Lavallee, Frank
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 35, credited to Colchester, VT Unit(s): 13th VT INF, 17th VT INF Service: enl 9/6/62, m/i 10/10/62, Pvt, Co. D, 13th VT INF, m/o 7/21/63, enl 9/2/64, m/i 9/2/64, Pvt, Co. E, 17th VT INF, enl one yr., wdd, Poplar Spring Church, 9/30/64, pow, Poplar Spring Church, 9/30/64, prld 2/28/65, m/o 6/2/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: abt 1827, Canada Death: 10/09/1883 Burial: Village Cemetery, Colchester, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Kathy Valloch Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) MORE INFORMATION Alias?: Lovely, Francis Pension?: Yes, 5/25/1878; widow Mary, 1/31/1884, 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: Year inscription on tombstone is incorrect. DESCENDANTS Granduncle of Paule E. Miller, Claremont, NH 3rd Great Grandfather of Larry Barrows, Colchester, VT (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Village Cemetery, Colchester, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
BIOGRAPHY
FRANK LAVALEE was one of the best workers in the daily routine of camp and picket duty, road building or whatever came to him; gun and equipments always in good condition and his general appearance faultless. He escaped injury in battle and re-enlisted in the 17th regiment and served to the close of the war. He died in 1883.
Source: Sturtevant's Pictorial History, Thirteenth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, War of 1861-1865, p. 537
Obituary
COLCHESTER CHIT-CHAT
Frank Lovely died quite suddenly last week Tuesday. He was taken ill while about his work. The funeral was on Thursday.
Source: Argus and Patriot, October 17, 1883.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.