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Otis Warren Atwood

• Father: Samuel Atwood b. 25 Jun 1796, d. 8 May 1880
• Mother: Sarah Wilson Sparks b. 8 Sep 1812, d. 8 Aug 1890

• Company: 1_SS

• Otis Warren Atwood was born on 6 Feb 1840 at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, son of Samuel Atwood and Sarah Wilson Sparks.
• On 26 Oct 1858 Otis Warren Atwood, 18, married Josephine Dexter at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.
• In 1861 Otis was living at South Reading, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment, Otis gave his occupation as Shoemaker.
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  On 2 Sep 1861 Otis W. Atwood mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters. He was 21 years, 6 months and 27 days old.
• On 17 Sep 1862 Otis ended military service with the 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters at Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, by desertion, according to the official report, however he claimed service and apparently has a grave marker showing the 1st Sharpshooters. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.
  
  
• He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 1st Co. Andrews Sharpshooters.
• He died on 30 May 1904 at Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts, of influenza. He was 64 years, 3 months and 24 days old.
• He was buried in Jul 1904 at Riverside Cemetery, Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts.
• Otis Warren Atwood is mentioned the History of the 1st MA Sharpshooters by Dave McGlaughlin. Click HERE.

• Last Edited: 20 May 2008

Trask Woodbury Averill

• Father: Trask Woodbury Averill b. 20 Mar 1811, d. 26 May 1899
• Mother: Hannah Perkins b. 24 Apr 1816, d. 2 May 1849

• Company: 1_SS

• Trask Woodbury Averill was born on 6 Sep 1841 at Mont Vernon, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, son of Trask Woodbury Averill and Hannah Perkins.
• On 2 May 1849 his mother, Hannah Perkins, died at age 33.
• On 11 Oct 1849 Trask's widowed father, Trask Woodbury Averill, remarried to Hannah Wilkins, 38.
• Trask Woodbury Averill was enumerated in the household of Trask Woodbury Averill and Hannah Wilkins in the 1860 US Federal Census on 7 Jun 1860 at Mont Vernon, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, as:
  Trask W. Averill, 49, farmer, b. NH
  Hannah, 44
  Nancy, operative
  Emily, 20, operative
  **Woodbury, 18, laborer
  Josephine, 16
  Mary, 14
  Franklin, 11
  Charles, 5.
• At the time of his enlistment, Trask gave his occupation as Trader.
• In 1862 Trask was living at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
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  On 25 Oct 1862 Trask W. Averill mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters. He was 21 years, 1 month and 19 days old.
• On 17 Apr 1864 Trask ended military service with the 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters being discharged for disability.
  
  
• In Apr 1865 Trask Woodbury Averill, 23, married Rebecca Jones, daughter of George Jones and Sarah [--?--], at Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
• Trask Woodbury Averill and Rebecca Jones were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 7 Jun 1880 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as:
  Averill, Trask W., 38, physician, b. NH (as were all)
  ---, Rebecca, 31, wife
  ---, Elnora I., 14, daur
  ---, Alonzo W., 11, son
  ---, Willie A., 4, son
  ---, Alice M., 2, daur.
• On 23 Mar 1885 Rebecca Jones, his wife, died at Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• Trask W. Averill died on 23 Feb 1895 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, of Bright's disease. He was 53 years, 5 months and 17 days old.

• Last Edited: 24 Aug 2009

John H. Ayres

• Company: 1_SS

• John H. Ayres was born between 1829 - 1830.
• In 1861 John was living at South Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment, John gave his occupation as Mason.
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  On 2 Sep 1861 John H. Ayres mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters.
• On 29 Aug 1862 John ended military service with the 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters by desertion according to the 1870 AG report.
  
  

• Last Edited: 3 May 2008

George Washington Bancroft

• Father: Alpheus Woodbury Bancroft b. 16 May 1810, d. 20 Mar 1882
• Mother: Charity Galeucia b. 2 Oct 1813, d. 21 Apr 1898

• Company: 1_SS

• George Washington Bancroft was born on 28 Jul 1841 at Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, son of Alpheus Woodbury Bancroft and Charity Galeucia.
• George Washington Bancroft was enumerated in the household of Alpheus Woodbury Bancroft and Charity Galeucia in the 1850 US Federal Census on 27 Jul 1850 at Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Alpheus W. Bancroft, 40, mason, b. MA (as were all)
  Charity, 36
  Alpheus D., 17, mason
  **Robert B., 14
  Elizabeth O., 11
  **George W., 8
  Sylvia Gatshell, 15, b. ME.
• At the time of his enlistment, George gave his occupation as Mason.
• In 1861 George was living at South Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts.
• Starting 1 Sep 1861, George also served in the 17th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, Company B.
• He ended his service with the 17th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, Company B on 2 Jul 1862 at New Berne, North Carolina.
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  On 13 Sep 1862 George Washington Bancroft mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters. He was 21 years, 1 month and 16 days old.
• George Washington Bancroft and Robert Brown Bancroft, brothers, served together in the 1st Company, Andrew Sharpshooters.
• On 8 Sep 1864 George ended military service with the 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters due to the expiration of his term of service.
  
  
• On 4 Aug 1867 George Washington Bancroft, 26, married Sarah Hawthorne Porter, 21, daughter of Andrew Porter and Mary [--?--], at South Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• George Washington Bancroft and Sarah Hawthorne Porter were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 6 Jun 1870 at Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Bancroft, George W., 28, brick mason, b. MA
  ---, Sarah H., 23
  ---, Charles P., 2.
• George Washington Bancroft and Sarah Hawthorne Porter were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 12 Jun 1880 at Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Bancroft, Geo. W., 38, ??, b. MA (of MA parents)
  ---, Sarah H., 33, wife, b. MA
  ---, George P., 12, son
  ---, Mable W., 6, daur
  ---, Bessie, 5, daur.
• George Washington Bancroft was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 1st Co. Andrews Sharpshooters, as well as the 17th Massachusetts Infantry, noting that he had been shot in the hip.
• He made application at Massachusetts for a veteran's pension on 27 Oct 1890, and received certificate number 701549.
• On 2 Nov 1893 George's daughter, Mable Wallace Bancroft married John Hanson Osborn at Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• On 23 Feb 1894 his brother, Robert Brown Bancroft, died at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, of a heart embolism at age 57.
• George Washington Bancroft died on 23 Jan 1899 at Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, of angina pectoris. He was 57 years, 5 months and 26 days old.
• He was buried in Jan 1899 at Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts.
• On 14 Jun 1905 George's daughter, Elizabeth O. Bancroft married Edward S. Mansfield at Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• On 25 Jun 1918 Sarah Hawthorne Porter received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on George's service; his wife received certificate number 666933.
• George Washington Bancroft is mentioned the History of the 1st MA Sharpshooters by Dave McGlaughlin. Click HERE.

• Last Edited: 17 Jan 2010

Robert Brown Bancroft

• Father: Alpheus Woodbury Bancroft b. 16 May 1810, d. 20 Mar 1882
• Mother: Charity Galeucia b. 2 Oct 1813, d. 21 Apr 1898

• Company: 1_SS

• Robert Brown Bancroft was born on 7 May 1836 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, son of Alpheus Woodbury Bancroft and Charity Galeucia.
• Robert Brown Bancroft was enumerated in the household of Alpheus Woodbury Bancroft and Charity Galeucia in the 1850 US Federal Census on 27 Jul 1850 at Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Alpheus W. Bancroft, 40, mason, b. MA (as were all)
  Charity, 36
  Alpheus D., 17, mason
  **Robert B., 14
  Elizabeth O., 11
  **George W., 8
  Sylvia Gatshell, 15, b. ME.
• Robert Brown Bancroft married Elizabeth S. Richardson.
• Robert Brown Bancroft and Elizabeth S. Richardson were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 11 Jul 1860 at Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Robt. B. Bancroft, 23, masons jour, b. MA
  Elizabeth S., 21, b. MA
  Anna S., 7/12, b. MA.
• At the time of his enlistment, Robert gave his occupation as Mason.
• In 1862 Robert was living at South Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts.
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  On 13 Sep 1862 Robert Brown Bancroft mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters as a Sergeant. He was 26 years, 4 months and 6 days old.
• Robert Brown Bancroft and George Washington Bancroft, brothers, served together in the 1st Company, Andrew Sharpshooters.
• On 3 Sep 1864 Robert ended military service with the 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters due to the expiration of his term of service.
  
  
• He and Elizabeth S. Richardson were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 18 Jun 1880 at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Bancroft, Robert B., 42, tallow renderer, b. MA (of MA parents)
  ---, Elizabeth S., 41, wife, b. MA
  ---, Annie S., 20, daur
  ---, May E., 14, daur.
• On 20 Oct 1887 Robert's daughter, Mary Eliza Bancroft married Horace D. Litchfield at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• On 15 Jan 1889 Robert's daughter, Anna Stevens Bancroft married Charles L. Francis at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Robert Brown Bancroft died on 23 Feb 1894 at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, of a heart embolism. He was 57 years, 9 months and 16 days old.
• He was buried in Feb 1894 at Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, possibly. Needs verification. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.
• On 10 Nov 1894 his married daughter, Mary Eliza Bancroft, died at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, of phthisis at age 28.

• Last Edited: 24 Aug 2009

Samuel S. Barker

• Father: Asa A. Barker
• Mother: Mary G. [--?--]

• Company: 1_SS

• Samuel Sprague was an alias he used in the Maryland Cavalry.
• Samuel S. Barker was born in 1838 at Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, son of Asa A. Barker and Mary G. [--?--].
• At the time of his enlistment, Samuel gave his occupation as Sailor.
• In 1861 Samuel was living at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
• On 16 Apr 1861 Samuel enlisted.
• Starting 1 May 1861, Samuel also served in the 5th Massachusetts Infantry, Company B.
• He ended his service with the 5th Massachusetts Infantry, Company B, by discharge on 31 Jul 1861 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
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  On 3 Sep 1861 Samuel S. Barker mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters. He was 23 years old.
• On 17 Sep 1862 Samuel ended military service with the 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters at Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, by desertion, according to the 1870 AG report.
  
  
• Starting 19 Aug 1864, Samuel also served in the 1st PHB Cavalry Regiment Maryland, Company D.
• He ended his service with by mustering out on 25 Jun 1865.
• He made application at Massachusetts for a veteran's pension on 8 Sep 1891, but no certificate is recorded.
• Samuel S. Barker is mentioned the History of the 1st MA Sharpshooters by Dave McGlaughlin. Click HERE.

• Last Edited: 24 Aug 2009

Morris Barron

• Company: 1_SS

• Morris Barron was born between 1840 - 1841.
• At the time of his enlistment, Morris gave his occupation as Blacksmith.
• In 1862 Morris was living at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
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  On 4 Oct 1862 Morris Barron mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters.
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  On 10 Oct 1862 Morris Barron mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters by desertion, according to the official record.

• Last Edited: 11 Jul 2008

Alonzo W. Bartlett

• Father: Robert Bartlett b. between 1815 - 1816
• Mother: Mary Jane Tate b. between 1816 - 1817

• Company: 1_SS

• Alonzo W. Bartlett was born between 1840 - 1841 at Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, son of Robert Bartlett and Mary Jane Tate.
• At the time of his enlistment, Alonzo gave his occupation as shoemaker.
• In 1861 Alonzo was living at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.
• Starting 15 Apr 1861, Alonzo also served in the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Company D.
• He ended his service with the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Company D on 1 Aug 1861 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
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  On 3 Sep 1861 Alonzo W. Bartlett mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters.
• On 2 Sep 1864 Alonzo ended military service with the 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters by mustering out, apparently while absent wounded.
  
  
• On 1 Jul 1867 Alonzo W. Bartlett married Sarah S. Clark, daughter of John Clark and Maria [--?--], at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Alonzo W. Bartlett was enumerated in the household of Robert Bartlett and Mary Jane Tate in the 1870 US Federal Census on 8 Aug 1870 at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Bartlett, Robert, 54, shoe cutter, b. MA
  ---, Mary J., 53, b. NH
  **---, Alonzo W., 29, works in shoe factory, b. MA
  ---, Mary F., 27, shoe fitter, b. ME
  ---, Nattie U., 25, shoe fitter, b. MA
  ---, Sarah S., 28, shoe fitter, b. NH (Alonzo's wife).
• Alonzo W. Bartlett made application for a veteran's pension on 12 Sep 1878, and received certificate number 159977.
• Sarah S. Clark was enumerated as the widow of Alonzo W. Bartlett, in the 1890 Veterans' Schedules of the US Federal Census in Jun 1890 at 75 Johnson Street, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, giving his unit as 8th Mass Inf., and noting that he had been shot three times in the body and wounded at Antietam and Cold Harbor.
• Sarah S. Clark received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Alonzo's service; his wife received certificate number 344986.
• Alonzo W. Bartlett is mentioned the History of the 1st MA Sharpshooters by Dave McGlaughlin. Click HERE.

• Last Edited: 24 Aug 2009

Noah Bentley

• Company: 1_SS

• Noah Bentley was born between 1826 - 1827 at Massachusetts.
• In 1862 Noah was living at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment, Noah gave his occupation as Farmer.
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  On 24 Mar 1862 Noah Bentley mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters.
• On 8 Sep 1864 Noah ended military service with the 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters by transfer.
  
  
• Starting 8 Sep 1864, Noah also served in the 19th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K.
• He ended his service with the 19th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K by mustering out on 25 Mar 1865.
• He was enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 2 Jun 1880 at Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, as:
  Bentley, Noah, 58, married, farmer, b. MA (of N. Scotia parents)
  Hopkins, Arthur, 30, boarder, single, farmer, b. CT (of CT parents).
• He made application at Kansas for a veteran's pension on 26 Jul 1890, for service in the 19th Massachusetts Infantry, but no certificate is recorded.

• Last Edited: 10 Sep 2008

John Berkley

• Father: Joseph Berkley
• Mother: Mary [--?--]

• Company: 1_SS

• John Berkley was born between 1838 - 1839 at St. Andrew, New Brunswick, Canada, son of Joseph Berkley and Mary [--?--].
• On 21 Feb 1860 John Berkley married Sarah Elizabeth Kimball, 18, daughter of Jesse Kimball and Lydia Barnes, at North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• At the time of his enlistment, John gave his occupation as Farmer.
• In 1861 John was living at North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
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  On 2 Sep 1861 John Berkley mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters, being credited to the quota of Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts.
• On 29 Oct 1862 John ended military service with the 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters at Sandy Hook, Harford County, Maryland, by discharge, to enlist in the regular army.
  
  
• Starting 29 Oct 1862, John also served in the 1st Engineers Battalion Regular Army, Company B.
• He died on 13 Feb 1863 at Emory Hospital, Washington, DC, of consumption and measles.
• On 27 Apr 1863 Sarah Elizabeth Kimball received a pension to surviving family member based on John's service; his wife received certificate number 2317, for his service in Company B, U. S. Engineers.
• John Berkley and Sarah Elizabeth Kimball had no issue.
• On 21 Dec 1867 John's widow, Sarah Elizabeth Kimball remarried to William H. Kimball at Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for him and the second for her.
• On 31 May 1918 Sarah Elizabeth Kimball, his re-widowed wife, had her widow's pension reinstated, at the rate of $25 per month.
• Sarah, his wife, outlived John and died on 24 Dec 1925 at age 84.
• John Berkley is mentioned the History of the 1st MA Sharpshooters by Dave McGlaughlin. Click HERE.

• Last Edited: 24 Aug 2009