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The 27th Maine Volunteers
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Elisha E Clark
Private, Company A, Age 18 from Limerick
ELISHA EDWARD CLARK, born 15 Aug, 1844 [NH or ME -rec's differ] the son of Elisha S and Elizabeth G Clark. His father was a school teacher and insurance agent in Limerick before removing to Naples, Cumberland Co, ME where he was a farmer. Elisha died on 2 Dec, 1904 [gravestone] and is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco, ME with wife and her parents.
He married around 1870 [ need to check York Cty for marr date] to MARCIA ANN CHADBOURNE, the daughter of Daniel S and Sarah Chadbourne. According to grave stone, she was born 26 May, 1846 and died 13 Jan, 1934. She is seen with parents in the 1850 and '60 Waterboro(ugh) censuses. Mother Sarah was living with Elisha and Marcia in 1900, a widow at age 78, her daughter being only child that lived into adulthood. After death of her husband, I cannot find her in census records.
Elisha lived in Limerick when young, but afterwards [before 1870] removed to Biddeford where he was a dealer in dry goods and was the town's postmaster for some time.
After serving his time in the 27th Maine Infantry, he reenlisted 24 Dec, 1863 [1890 vet sch says 1 Dec] as a sergeant into Company L of the 2nd Maine Cavalry, at age 19. He was involved in the Battle of Marianna,FL on 27 Sept, 1864 where he was shot in his left side and back and then taken prisoner, where he was shipped off to Andersonville prison in Georgia. Around 15 Jan, 1865, he was released, and on 31 July he was discharged from his regiment.
Elisha and Marcia did not have any children.
Additional source data:
1850 Limerick census h.h. 94/97
1860 Limerick (pg 60) hh 449/471
1870 Biddeford (pg 7) h.h. 52/51- this rec calls him Edward
1870 Naples, Cumb,ME census - father Elisha, wife and family here - ch names match prior census
1880 Bidd. (pg 1) lived 239 Main St.
1890 Veterans Schedule: lived in Biddeford, 33 Jefferson St.
1900 Bidd. (pg 10B) lived at 33 Jefferson St, renting - rec says that they were married 30 yrs, Marcia having "ch 0/0"
- Civil War Pension Index: filed as invalid on 7 Oct, 1865 [app #91,929 cert #79,997]. Widow Marcia filed 24 Dec, 1904 [app #819,122 cert #662,025].
- York Cty Cem Inscrip (pg 1423) Saco - Laurel Hill Cem
Private, Company A, Age 18 from Limerick
ELISHA EDWARD CLARK, born 15 Aug, 1844 [NH or ME -rec's differ] the son of Elisha S and Elizabeth G Clark. His father was a school teacher and insurance agent in Limerick before removing to Naples, Cumberland Co, ME where he was a farmer. Elisha died on 2 Dec, 1904 [gravestone] and is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco, ME with wife and her parents.
He married around 1870 [ need to check York Cty for marr date] to MARCIA ANN CHADBOURNE, the daughter of Daniel S and Sarah Chadbourne. According to grave stone, she was born 26 May, 1846 and died 13 Jan, 1934. She is seen with parents in the 1850 and '60 Waterboro(ugh) censuses. Mother Sarah was living with Elisha and Marcia in 1900, a widow at age 78, her daughter being only child that lived into adulthood. After death of her husband, I cannot find her in census records.
Elisha lived in Limerick when young, but afterwards [before 1870] removed to Biddeford where he was a dealer in dry goods and was the town's postmaster for some time.
After serving his time in the 27th Maine Infantry, he reenlisted 24 Dec, 1863 [1890 vet sch says 1 Dec] as a sergeant into Company L of the 2nd Maine Cavalry, at age 19. He was involved in the Battle of Marianna,FL on 27 Sept, 1864 where he was shot in his left side and back and then taken prisoner, where he was shipped off to Andersonville prison in Georgia. Around 15 Jan, 1865, he was released, and on 31 July he was discharged from his regiment.
Elisha and Marcia did not have any children.
Additional source data:
1850 Limerick census h.h. 94/97
1860 Limerick (pg 60) hh 449/471
1870 Biddeford (pg 7) h.h. 52/51- this rec calls him Edward
1870 Naples, Cumb,ME census - father Elisha, wife and family here - ch names match prior census
1880 Bidd. (pg 1) lived 239 Main St.
1890 Veterans Schedule: lived in Biddeford, 33 Jefferson St.
1900 Bidd. (pg 10B) lived at 33 Jefferson St, renting - rec says that they were married 30 yrs, Marcia having "ch 0/0"
- Civil War Pension Index: filed as invalid on 7 Oct, 1865 [app #91,929 cert #79,997]. Widow Marcia filed 24 Dec, 1904 [app #819,122 cert #662,025].
- York Cty Cem Inscrip (pg 1423) Saco - Laurel Hill Cem
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