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Otis Coburn

• Father: Amasa Kingsbury Coburn b. between 1798 - 1799, d. 1878
• Mother: Sophia Newton Nichols b. 5 Feb 1805, d. 16 Sep 1882

• Company: E

• Otis Coburn was born on 3 Dec 1839 at Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Amasa Kingsbury Coburn and Sophia Newton Nichols.
• Otis Coburn was enumerated in the household of Amasa Kingsbury Coburn and Sophia Newton Nichols in the 1850 US Federal Census on 12 Aug 1850 at Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Amasa Coburn, 52, farmer, b. MA (as were all in the household)
  Sophia, 45
  John, 20, shoemaker
  Ellen E., 17
  Andrew, 15, shoemaker
  **Otis, 10
  Nancy, 7.
• On 23 Nov 1853 Otis's sister, Ellen E. Coburn, married Albert Stevens at Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Otis gave his occupation as shoemaker.
  
• Otis Coburn and Orman Stevens, brothers-in-law, Orman's brother being married to Otis' sister, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• On 8 Jun 1861 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Otis was mentioned as follows:

  We are informed that Otis Coburn; a member of the company, was arrested in Southbridge Wednesday, charged with being a deserter. As the company were on their way to Worcester last Saturday, Coburn left the train at North Oxford, hired a horse and carriage, and it is supposed visited Woodstock, where his parents reside. He returned the team to the owner, and left without paying for the use of the same, and made his way to Southbridge. There he was overhauled by Captain Watson and Lieut. Bartholomew, of the Oxford Company, who were in pursuit of the fugitive, and arrested by Constable Bacon. He was taken back to Oxford.

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  On 12 Jul 1861 Otis mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 21 years, 7 months and 9 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, Otis Coburn was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
• On 5 Jan 1864, Otis was reenlisted, having received a bounty of $325.
• On 22 Jun 1864 Otis was taken prisoner at Petersburg, Virginia.
• On 27 Jul 1864 Otis ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by administrative transfer to the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as "absent Prisoner of War."
  
  
• On 27 Jul 1864 Otis Coburn appeared on the muster rolls of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry asssigned to Company E.
• Starting 28 Jul 1864, Otis also served in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company "E."
• On 24 Aug 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Otis Coburn was reported among the prisoners, for a total of four commissioned officers and seventy-seven enlisted men.
• He ended his service by mustering out as a returned Prisoner of War on 12 Jun 1865.
• On 3 Dec 1874 Otis Coburn, 35, married Mary Ann Bullock, daughter of John R. Cruff and Mary Ann Ballou, at Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for him and a second for her. (Note: she was the widow of Goerge E. Bullock.).
• In 1879 Otis was living at Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 5 Jul 1879 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Otis Coburn was mentioned in the report on the 12th annual reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Infantry. (Click icon to read the report.).
• He and Mary Ann Cruff were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 7 Jun 1880 at Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he is a hostler. Enumerated with them is Willie BULLOCK, described as "step-son", S, age 17, b. MA.
• Otis Coburn died on 18 Mar 1886. He was 46 years, 3 months and 15 days old.
• On 17 Jul 1886 Mary Ann Cruff received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Otis's service; his wife, received certificate number 346147.
• He was buried in Mar 1888 at Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 11 May 1895 Otis's daughter, Georginna Coburn married Peter Devlin at East Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, and was registered in Charlton.

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2010

Charles Anson Colburn

Gravemarker of Charles A. Colburn

• Father: Jacob Colburn b. 25 May 1806, d. 7 Jul 1865
• Mother: Hannah Spaulding b. 4 Jan 1807, d. 27 Feb 1890

• Company: A

• Charles Anson Colburn was born on 29 Jul 1837 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Jacob Colburn and Hannah Spaulding.
• On 12 Apr 1859 Charles Anson Colburn, 21, married Isabella Nye Sloper, 18, daughter of Robert Sloper and Lucy Houghton, at Berlin, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Charles Anson Colburn and Isabella Nye Sloper were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 20 Jul 1860 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  C. A. Colburn, 21, m, mechanic
  I. A. Colburn, 19, wife
  F. A. Colburn, 2/12, f
  (Note: this part of Leominster census is very difficult to read. Only initials are given, and the enumerator appears to have been a left-handed.).
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Charles gave his occupation as hostler.
• In 1861 Charles was living at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 26 Nov 1861 Charles mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 24 years, 3 months and 28 days old.
• On 14 Mar 1864 Charles ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by transfer to the Veteran Reserve Corps.
  
  
• Starting 15 Mar 1864, Charles also served in the 24th V. R. C., Company F.
• He ended his service with the 24th VRC, Company F on 10 Nov 1864.
• Before 1870 Isabella Nye Sloper, his wife, died apparently.
• Charles Anson Colburn was enumerated in the household of Hannah Spaulding in the 1870 US Federal Census on 1 Jun 1870 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Colburn, Hannah S., 63, housekeeping, b. MA (as were all in the household)
  **---, Charles A., 32, hostler
  ---, Charles H., 8
  ---, Fannie E., 10
  Shepley, David, 45
  ---, Sarah F., 36, dressmaker
  ---, Nellie C., 8
  Wilder, Henry A., 57, day laborer
  **---, Charles H., 28, works in ?? shop
  Heyes, Luella H., 20, works in paper box shop
  (Note: two veterans of the 15th Massachusetts in the same house.).
• On 16 Dec 1873 Charles Anson Colburn, 36, married Eliza Jane Haworth, 33, daughter of Cornelius Groat and Hannah [--?--], at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for both. (Note: she is possibly the widow of one John Haworth, b. ca 1824 in England. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.).
• Charles Anson Colburn made application for a veteran's pension on 2 Jun 1880, received certificate number 238646. (Date is difficult to read).
• He and Eliza Jane Groat were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 10 Jun 1880 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Colburn, Charles A., 43, hostler, b. MA (of MA parents)
  ---, Eliza J., 40, wife, b. NY (of NY parents)
  ---, Lillian, 4, daur, b. MA (fath b. MA, mor b. NY).
• On 26 Dec 1881 Charles's daughter, Frances A. Colburn married Webster Porter Munroe at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Charles Anson Colburn 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 Charles 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.
• On 6 Apr 1899 his granddaughter, Elizabeth Irene Colburn, daughter of Lillian Gertrude Colburn, was born at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 11 May 1899 his daughter, Lillian Gertrude Colburn, died at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, unmarried, of pyemia (a type of septicaemia) at age 23.
• Charles Anson Colburn and Eliza Jane Groat were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 4 Jun 1900 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Colburn, Charles, b. July 1839, 62, married 26 years, b. MA, janitor
  ---, Eliza J., wife, b. Apr 1840, her one child is deceased, b. NY
  ---, Elizabeth I., g-daur, b. Apr 1899, b. MA.
• Charles Anson Colburn, 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 1903 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles A. Colburn attended the 37th annual regimental reunion with some eighty other veterans.
• On 22 Apr 1904, Eliza Jane Groat, his wife, was committed to the asylum at Worcester. For some time she has been growing steadily worse until it became unsafe to allow her her freedom. (Fitchburg Sentinel, 23 Apr 1904).
• On 27 Apr 1904 Eliza Jane Groat, his wife, died at Worcester Insane Hospital, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 19 Jul 1907 his married daughter, Frances A. Munroe, died at Clinton Hospital, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of tumors at age 47.
• Charles Anson Colburn was was one of many soldiers who resided at one time or another at Soldiers' Home, Crest Avenue, Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
• He was enumerated in the 1910 US Federal Census on 15 Apr 1910 at Soldiers' Home, Crest Avenue, Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as a widower, age 73.
• He died on 2 Dec 1910 at Soldiers' Home, Crest Avenue, Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, of pneumonia. He was 73 years, 4 months and 3 days old.
• He was buried in Dec 1910 at Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Credits: Dana Ringquist, who provided the cemetery photography.

• Last Edited: 28 Sep 2011

Francis Edwin Colburn

Gravemarker of Francis E. Colburn

• Father: Oliver Colburn b. 20 Nov 1799, d. 15 Nov 1868
• Mother: Abigail Nourse b. 10 Sep 1799, d. 10 May 1859

• Company: A

• Francis Edwin Colburn was born on 6 May 1832 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Oliver Colburn and Abigail Nourse.
• Francis Edwin Colburn was enumerated in the household of Seneca Colburn and Sally Lincoln in the 1850 US Federal Census on 31 Aug 1850 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Seneca Colburn, 52, comb manufacture, b. Leominster, MA
  Sally, 50, b. Leominster. MA
  Caroline, 22, b. Leominster. MA
  Sarah E., 19, b. Leominster. MA
  Abby M., 15, b. Leominster. MA
  Catherine S., 12, b. Leominster. MA
  Avery L., 18, comb maker, b. Leominster. MA
  Martha Grant, 14, b. Amherst
  Charles Devose, 19, comb maker, b. Leominster. MA
  **Francis E., Colburn, 19, comb maker, b. Leominster. MA
  (Note: Seneca Colburn was his paternal uncle.).
• On 17 Jun 1857 Francis Edwin Colburn, 25, married Clarissa E. Hills, 25, daughter of Silas Hills and Clarissa Kendell, at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, a second marriage for her and the first for him.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Francis gave his occupation as comb maker.
• In 1861 Francis was living at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Frank mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a wagoner, being credited to the quota of Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 29 years, 2 months and 6 days old.
• Francis Edwin Colburn and John Murray Robbins, first cousins, and grandsons of Francis Nourse, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Company A.
• On 28 Jul 1864 Francis ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to expiration of service term.
  
  
• On 18 Jul 1870 his infant daughter, Christine Francis Colburn, died at Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of cholera infantum.
• Francis Edwin Colburn and Clarissa E. Hills were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 25 Aug 1870 at Gardner P. O., Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Colburn, Frank E., 36, teamster, b. MA (as were all in the household)
  ---, Clarra E., 36
  Bates, Alonzo L., 19, works in piano shop
  Colburn, Edwin O., 9
  ---, Omar F., 3
  ---, Christine P., 8/12 (b. Oct)
  Nichols, Marcus M., 20, clerk in store, $1000 real estate
  ---, Charles, 22, works in chair shop, $6150 real estate, $20,000 personal estate.
• On 8 Sep 1876 Clarissa E. Hills, his wife, died at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of heart disease at age 44.
• On 14 Dec 1882 Francis Edwin Colburn, 50, married Etta Holland, 28, daughter of John Malloy and Elizabeth [--?--], at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for both.
• Francis Edwin Colburn made application at Massachusetts for a veteran's pension on 2 Aug 1889, and received certificate number 537653.
• He 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, as a wagoner.
• In Aug 1895, Francis was journeying 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 Charles Franklin May on 25 May 1898 at Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Francis Edwin Colburn and Etta Malloy were separated before 1900 apparently.
• Francis Edwin Colburn was enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 16 Jun 1900 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Colburn, Frank E., head, b. May 1830 in MA, widower (sic)
  ---, Frank O., son, b. May 1867 in MA, single.
• He died on 26 Apr 1901 at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 68 years, 11 months and 20 days old.
• An obituary for Francis Edwin Colburn was published on 27 Apr 1901 at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows: in the Fitchburg Sentinal --
  Frank Colburn, a veteran of the Civil War, a member of Charles H. Stevens Post 53, G. A. R., and for years a resident of Leominster, died very suddenly Friday afternoon. He was born in this town 71 years ago. During the war he was a member of the 15th regiment. He leaves three children.
• He was buried in Apr 1901 at Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, The bearers were Charles A. Colburn, Sylvander F. Maynard, George Holt, Edward Wilder, Henry Joy, and John Robbins, all members of the Charles H. Stevens post, G. A. R.
• On 29 May 1901 Etta Malloy received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Francis's service; his wife, receiving certificate number 524148.
• Credits: Dana Ringquist, who provided the cemetery photography.

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2011

Franklin C. Colburn

• Father: Daniel Colburn b. 12 Jul 1787, d. 25 May 1838
• Mother: Susan Flint b. 29 Jul 1804, d. 25 Jun 1849

• Company: A

• Franklin C. Colburn was born on 1 Apr 1835 at Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, son of Daniel Colburn and Susan Flint.
• On 25 May 1838 his father, Daniel Colburn, died at age 50.
• On 25 Jun 1849 his mother, Susan Flint, died at Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 44.
• Franklin C. Colburn was enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 21 Sep 1850 at Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, possibly as:
  Merrill Baker, 42, farming, b. MA (as were all in the family)
  Lydia W., 34
  Edward, 14
  **Franklin Colburn, 16, shoemaker.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, Franklin gave his occupation as shoemaker.
• In 1862 Franklin was living at Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, according to Ford's history.
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  On 23 Aug 1862 Franklin mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 27 years, 4 months and 22 days old.
• On 23 Mar 1864, Franklin was reenlisted, having received a bounty of $325.
• On 12 May 1864 Franklin ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by desertion.
  
  
• On 27 Jul 1864, Franklin was carried administratively on the roster as transferred to the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, but there is no record of him there.
• He made application for a veteran's pension on 10 Dec 1884, made application number 527734, but no certificate recorded, most likely since he was determined to have been a deserter.

• Last Edited: 9 May 2010

Alvin Cole

• Company: 1_SS

• Alvin Cole was born between 1839 - 1840.
• At the time of his enlistment, Alvin gave his occupation as Carpenter.
• In 1861 Alvin was living at East Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
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  On 2 Sep 1861 Alvin Cole mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters.
• Alvin was promoted to Full Corporal.
• On 22 Dec 1862 Alvin ended military service with the 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters at Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia, by discharge for disability.
  
  
• He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, but no unit or service dates are given. Identification not conclusive.
• Alvin Cole was was one of many soldiers who resided at one time or another at Soldiers' Home, Crest Avenue, Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
• Alvin Cole is mentioned the History of the 1st MA Sharpshooters by Dave McGlaughlin. Click HERE.

• Last Edited: 27 Mar 2011