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Henry Newton PEARSE

Henry Newton PEARSE[1]

Male 1828 - 1884  (55 years)

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  • Name Henry Newton PEARSE 
    Born 16 Sep 1828  Sudbury, Rutland, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Education Oberlin College 
    Occupation School teacher 
    Military Event Civil War - 8th IL Inf, Co F & S: 1st Lt, QM  [2] 
    Served Civil War? Y 
    Military Flag Y 
    Cause of Death Pneumonia 
    Died 9 Jan 1884  Emporia, Lyon, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27142  Main
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2010 

    Father William Ellery PEARSE,   b. 20 Sep 1803, Sudbury, Rutland, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1863, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Rispah Bisby NEWTON,   b. 18 Aug 1801, Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1882, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 8 Jun 1827  Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan SMELLIE,   b. 14 May 1831, E Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1897, Oakland, Alameda, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 8 Apr 1854  E Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Henry Walter PEARSE,   b. 1 Jan 1855, London, Madison, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1886, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     2. Alice Maude PEARSE,   b. 17 Nov 1856, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1873, Chelsea, Butler, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
    +3. Herman Elwyn I. PEARSE,   b. 9 Nov 1859, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Charles Howell PEARSE,   b. 15 Apr 1862, Normal, McLean, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1932, Port Orford, Curry, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     5. Grace Minnette PEARSE,   b. 30 Jan 1869, Normal, McLean, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F9453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Enlisted as Quartermaster of the Eighth Illinios Volunteer Infantry (3 yr service) with rank of 1st lieutantant. He resigned 1 Aug 1863 because of ill health.

  • Sources 
    1. [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell.

    2. [S77] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service, M539 roll 70.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023