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 1816 - 1864 (47 years)
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| Name |
BRADFORD Philemon A. |
| Born |
1 Nov 1816 |
Turner, Oxford=>Androscoggin, Massachusetts [Maine]  [2, 3] |
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Philemon A. Bradford birth record
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| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
Between 15 Dec 1863 and 7 Aug 1864 [4] |
| as a Private with Company A, 30th Maine Infantry Regiment |
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Philemon A. Bradford Feb 1864 civil war letter from Louisiana to wife Lydia J. (Noyes) Bradford
Franklin Feb 24 1864
Dear wife as I maid A mistak in
In writing sayen I was in the State of
Indiana and you migt think strang that we
had got away of into that state I is well
be A writing to you as I have nothing else to do
we ar in the state of Louisiana about 130 miles
from New Orleans so when you write direct
to New Orleans Louisiana Co. A 30 Me. Reg
and it will com to us whear ever we be thear
ar an number of negroes about here it is said
theare is 500 in camp on the other side of the river
or Bayou as they call it. I talkt with A number
of them they ar more enteligent then I exspect to
find them they know about what is going on as
well as the whites I can receiv more information from
them then I can get from the whites that belong here
what is not implied by the government an
while the women ar cooking or washing for the soldiers
the children fetch most of the water is curious to see
little girls not so big as Liza caring A pail of water
on her head without toutching it or spiling a drop
I took diner yesterday with the cook had backt pidgeons
fresh leaf corn cake ____its is quite warm
here after the sun gits up so I am glad to git into
the shade but damp cool nights Thear is no hile to be seen
about here very rich deep soil thear is not any rebel army
anywhear near these The 22 Reg. got into New Orleans
about ½ hour before we did did not git up here
until Sunday I com onto my post about sunrise stay
until breakfast time go down eat my breakfast com back
until noon & stay until 7 o clock it is easy a chore
as any one could wish for Thear is an orange groved
in front of the house whitch I walk in or set under
as I like. Yours in love Philemon A. Bradford
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Veteran & Patriot of the Civil War
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| _UID |
C48E0D38EB9ED5118A06444553540000C68C |
| Died |
7 Aug 1864 |
Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont [2] |
- (died from disease in army hospital.)
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| Buried |
Aft 7 Aug 1864 |
Turner, Androscoggin, Maine [2] |
Address:
Maple Grove Cemetery |
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Philemon A. & Lydia J. (Noyes) Bradford monument
PHILEMON A. BRADFORD
DIED
At Brattleboro, Vt.
Aug. 7, 1864
AET. 47 yrs. 8 mos. 6 ds.
LYDIA
his wife
Died Mar. 3, 1903
AEt. 78 yrs 9 mos. 25 ds.
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| Notes |
- 1843, Soldier in Militia of Maine, Capt. Joshua Webb.
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| Person ID |
I13560 |
Noyes Family Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
11 Feb 2019 |
| Father |
BRADFORD Ephraim, b. Abt 1783, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. 11 Feb 1851, Turner, Oxford=>Androscoggin, Maine (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Mother |
DAWES Lovisa "Lovsey", b. 30 Nov 1780, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. 22 Nov 1860, Turner, Androscoggin, Maine (Age 79 years) |
| Married |
7 Jun 1807 |
Turner, Oxford=>Androscoggin, Massachusetts [Maine] [5, 6] |
| Family ID |
F22962 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
NOYES Lydia Jane, b. 8 May 1824, Livermore, Oxford=>Androscoggin, Maine , d. 3 Mar 1903, Turner, Androscoggin, Maine (Age 78 years) |
| Married |
20 Jan 1847 |
Turner, Oxford=>Androscoggin, Maine [7, 8, 9] |
- (The Noyes Descendants, Vol. I has no date.)
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| Children |
| | 1. BRADFORD Harriet Jane, b. 1847, d. 1932 (Age 85 years) |
| | 2. BRADFORD Mary L., b. 1850, d. 6 Jul 1901, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 51 years) |
| | 3. BRADFORD Phillip, b. 17 Oct 1852, Turner, Androscoggin, Maine , d. 1928, Turner, Androscoggin, Maine (Age 75 years) |
| | 4. BRADFORD Joseph, b. 1854, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. BRADFORD John H., b. 1855, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. BRADFORD Edmond, b. 26 May 1859, Turner, Androscoggin, Maine , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 7. BRADFORD Ida Alice, b. 13 May 1863, Turner, Androscoggin, Maine , d. 1931, Turner, Androscoggin, Maine (Age 67 years) |
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| Documents |
 | Philemon A. & Lydia J. (Noyes) Bradford marriage record
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| Last Modified |
2 Apr 2019 |
| Family ID |
F5125 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Documents |
| Philemon A. Bradford Feb 1864 civil war letter from Louisiana to wife Lydia J. (Noyes) Bradford
Franklin Feb 24 1864
Dear wife as I maid A mistak in
In writing sayen I was in the State of
Indiana and you migt think strang that we
had got away of into that state I is well
be A writing to you as I have nothing else to do
we ar in the state of Louisiana about 130 miles
from New Orleans so when you write direct
to New Orleans Louisiana Co. A 30 Me. Reg
and it will com to us whear ever we be thear
ar an number of negroes about here it is said
theare is 500 in camp on the other side of the river
or Bayou as they call it. I talkt with A number
of them they ar more enteligent then I exspect to
find them they know about what is going on as
well as the whites I can receiv more information from
them then I can get from the whites that belong here
what is not implied by the government an
while the women ar cooking or washing for the soldiers
the children fetch most of the water is curious to see
little girls not so big as Liza caring A pail of water
on her head without toutching it or spiling a drop
I took diner yesterday with the cook had backt pidgeons
fresh leaf corn cake ____its is quite warm
here after the sun gits up so I am glad to git into
the shade but damp cool nights Thear is no hile to be seen
about here very rich deep soil thear is not any rebel army
anywhear near these The 22 Reg. got into New Orleans
about ½ hour before we did did not git up here
until Sunday I com onto my post about sunrise stay
until breakfast time go down eat my breakfast com back
until noon & stay until 7 o clock it is easy a chore
as any one could wish for Thear is an orange groved
in front of the house whitch I walk in or set under
as I like. Yours in love Philemon A. Bradford
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| Sources |
- [S106] Internet Online Homepage, Laurel (Perry) Van Deusen laurelv@piedmontenvironmental.com changed to laurelv@bellsouth.net "Philemon Bradford: The Lost Pilgrim Brother: Turner Maine".
- [S3808] Internet-Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial #121585504 [Connie Lagasse Russell] 12/11/2013.
- [S7267] Internet-Database-ancestry.com-Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 11.
- [S5852] Internet-Civil War-U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine.
- [S3163] Periodical-The Mayflower Quarterly, Vol. 73 No. 1 Page 83; March 2007 "Correction to William Bradford".
- [S106] Internet Online Homepage, Laurel (Perry) Van Deusen laurelv@piedmontenvironmental.com changed to laurelv@bellsouth.net "Philemon Bradford: The Lost Pilgrim Brother: Turner Maine".
- [S65] Book-Noyes-The Noyes Descendants, Vol. I, p.222.
- [S35] Marriage-O/L-ME State Archives Marriage Records.
- [S7077] Internet-Database-ancestry.com-Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921, Film Number: 000009755.
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