Jesse A. Sprague (1834 - 1864)

Born 25 Aug 1834 in Troy, Waldo County, Maine

Ancestors

Died 30 Sep 1864 at age 30 in Petersburg, Virginia

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Biography

Served in Company F , 31st Maine Infantry and was not seen after 30 Sep 1864. Presumed killed in action in a battle of the Siege of Petersburg on that day.

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Jesse was born in 1834, the son of Jesse and Susannah (Cross) Sprague. He was raised in Waldo County, Maine, where he would become a farmer. When 23 years old, Jesse married Lucy A. Ellinwood of Hillsborough, New Hampshire. They would settle in Troy, Maine, and have the following children:

Charles A. Sprague (1859- )

Emma Defancy (Sprague) Hill (1863- )

In April of 1864 Jesse entered into a 3 year enlistment with the Union Army. Just 6 months after enlistment he was listed as missing in action during the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia. Jesse was never seen again and assumed dead.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V4-NGC : 22 December 2020), Jesse A Sprague in household of Jesse Sprague, Troy, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DB-44N : 14 January 2020), Jesse A. Sprague, 1858.

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4MR-142 : 14 January 2020), Jesse A. Sprague in entry for Charles A. Sprague, 1859.

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4H4-Y6K : 14 January 2020), Jesse A. Sprague in entry for Emma Defrancy Sprague, 1863.

• "Maine, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862-1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QB-NPFD : accessed 18 January 2021), Jessey A Sprague, 29 Feb 1864; citing Augusta, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States, Maine State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm .

• "Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:246J-QC8 : 11 March 2018), Jesse A Sprague, 29 Feb 1864; citing Military Service, , State Archives, Augusta.

• Application of Lucy A. Sprague for Widow and minor children pension benefits of her husband Jesse A. Sprague.

See Also

• Family Search Profile on Jesse A. Sprague [1]