Pelkey, Edward Thomas
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 18, credited to Pittsford, VT Unit(s): 5th VT INF Service: enl 12/7/63, m/i, Pvt, Co. G, 5th VT INF, 12/12/63, wdd, Wilderness, 5/5/64, m/o 6/15/62 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 03/09/1843, Swanzey, NH Death: 01/17/1918 Burial: St. Alphonsus Cemetery, Pittsford, VT Marker/Plot: 144 Gravestone researcher/photographer: Kathy Valloch Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 11/26/1878; widow Mary H., 2/5/1918, VT Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS Great Grandfather of Thomas Edward Pelkey, Hoosick Falls, NY (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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Obituary
The funeral of Edward Pelkey, who died at his home in the north part of the town early last week Thursday morning, was held from St. Paul's Church on Saturday morning and the body taken to Pittsford for interment. Mr. Pelkey, who was a veteran of the Civil War, having served for 18 months in Co. G, 5th Vermont, was born in Clarendon in 1842, the son of Matilda Billings and Julius Pelkey. The early part of his life was spent in Swansey, . N.H. Later on, with his parents, he moved to Pittsford, where he made his home until eight years ago when he moved to this village. On July 1, 1872, he was married to Mary Hart of Proctor. Besides his wife he is survived by three sons, Martin of Rutland, Arthur of Worcester, Thomas of Manchester Center, one daughter, Stella, and two brothers, Julius of Pittsford and Isaac of Milford, Mass.
Source: Manchester Journal, Jan. 24, 1918
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.