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Charles E. Abbott 

Birth

Sep 1844

Shapleigh, York County, Maine, USA

Death

5 Jan 1915 (aged 70)

Orting, Pierce County, Washington, USA

Burial

Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery

Orting, Pierce County, Washington, USA

Plot

1-L-6

Memorial ID

5550471

He was born in Shapleigh ME and was 18 years old when he enlisted on 9/30/1862 as a Private.

On 9/30/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. ME 27th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/17/1863 at Portland, ME.

He applied for a pension on 6/4/1906 from the state of WA
application # 1,349,351.

He was a photographer and came to Washington State abt 1902. His wife Louise predeceased him and not long after (29 May 1912) he was admitted to the WSSH. 1900 census says they had one child who predeceased them both. Louise was born in Apr 1848 in New York and married Charles E Abbott in Booneville in abt 1867. He died at the WSSH Orting on 5 Jan 1915 and was buried in the cem there two days later. Effects, a gold watch and a small sum of cash, was left to a sister in Maine.

Charles E. Abbott
Residence Shapleigh ME; 18 years old.
Enlisted on 9/30/1862 as a Private.
On 9/30/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. ME 27th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/17/1863 at Portland, ME
Other Information:
born in 1844
died 1/5/1915
Buried: Washington Soldiers' Home, Orting, WA
Gravesite: 1-L-6
Federal Pension Information:
He applied for a pension on 6/4/1906 from the state of WA
application # 1,349,351
After the War he lived in Washington
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine
- National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records
- SUVCW Database: http://www.suvcwdb.org/
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com

Veterans Affairs, Department of, Orting Soldiers Home, Member Files
Source: https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/D9A5BFCC24CAE9C65ACE72B91B83FB7A

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Inscription

CO K 27 ME INF

Buried at Washington Old Soldiers Home Cemetery Orting
Row: Section I Circle L
Site: Site 6