. Ireland
  **Wm., 17, operative, b. Ireland
  Brieyen, (f), 11, operative, b. Ireland
  Mary Lyde, (f), 6, b. CT.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, William gave his occupation as operative.
• In 1862 William was living at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 31 Mar 1862 William mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Corporal, being credited to the quota of Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• He was declared missing in action on 3 Jul 1863 at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
• On 22 Jul 1863 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, William Kelley was reported as missing at Gettysburg.
• On 1 Jan 1864 William was promoted to Corporal.
• He died on 20 Jun 1864 at City Point, Hopewell (city), Virginia, of wounds, near Petersburg, VA.
• He was buried at City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia, Section D, Grave No. 2469.
• On 13 Sep 1869 Edmond Kelly received a pension to surviving family member based on William's service; his father, received certificate number 155909.
• On 4 Jul 1907 William Kelley was included on the Civil War memorial at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, according to an article in the Webster Times. See the "Documents" section at the main website for an account of the festivities of dedication. (Click icon to view original listing of names on the monument.).

• Last Edited: 29 Jul 2010

Charles Albert Lamb

Charles A. Lamb

• Father: Albert Lamb b. 19 Aug 1807, d. 7 Aug 1885
• Mother: Adaline Foster b. 28 Sep 1810, d. 23 Feb 1895

• Company: A

• Charles Albert Lamb was born on 25 Jan 1838 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Albert Lamb and Adaline Foster.
• Charles Albert Lamb was enumerated in the household of Albert Lamb and Adaline Foster in the 1850 US Federal Census on 2 Sep 1850 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Albert Lamb, 42, farmer, b. Hubbardston
  Adeline, 40, b. Ashburnham
  **Charles A., 12, b. Leominster
  Mary A., 9
  Antonette E., 3
  Edwin Faner, 24, combmaker, b. NY
  Moses Hildreth, 23, combmaker, b. NY
  George Lewis, 24, combmaker, b. NY
  Josiah Pierce, 23, combmaker, b. NY
  Hellen A. Bennett, 20, b. Ashburnham
  Thomas Follandby, 28, b. Leominster
  Hepsibeth Foster, 76, b. Ashburnham.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Charles gave his occupation as cabinet maker.
• In 1861 Charles was living at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Charles mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Corporal, being credited to the quota of Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 23 years, 5 months and 17 days old.
• He was declared missing in action on 21 Oct 1861 at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia.
• On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Albert Lamb was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
• On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles Albert Lamb was listed as a prisoner at Richmond.
• On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Cpl. Charles A. Lamb was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff.
• He died on 25 Nov 1861 at Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia, a prisoner of war. . He was 23 years and 10 months old.
• He was buried in Nov 1861 at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, (probably) according to the research of Jeffry Burden. See his website The Soldiers of Shockoe Hill.
• John Moore Studley wrote a letter on 4 Dec 1861, mentioning Charles Albert Lamb, as follows: Published in the Worcester Spy --

  THE PRISONERS AT RICHMOND.-- The following letter, from Capt. Studley, has been furnished for publication:- Richmond Prison, Dec. 4, 1861. Dear-: Yours of Nov. 21st was received yesterday, and I assure you a letter here is quite a luxury for those of us who have not heard from home for six weeks. I am well as usual. A few of men have been sick, and one (Corporal Lamb, of Co. A) has died. Corporal C. M. Smith, of my company, is in the hospital, theatened with fever. The weather is quite cold. We manged to get up a Thanksgiving dinner, the 21st. We could not get a turkey cooked, so we had oysters, and two kinds of pudding. The Massachusetts men dined togeather that day. We have plenty of meat and bread furnished us, but everything else (except rice occasionally) we have to buy. We do not mind that, while our money last. Butter is 60 and 70 cents a pound; coffe $1, tea $2.75; everything else in the same porportion. A large box of clothing was received yesterday for the men of the twentieth Massachusetts, also blankets and clothing for Co. B of the fifteenth regiment. The officers of the fifteenth wrote to Mayor Davis, soon after we arrived here, that the men would want some clothing to make them comfortable, hoping measures would be taken to furnished them. Have you heard anything about us. I think arrangements have been made here to have clothing and money forward to us. The captain at this post thinks money had better be sent by mail. Direct all packages to the care of General J. H. Winder, Richmond, Va., via Old Point Comfort, and they will be forwarded.

• In 1888, Charles was included in the Civil War section of Emerson's "Leominster Historical" as follows: "Corporal Charles A. Lamb, son of Albert Lanb, was taken prisoner at Ball's Bluff. At Libby Prison he sickened and died of congestion of the lungs, Nov. 25th, 1861."
• Credits: Portrait from "Leominster: Historical and Picturesque", by William A. Emerson, 1888.

• Last Edited: 9 Mar 2009

Francis Albert Lewis

• Father: Nathaniel Lewis b. 3 Apr 1792, d. 9 Nov 1859
• Mother: Betsy Davidson b. 20 Apr 1798, d. 20 Sep 1881

• Company: A

• Francis Albert Lewis was born on 22 Aug 1839 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Nathaniel Lewis and Betsy Davidson.
• Francis Albert Lewis was enumerated in the household of Nathaniel Lewis and Betsy Davidson in the 1850 US Federal Census on 6 Jun 1850 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Nathl. Lewis, 58, farmer, b. MA (as were all)
  Betsey, 52
  **Francis A., 11
  Lewis Richardson, 2 (his nephew).
• On 9 Nov 1859 his father, Nathaniel Lewis, died at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 67.
• In 1861 Francis was living at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Francis gave his occupation as farmer.
• On 4 Jul 1861 Francis's brother, George Stillman Lewis, married Emily May at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• 
  On 28 Jul 1861 Francis mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Corporal, being credited to the quota of Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 21 years, 11 months and 6 days old.
• On 1 Jan 1863 Francis was promoted to Corporal.
• He died on 3 Jul 1863 at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was 23 years, 10 months and 11 days old.
• On 22 Jul 1863 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Francis Albert Lewis was listed as a casualty of Gettysburg.
• He was buried about 1863 at Soldiers National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
• In Apr 1867 Betsy Lewis received a pension to surviving family member based on Francis's service; his mother, received certificate number 230407.
• He's surviving family was enumerated in the household of George Stillman Lewis and Emily May in the 1870 US Federal Census on 1 Aug 1870 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, his brother, as:
  George S. Lewis, 39, farmer, $4500 real estate, $700 personal estate, b. MA (as were all)
  Emily, 37
  Eva F., 6
  Bessie, 1
  Betsey, 72 (his mother).
• Betsy, his mother, outlived Francis and died on 20 Sep 1881 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 83.

• Last Edited: 13 Jun 2010

• Charts: Descendants of Nathaniel and Betsey (Davidson) Lewis