Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05
Apo,b.r R.volu,iou.ry Soldier Gone.


iy.e.. ard bed no recollection Of either OF
hi. parents. iIe IA. told that his father
". wheel~risht by trade, and starved to
death in the street. OF Boston, the believed
in time Of the French ~n. the supplies
having been cut od,) leaving s children o
son. ard I: daughter; Samuel va. the
youngest con. lie wss taken to the Aims
bou.e, ard remained {, cce until John Mer-
rail-. Ed. of Top.hsm. ia the State. who
had Lost all his ehildrea by the canker rash.
Was In Boston. on business, and took him
on board Of q se-.ei. and started for Tor.-
ham. The go YES very rough. the weather
~.s stormy. and The wind blew . heavy
gale and fearing the little lad might get
lo.t o,erbsard. he Vas shut up in the hold
o. the vessel, all alone. lie ~ss very sca
eek. and soon fsuoi quantity OF we, oak.
ua. on which he laid dsun TO rest. lie
always remembered thi. voyss-. and spoke
% hi. feeling. bsag a-e,s araner', az
aions. Al las, he arrived at HE new home.
Mr. Merrill brought hin up as his own
-on. giving him q de~o,ly good education.
f,r the t;m~.. 4 fsu days tsfore he was
IL Years oil, Ne enlisted i, the American
army. AZ Top.kam. and received $3.50.
haunt, in odd and .i,~. Hsle' Mr.. Mer-
,ill have al hut so. AND started Tor Bo..
ton. where he W. mustered ir,' the Re'o-
iu,ionary Army. on the 18th day Of July.
I.7o.-,hat teins hi. 18th birthday. and
started Sor West Point. In route. Tor
We, Point. he -.. srPoi~.ed waiter Tor
Lieut.. Isaac Raa Barbour. After hi. arri-
val a, we.i Point. he .-rrci three years in
CAPT. Tisna. Jask.on's esnrsny OF Ar''l.
leiy. m Col Cranes r-gineat. At 'hecI.
rsraiion Of hi. te,ra. Ne vas hanorahly 1.'
charged, aud ~a- PAID 90 in Continental
money, ~ worthless. thSt d, would not ray
hi. board. on hi. way home, consequently,
hs had 10 work. or beg. hi. lrvin; heck TO
rep.hsp. Mr.. Merrill thea gave hlm 90
scr-. Of land. situated a, B'~diin Corner,
near Lisbon Ccrncr. Her, be made him a
farm, and a, % years II sS- ~ss married.
20 Elir.Scih Moody. on the ~ III November.
1871. With ~ho. he iivei very quiet
p-.cable iiie. 81 years. They had II chill.
hren.-7 sous. ana dsusht-rs. Ill. wife
died Is YEAR 40. lie no~ci from Bow.
doin 10 Durham. thco haet "a B,wdoin, and
afterwards q the town. thrn called Pcj-r-
soft. now Dtu,iIIs. a. tNs farm where
CAP, John Penney nov rr~'ics. In The war
81 lsI,. NJ VOLUNTEERED a. .ah.,i'uie. nr
Mr. John Peule,. Who eArs hi- god Gun
eauirmc-,-. two god ~ssl's Market. and
~ dollar. 90 take hs place. In time OF the
alH-~ at ro-tl..d. on the tame day. !, he-
~ On W aNsut the hr, Of september. a'icr
n,Iinr nec~-ar, arrangements Tor hi. fam
Nv. hearing ,hs, che Dr,,,.h ~ers expected
q come in,s tO~n aud take the city the
next morning. he rc.slu,sly dccscd himself
IN military array. with thrrs day. proV'''
iun in his knar.lck. with M two blankets.
shoulders ~. gun. after DARK. and ehesrful.
IN started ior Portland. ~h,s;ling Yankee
posiie. .ha keeping step with his ma'i''
Til. wa. after he W.. 50 year. old. lie AZ
rived a, Portland the nett ncrnin; before
.unrisc. HAVING travelled u distance OF 80
or more mile. all alone. u.ve he served IN
Can't. Moss woodn,n's Company. ID days
and then believe ne VS. honorahlv dis
charged. AMI again ENLISTED =. substitute ;
but &c whom DO not know. lie served
about 20 day, more, bail have loand no
aeeouu; Of service eIeep, in Capt. Wood
man. company. Ai,~ the troubles we're
over Ne N. again hsns'sbly discharged,
and returned 90 h,. family. -ali h. farm to
Mr. penley. moved 10 Ramiorl AMI bought
farm. lie Glisrwrd. moved from Rum.
ford TO H,l,fas. Vcmn;. While there has
uane W.. PLACED cr 81, Pension roll. At the
rate ~ $50 Per anra- lie removed from
Halifax o. Nv ola homestead farm IN Rom
fori. when h.. p-n.,on wa. increased to
slO0 Per sn-nr. ~ aeroun, Of HI. service
a. Maitro.. In the Adultery lie moved
rom Rumisrd O. Milton Plantation, in
ISIS: there hs received bounty land war.
rant f,r l6o acr-- which be sid IL then
r,turn,d 20 NJ. old homestead farm in Rum
ford. where he lived With hi. 81 son. Samu.
u. r.. til h- death. lie usually enjoyed
the bet of heAhh. was very temperate In
all his habits. lie became very deaf m his
old age. lie early embrscsi religion. and
united with the B,p,i., Church, OF which
be remained a member up TO the time Of his
death. lie vas. true lover % American
liberty. n any one inquired 20 know hi.
politics. he always replied, " am and al
WAYS have been Washington whis. lie
wa. always a, the annual September meet
ing. In 1857. he vented to 20 to the an.
nOal State election and carry one more
Washington whis vote with hi. friend Pc.
ter c. Virgin, Eco. This opportunity wa-
gwen him. and this was the las. time he
ever rcqse-,ei 70 20 To town meeting. lie
IA. sick only one day and two night before
he died. wv. L.
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