William H. Delano (abt. 1845 - 1866)

Born about 1845 in Maine, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Biography

Birth

William H. Delano was the son of Rufus Delano and Elizabeth F. (Childs) Delano, with whom he was living at Hartford, Maine, in 1850, at the age of 5.^[1] In 1860, he was living at the age of 16 as a farm laborer at Turner, Maine, in the household of Sanford Fish.^[2] Both of those censuses say he was born in Maine, but his brother George, born in 1844, and his sister Vilroy, born in 1847, were both born in Massachusetts,^[3] so William's birthplace is uncertain.

Civil War Service

William H. Delano of Turner, Maine, served as a private in Company D of the 23rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, enlisting at the age of 18 on 29 Sep 1862 and mustering out at Portland, Maine, on 15 Jul 1863.^[4]

Wiliam H. Delano's gravestone says that he also served in the United States Navy.^[5] He may be the Private William H. Delano who mustered at the United States Marine Corps barracks at Boston, Massachusetts, on 19 August 1864.^[6]

Death

A gravestone at the Lakeside Cemetery in Livermore, Maine, says that William H. Delano died on 7 May 1866 at the age of 20.^[5] Whether he elsewhere in the Naval servcie of at Livermore is unknown, as is and whether he is buried at the Lakeside Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ William H. Delano on the Rufus Delano household, family #94, in United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Oxford > Hartford > image 13 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ William H. Delano in the Sanford Fish household, family #433, in United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Androscoggin > Turner > image 52 of 68; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ See their profiles for the evidence of their birthplaces.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com abstract of the service record of William H. Delano, in U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009 (subscription required). Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Photo of gravestone of William H. Boothby (Find A Grave: Memorial #40596591)
6. ↑ William H. Delano on the Marine Corps muster roll, in United States Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-1937, database with images, FamilySearch >  : 1 March 2016), 1798-1892 > Roll 66 1865 May-Jun > image 139 of 274; citing NARA microfilm publication T1118 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).