Provost, Nelson
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 18, credited to Fairfax, VT Unit(s): 11th VT INF Service: enl 8/8/62, m/i 9/1/62, Pvt, Co. K, 11th VT INF, pow, Weldon Railroad, 6/23/64, Andersonville, sent to Millen Ga 11/11/64, prld 2/26/65, m/o 6/24/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 04/14/1844, Fletcher, VT Death: 05/31/1935 Burial: Binghamville Cemetery, Fletcher, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Denis & Karen Jaquish Findagrave Memorial #: 18499071 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 2/6/1883, 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 Webmaster's Note: The 11th Vermont Infantry was also known as the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery; the names were used interchangably for most of its career DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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Obituary
NELSON PROVO
Civil War Veteran Dies at Cambridge - Funeral on Sunday.CAMBRIDGE, May 31. - Nelson Provo, a Civil War veteran, died on the evening of Memorial Day at the home of J. H. Metcalf in North Underhill. He leaves one sister, Mrs. Westman of Attleboro, Mass., and one brother, Tuffield Provo of Cambridge; also several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at the Community Church here Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with the Rev. Lavern Dibble officiating. Interment will take place in Binghamville cemetery.
Source: Burlington Free Press, June 1, 1935
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.