Albion C Drinkwater (1845 - 1933)

This profile is part of the Drinkwater Name Study.

Biography

Albion C Drinkwater
is the 6th generation of this surname found in early America, a descendant of Thomas Drinkwater.

Albion Drinkwater is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Union Army 1863-1865
Private, Co. A, 1st Regiment, Maine Cavalry

Albion, the son of Joseph Drinkwater and Mary Alexander, was born in 1845 in Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine.^[1]

He enlisted at age 18 in the winter of 1863 in the 1st District of Columbia Cavalry, which was consolidated with the First Maine Cavalry. In December 1864 he was captured near Petersburg, Virginia, and taken to Richmond, where he was confined during the winter in Libby Prison, and exchanged in March 1865. He was at the surrender of Lee at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, having immediately rejoined his regiment after regaining his liberty.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WK-PMT : 14 January 2020), Joseph S. Drinkwater in entry for Albion Drinkwater, 1845.

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS4Y-SZ7 : 4 December 2014), Albion C. Drinkwater, Private, Company A, 1st Regiment, Maine Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M543 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 881,852. 22:43, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

• • Name Albion C. Drinkwater
  • Event Type Military Service
  • Military Beginning Rank Private
  • Military Final Rank Private
  • Military Side Union
  • State or Military Term Maine
  • Military Unit 1st Regiment, Maine Cavalry
  • Military Company A

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9R7-CY8 : 4 December 2014), Albion Drinkwater, Private, Company F, 19th Regiment, Maine Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M543 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 881,852. 22:47, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

• • Name Albion Drinkwater
  • Event Type Military Service
  • Military Beginning Rank Private
  • Military Final Rank Private
  • Military Side Union
  • State or Military Term Maine
  • Military Unit 19th Regiment, Maine Infantry
  • Military Company F

• "1880 United States Federal Census". Year: 1880; Census Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 547; Page: 293C; Enumeration District: 506' Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #16997963 (accessed 6 June 2022); Horace R Drinkwater (8), single son, School, in household of Albian C. Drinkwater (35) in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Massachusetts.

• • Albian C. Drinkwater, 35, head, farmer, Maine
  • Susie H. Drinkwater, 35 Wife, Maine
  • Millard F. Drinkwater, 10 Son, , Massachusetts
  • Horace R. Drinkwater 8 Son, Massachusettsv
  • Elsie E. Drinkwater, 6 Daughter, Massachusetts
  • Lizzie Drinkwater, 18 Sister, Massachusetts

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 1013; FHL microfilm: 1240668. 1900 U.S. census 18:46, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

• • Albian C Drinkwater 55
  • Susan H Drinkwater 56
  • Millard F Drinkwater 29
  • Elsie E Drinkwater 25
  • Helen V Drinkwater 12
  • Maggie Campbell 37
  • Zilpha Brocklebank 96, mother-in-law, Canada