John H Came
Rank: 1st Lt Co: C Age: 27 Residence: Buxton Birthplace: Buxton Occupation: lumberman
Married/Single: S Height: 5' 7.5 Eyes: Bl Hair: Blk Complexion: Lt
Died of Disease, 16 Jan 1863
JOHN HALEY CAME was born in Buxton, Maine on 29 Apr 1835 [Buxton VR bk 4, pg 248], the son of Abraham Lord Came and Annis Green. He worked at his father's lumber business in town [1860 census], before volunteering into the 27th Maine in Sept 1862. While the regiment was on picket duty in Fairfax County, VA that winter, he came down with a fever and died on 16 Jan 1863 near Camp Vermont, aged 27. His body was sent back to Buxton, and he is buried in the family's Came plot [YCCI p381]. He was single.
Inscription on the monument for John in the Came family cemetery states "erected by the company of the deceased".
Additional Source Data:
1850 Buxton, York, ME census: John H age 15 w/ parents and family in hh of grandfather John Came
1860 Buxton census (pg 56): hh 416/441: John H, age 25
- The History of the 27th Regiment ME Volunteer Infantry by James Stone, page 43, has small write-up on John Came
- York County Cemetery Inscriptions by MOCA c1995 Picton Press
- Abraham and Annis were married 3 Feb 1825 in Standish - recs of 1st Ch of Standish
Inscription on the monument for John in the Came family cemetery states "erected by the company of the deceased".
Additional Source Data:
1850 Buxton, York, ME census: John H age 15 w/ parents and family in hh of grandfather John Came
1860 Buxton census (pg 56): hh 416/441: John H, age 25
- The History of the 27th Regiment ME Volunteer Infantry by James Stone, page 43, has small write-up on John Came
- York County Cemetery Inscriptions by MOCA c1995 Picton Press
- Abraham and Annis were married 3 Feb 1825 in Standish - recs of 1st Ch of Standish