John
B.
Worthing
Born in Sandwich, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Moses Worthing
and Hepsibeth (Dockham) Worthing
Brother of
Caroline M. (Worthing) Wyman, Daniel Worthing, Ezra Worthen, Margaret Anne (Worthing) Jewett, Harriet N. Worthing, George Washington (Worthing) Worthen and Henry Harrison Worthing
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 68
in Alton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Sep 2017
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Biography
John Worthing served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 1, 1861
Mustered out: Jul 13, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery; Veteran Reserve Corps
Enlisted: Aug 1, 1861
Mustered out: Jul 13, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery; Veteran Reserve Corps
John was born in 1841. He was the son of Moses Worthing and Hepsibeth Dockham.
John B. Worthing was a Civil War Veteran. Enlisted in Company A, Massachusetts 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment on 01 Aug 1861. Aug 1862 • Virginia, Expedition to Cloud's Mills. John B. Worthing, Co. A, ambulance driver. Mustered out on 23 Oct 1863.
Transferred to Company 76th, U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps 76th Co., 2nd Infantry Battalion on 23 Oct 1863. Mustered out on 13 Jul 1865.
(76th Company, 2nd Battalion. Formerly known as Company "H," 19th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps. Organized at Convalescent Camp, Va., October 14, 1863. Designation changed April 12, 1864. Consolidated with 42nd Company, 2nd Battalion, August 27, 1865.)
He married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Mullins (1842–1920).
They had the following children:
- Frederick B. "Fred" Worthing (1865–1943).
- Mina Worthing (1866–1884).
- Nina Florence Worthing (1866–1933).
- Hattie N. Worthing (1871–1884).
- Burt Moses Worthing (1873–1944).
- Lottie M Worthing (1876–1884).
(Three of their daughters died in 1884 from Scarlet Fever).
He passed away in 1909. Burial: Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave. Find A Grave: Memorial #114909989
- U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865.
- U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934.
- New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949.
- National Park Service. Werthing , John B.
- National Park Service, Union Veterans Corp. 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps
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Transferred to Company 76th, U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps 76th Co 2nd Infantry Company on 23 Oct 1863
the 76th company, 1st battalion became part of the 17th Regiment VRC
the 2nd company, 1st battalion became part of the 14th Regiment VRC