Jeremy Fletcher (abt. 1822 - 1888)

Born about 1822 in Kennebunkport, York, Maine, United States

Died 7 Nov 1888 at about age 66 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Biography

Private Jeremy Fletcher served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 28 Aug 1861
Mustered out: 7 May 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company G, 19th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry

Jeremy was born about 1822, in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Jeremy served in the Civil War. He was a private in Company G, 19th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry. He was 40 when he enlisted on 28 August 1861, and was described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall, light complexion, gray eyes, and light hair.^[1] He was discharged 7 May 1862, for illness. ^[2]He applied for a pension in 1867.^[3]

Jeremy Fletcher passed away at age 76 on 7 November 1888, in Lynn, Massachusetts.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6H7-SJ1 : 3 March 2021), Jeremy Fletcher.
2. ↑ Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Massachusetts https://www.fold3.com/image/322382841?terms=war,fletcher,us,civil,union,jeremy
3. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDYV-PNV : 20 February 2021), Jeremy Fletcher, 1867.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWQL-L5J : 7 March 2019), Jeremy Fletcher, 1888.