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Joseph A Sewall 
  Rank: Pvt Co: G Age: 23 Residence: Kittery Birthplace: York Occupation: joiner
​Married/Single: M Height: 5' 7.5 Eyes: Gr Hair: Br Complexion: Lt 

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JOSEPH ALBA SEWALL, the son of David and Mary C (Eldridge) Sewall of York, Maine, was born in York, 4 Sept 1839 [1900 census; ME death rec]. He died in York, Maine on 26 Nov 1922 [ME vr], and was buried in the 1st Parish Cemetery in York, ME [YCCI p2265].

He married in Kittery, Maine on 3 Oct 1862 (during the short furlough between mustering in and the regiment's deployment to Virginia) to JANE ANNE MUCHMORE of Kittery [VR of Kittery p365, Joseph "of York"; He was "of Kittery" when intents filed 29 Sept 1862 -VR of Kittery p406]. She was born in Portsmouth, NH on 4 Sept 1844 [obit; 1900 census has Sept 1844] and died in York, Maine on 29 Aug 1924 [obit, Portsmouth Herald, 9/2/1924], the daughter of John and Mary (Babrick) Muchmore.

Prior to the war, he worked as a sash and blind maker in York [1860 census], as did his father. Following this, he was seen as a house carpenter, and lived his entire life in York [1870-1920 censuses]. His will, dated 21 Nov 1922, approved and allowed on 9 Jan 1923, left his son Albert $50. and rest of estate to wife Jane [York County Probate #59974]

Though the 1900 census shows Jane having 5 children, one living, only one was ever seen in census records (and no gravestones to indicate young children buried w/ them):

I. ALBERT EDWARD SEWALL was born Sept 1871 [1900 census], (likely) in York, ME, and died in 1942 [YCCI p2265; an obit in the Portsmouth Herald, 9/17/1942, claims he was born in Amesbury, MA, though no census data backs this up]. He is buried with parents in 1st Parish Cemetery, York. He was married on 9 Feb 1901 to ELIZA J ABERNATHY of Philadelphia, PA [Obit of Albert, 9/17/1942 Ports. Herald]. She was born in Northern Ireland in 1871, and had immigrated here in 1890 [1920 census]. She died in 1947 and is buried w/ husband in his parents plot. He worked as a laborer, and lived in York. 
   1. Annie E Sewall (adopted), born ca 1914 (age 6 in 1920; a.16 in 1930), who married a Bowden.

Additional Source Data:
- David Sewall and Mary C Eldridge were marr 12 Dec 1837 [NEHGR v113 p197]
- NEHGR v113 p195-197 + v113 p266 - The Sewall family of York (of David, his siblings, and earlier generations) are largely covered here 
- Civil War Pension Index: filed 11 Feb,1904 (app #1308938 cert #1081865); widow Jane filed 19 Dec, 1922 (app #1198197 cert #936101)
- For ancestry of Jane Muchmore, see: http://www.muchmore.org/directry.html
- Acts and Resolves Passed by the 81st Legislature of the State of Maine (1923), pg 699 (Joseph's full name given in pension case of widow)
1850 Portsmouth,NH census: hh 1063/1165: Jane A w/ John and Mary Muchmore, age 6 b.NH; also here is George
1860 Kittery (pg 64): Jane Muchmore liv w/ Franklin Blaney- his dau marr George Muchmore, brother to Jane (both liv w John in Ports in 1850)
1860 York (pg 78) hh 578/608
1870 York (pg 18): hh 122/126; using middle names, "Alba" and "Ann J" liv next to David Sewall
1880 York (pg 18): hh 201/216
1890 Vet Sch:Joseph liv York
1900 York (pg 1B): hh 19/20; owned home
1910 York (pg 12B): hh 285/303
1920 York (pg 16A): hh 145/340
1930 York Village (pg 17A): hh 347/378; Albert owned home $3000.

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