Elias Lander
Rank: Pvt Co: K Age: 26 Residence: NS Birthplace: Nova Scotia Occupation: Farmer
Married; Height: 5' 4.5 Eyes: Blue Hair: Blk Complexion: Lt
Kennebunkport quota; Deserted 15 (or 17) Oct 1862
taken 7 June 2015
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ELIAS LANDER (alias JOHN SMITH) was born circa 1836-39 [age 26 in 1862 enlistment, age 24 in 1863; Mar 1833 in 1900 census] in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (or Belgium, or France), the son of Simon and Elizabeth/Isabelle (Joyce) Landry [1865 Marr Rec; Death rec]. He died (as John A. Smith) in Boston, MA, on 27 July 1904, aged (error) 54 yrs, 4 mos, 10 das, from apoplexy [MA VR]. He was buried in the Steep Falls Cemetery, Standish, Maine.
He was listed as a married man, according to the 27th ME adjutant reports, but an early marriage record for him has yet to be found. It may be an error, as the following marriage was listed as his first. He was married in Boston, MA, on 13 Jul 1865 [MA vr], to SARAH E (WILLIAMS) COFFIN. The daughter of James and Margaret Williams, she was born in New York City ca 1835 (age 30 on marr rec). She died in Augusta, Maine in 1888, according to pension papers (not found in Augusta VR). Burial place not yet known. |
He secondly married, on 10 Mar 1890 in Steep Falls, ME [Pension Papers], to CATHARINE "KATE" M HAZARD (ie HAZZARD or or HASSETT). Intents filed in Standish on 3 Mar 1890 [Standish, ME VR: Marr Ints, pg 33; cert issued 3/8] gives John a residence of Standish, while Katie was from Portland. She was born about July 1866 [1900 census] in Maine (also seen as Ottawa, Canada and Edinburgh, Scotland), and died in Revere, MA on 16 Feb 1941 [Boston Globe, 18 Feb 1941, pg 9].
Not much is known of Elias' whereabouts just prior to the war, or where he lived in the year following his desertion from Camp Lincoln, a few days before the regiment left for Virginia. He would again enlist a year later, this time as a substitute for a drafted man with the 5th New Hampshire Infantry. He took the name of "John Smith", and signed up for three years on 29 Sept 1863. The following April, however, he was transferred into the Navy, and served until being mustered out on 11 July 1865 in Boston, MA. He was a boatswain mate, and served on board the USS Ohio, William Bacon, and the Matthew Vassar. When he filed his pension decades later, he wrote that he was injured in a fall in Jan 1864 at Point Lookout, Maryland, resulting in an "inward rupture", as well as disease of the spine. He spent time in a hospital in Portland, ME in 1863, Charleston, SC in 1864 and '65, in New York City in 1868, and in Liverpool, England, for 18 months in 1868 and 1869! He took to the sea after the war, listed as a mariner and sailor in records, but may have given up this occupation soon after.
Both the 1870 and 1880 censuses show that Elias and Sarah were living in Limerick, Maine with son Arthur. The Agriculture Schedule for the latter census lists Elias as owning the property, having 8 acres of improved land, and 22 acres of unimproved. Between 1889-1890 (using dates/ages on pension papers), he had removed to Standish, Maine. He was listed as a farmer in the 1900 census. He had purchased two lots of land in the Steep Falls area, on the county road near meadow road, in 1891 and 1897 [Cumb. Cty Deeds, 682/278; 752/154]. He deeded them to his wife Kate in 1901 and, by the end of the year, they are found in Boston [city directories first written as John, then "John A." (he was Andrew J. in Marie's birth rec), where he worked as a laborer and foundryman. He purchased property at 416 Bremen St. in East Boston [1/16/1902, Suffolk Cty Deed 2800/433]. Following his death, Catharine stayed at this address for a few more years [1905-07 City Dir], until moving over to Revere, where she lived until her death in 1941.
By wife Sarah:
i. ARTHUR P LANDRY, b. Feb 1870 in MA [1870 census, aged 3/12, b. Feb]. Perhaps the 16-year old student living in Providence, RI in 1885. He would have been 18 when his father filed his pension papers, and isn't listed as a minor child. Not known is he carried on the Landry name, or also switched to Smith.
ii. MAZIE VIANNA SMITH, b. Aug 1886 [1900 census] in Portland, ME [marr rec]; d. 24 Oct 1945 in Medford, MA [Boston Globe, 25 Oct 1945]. Married, in Revere, MA on 3 Sep 1911 [MA VR], to WILLIAM JOHN HAMPTON.
1. Robert William Hampton, b. 19 Jun 1912
by wife Katie [1900 census shows "ch 4/4"; 1910 says "ch 10/6", some perhaps from a 1st marr]
iii. MABEL LILLIAN SMITH, b. 13 Jun 1891 [Standish VR: Births, pg 21]; d. . Married GROVER M HAIGH on 5 Sep 1915 in Revere, MA [MA VR].
1. Douglas Haigh
2. Virginia Haigh
iv. ASHLEY MILO SMITH, b. 11 Jun 1894 [Standish VR: Births, pg 4]; d. 23 Oct 1951 in Roxbury, MA [Boston Globe, 25 Oct 1951, pg 44]. Married HARRIET BREE on 9 May 1929 in Franklin Co, OH [OH Marr Rec]. Ashley served in the US Navy in the early 1920's, afterwards becoming a travelling salesman. He was employed for Haigh & Haigh in 1929, when he was in Ohio. Returned to Revere, MA, and worked at the Boston Navy Yard.
1. Ann Smith
2. Blaine Smith
3. Harriet Smith
4. Katherine Smith
5. Sally Smith
v. RAYMOND EDWARD WILLIAM SMITH, b. 26 Apr 1896 [Standish VR: Births, pg 8]; died 16 Feb 1933, Revere, MA [Boston Globe, 18 Feb 1933, pg 15]. Married LILLIAN G BOWERING. His death notice said he was a member of the Post 61, Am Leg, and Post 940, VFW. In June 1917, his draft registration card lists his exemption as "sole support of mother and sister". He ended up serving in the US Navy, and Naval Reserve, from 9 Oct 1917 to 30 Sep 1921 [Veteran Headstone Order - Glenwood Cem, Malden].
vi. SHERIDAN JOHN JAMES SMITH, b. 20 Aug 1897 [Standish VR: Births, pg 9]; d . Married JOSEPHINE.
1. John Smith, aged 3 5/12 in 1930.
2. Ashley P Smith, b. 26 Nov 1928; d. 17 Feb 2000, Stoughton, MA [MA Death Index]. WWII Navy veteran, buried in St. James Cemetery, Whitman, MA.
vii. MARIE VICTORIA SMITH, b. 21 Dec 1901 in Boston [MA VR: recorded as "Minnie"; 1901 in pension papers]; d. 1943 in Lowell [MA Death Index]. Married RICHARD F MOYNAHAN on 1 Jun 1922 in Nashua, NH [NH VR].
1. Richard Francis Moynahan
2. Jacqueline M Moynahan
Not much is known of Elias' whereabouts just prior to the war, or where he lived in the year following his desertion from Camp Lincoln, a few days before the regiment left for Virginia. He would again enlist a year later, this time as a substitute for a drafted man with the 5th New Hampshire Infantry. He took the name of "John Smith", and signed up for three years on 29 Sept 1863. The following April, however, he was transferred into the Navy, and served until being mustered out on 11 July 1865 in Boston, MA. He was a boatswain mate, and served on board the USS Ohio, William Bacon, and the Matthew Vassar. When he filed his pension decades later, he wrote that he was injured in a fall in Jan 1864 at Point Lookout, Maryland, resulting in an "inward rupture", as well as disease of the spine. He spent time in a hospital in Portland, ME in 1863, Charleston, SC in 1864 and '65, in New York City in 1868, and in Liverpool, England, for 18 months in 1868 and 1869! He took to the sea after the war, listed as a mariner and sailor in records, but may have given up this occupation soon after.
Both the 1870 and 1880 censuses show that Elias and Sarah were living in Limerick, Maine with son Arthur. The Agriculture Schedule for the latter census lists Elias as owning the property, having 8 acres of improved land, and 22 acres of unimproved. Between 1889-1890 (using dates/ages on pension papers), he had removed to Standish, Maine. He was listed as a farmer in the 1900 census. He had purchased two lots of land in the Steep Falls area, on the county road near meadow road, in 1891 and 1897 [Cumb. Cty Deeds, 682/278; 752/154]. He deeded them to his wife Kate in 1901 and, by the end of the year, they are found in Boston [city directories first written as John, then "John A." (he was Andrew J. in Marie's birth rec), where he worked as a laborer and foundryman. He purchased property at 416 Bremen St. in East Boston [1/16/1902, Suffolk Cty Deed 2800/433]. Following his death, Catharine stayed at this address for a few more years [1905-07 City Dir], until moving over to Revere, where she lived until her death in 1941.
By wife Sarah:
i. ARTHUR P LANDRY, b. Feb 1870 in MA [1870 census, aged 3/12, b. Feb]. Perhaps the 16-year old student living in Providence, RI in 1885. He would have been 18 when his father filed his pension papers, and isn't listed as a minor child. Not known is he carried on the Landry name, or also switched to Smith.
ii. MAZIE VIANNA SMITH, b. Aug 1886 [1900 census] in Portland, ME [marr rec]; d. 24 Oct 1945 in Medford, MA [Boston Globe, 25 Oct 1945]. Married, in Revere, MA on 3 Sep 1911 [MA VR], to WILLIAM JOHN HAMPTON.
1. Robert William Hampton, b. 19 Jun 1912
by wife Katie [1900 census shows "ch 4/4"; 1910 says "ch 10/6", some perhaps from a 1st marr]
iii. MABEL LILLIAN SMITH, b. 13 Jun 1891 [Standish VR: Births, pg 21]; d. . Married GROVER M HAIGH on 5 Sep 1915 in Revere, MA [MA VR].
1. Douglas Haigh
2. Virginia Haigh
iv. ASHLEY MILO SMITH, b. 11 Jun 1894 [Standish VR: Births, pg 4]; d. 23 Oct 1951 in Roxbury, MA [Boston Globe, 25 Oct 1951, pg 44]. Married HARRIET BREE on 9 May 1929 in Franklin Co, OH [OH Marr Rec]. Ashley served in the US Navy in the early 1920's, afterwards becoming a travelling salesman. He was employed for Haigh & Haigh in 1929, when he was in Ohio. Returned to Revere, MA, and worked at the Boston Navy Yard.
1. Ann Smith
2. Blaine Smith
3. Harriet Smith
4. Katherine Smith
5. Sally Smith
v. RAYMOND EDWARD WILLIAM SMITH, b. 26 Apr 1896 [Standish VR: Births, pg 8]; died 16 Feb 1933, Revere, MA [Boston Globe, 18 Feb 1933, pg 15]. Married LILLIAN G BOWERING. His death notice said he was a member of the Post 61, Am Leg, and Post 940, VFW. In June 1917, his draft registration card lists his exemption as "sole support of mother and sister". He ended up serving in the US Navy, and Naval Reserve, from 9 Oct 1917 to 30 Sep 1921 [Veteran Headstone Order - Glenwood Cem, Malden].
vi. SHERIDAN JOHN JAMES SMITH, b. 20 Aug 1897 [Standish VR: Births, pg 9]; d . Married JOSEPHINE.
1. John Smith, aged 3 5/12 in 1930.
2. Ashley P Smith, b. 26 Nov 1928; d. 17 Feb 2000, Stoughton, MA [MA Death Index]. WWII Navy veteran, buried in St. James Cemetery, Whitman, MA.
vii. MARIE VICTORIA SMITH, b. 21 Dec 1901 in Boston [MA VR: recorded as "Minnie"; 1901 in pension papers]; d. 1943 in Lowell [MA Death Index]. Married RICHARD F MOYNAHAN on 1 Jun 1922 in Nashua, NH [NH VR].
1. Richard Francis Moynahan
2. Jacqueline M Moynahan
The above clipping is from the History of the Fifth New Hampshire, showing the John Smiths in Company K. While the first is the one linked to Elias/John and his navy pension, I almost tend to believe that perhaps it is the other one, shown with a Belgian birthplace, as he was a sailor when he enlisted. The descriptive rolls also gives him a 5' 4" height, as was Elias Lander, while the Irish-born Smith was 5' 10 1/2". - Something to look into another day!
See: 5th N.H. Infantry, Descriptive Rolls (Family Search): the John Smith (b.Ire), and John Smith (b. Belgium)
See: 5th N.H. Infantry, Descriptive Rolls (Family Search): the John Smith (b.Ire), and John Smith (b. Belgium)
Additional Source Data:
1850
1860
1870 Limerick, York, Maine census (pg 16): hh 115/115; Elias Landry, age 42, w/ Sarah, 36, and Arthur P, aged 3/12
1880 Limerick, ME census (pg 5) hh 54/55; Elias Laundry, age 42, sailor, w/ Sarah E., 45, and Arthur P., a.10
1890 Veterans Schedule: lived in Standish
1900 Standish, Cumberland, ME census (pg 15B): hh 375/385 - marr 10 yrs, ch 4/4 for Katie
1910 Revere, Suffolk, MA (pg 21A): widow Catherine lived 8 Pierce St.
1920 Revere, Suffolk, MA (pg 1A): Katie M, age 46, widow, with six ch, at 8 Pierce St.
1930
1933 Revere, MA City Dir: Kate lived 32 Agawam
Standish, Maine VR: Marr Intents, 1875-1892 (pg 33 - on Family Search)
Civil War Pension Index: widow filed 2 Aug 1904 (app #811,262; NO cert #)
1850
1860
1870 Limerick, York, Maine census (pg 16): hh 115/115; Elias Landry, age 42, w/ Sarah, 36, and Arthur P, aged 3/12
1880 Limerick, ME census (pg 5) hh 54/55; Elias Laundry, age 42, sailor, w/ Sarah E., 45, and Arthur P., a.10
1890 Veterans Schedule: lived in Standish
1900 Standish, Cumberland, ME census (pg 15B): hh 375/385 - marr 10 yrs, ch 4/4 for Katie
1910 Revere, Suffolk, MA (pg 21A): widow Catherine lived 8 Pierce St.
1920 Revere, Suffolk, MA (pg 1A): Katie M, age 46, widow, with six ch, at 8 Pierce St.
1930
1933 Revere, MA City Dir: Kate lived 32 Agawam
Standish, Maine VR: Marr Intents, 1875-1892 (pg 33 - on Family Search)
Civil War Pension Index: widow filed 2 Aug 1904 (app #811,262; NO cert #)