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Luther Joshua DAME

Luther Joshua DAME[1]

Male 1826 - 1918  (92 years)

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  • Name Luther Joshua DAME 
    Born 3 Mar 1826  Kittery, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Soldier, educator, surveyor 
    Military Event Civil War - 11th MA Inf, Co C: Capt  [2] 
    Served Civil War? Y 
    Military Flag Y 
    Died 15 May 1918  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I30525  Main
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2010 

    Father Joseph DAME,   b. 1 May 1784, Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1873, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Statira CHASE,   b. 14 Feb 1799, Kittery, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1882, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1814  Kittery, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F10473  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Elizabeth TENNEY,   d. 16 Feb 1893 
    Children 
     1. Charles William DAME,   b. 5 Aug 1849, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1864  (Age 14 years)
     2. Frank Chase DAME,   b. 7 Aug 1851,   d. 6 Mar 1856  (Age 4 years)
    +3. Percy Litchfield DAME,   b. 18 Dec 1859,   d. 14 Apr 1927  (Age 67 years)
     4. Lizzie Lee DAME,   b. 24 Dec 1865,   d. 6 May 1866  (Age 0 years)
     5. William P. DAME,   b. 20 Jan 1864,   d. ?
     6. Harry Tenney DAME,   b. 10 May 1867,   d. 8 Aug 1867  (Age 0 years)
    +7. Jessie Green DAME,   b. 1 Feb 1870
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F10513  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Josephine H. NOYES,   d. ? 
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F10554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Mar 1826 - Kittery, York, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 May 1918 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Luther Joshua Dame was a soldier, educator, and surveyor. He taught school in Newbury, Newburyport, Salem, Nahant, and Danvers, Mass. Went to Kansas in 1855, surveyed Topeka, participated in the division of lots, took an active part in the contest between “Free State” and “Pro Slavery” men. Served as Capt, Co C, 11th Massachusetts Infantry, Army of Potomac under General Hooker at Yorktown and Williamsburg, 1862. Commandant, Forts Pickering & Lee, Winter Island, Salem, Mass, 1864. Member Massachusetts General Court, 1887, 1888, 1889 from the 8th Essex District; State Senator, 3rd Essex District, 1891, 1892, 1893. Elected Justice of Coronado, CA in 1898. Alderman, Newburyport. Historian, Old Newbury Historical Society.«s1 100:231»

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA), 100:230.

    2. [S77] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service, M544 roll 10.

    3. [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA), 100:227.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023