William H. Lord (abt. 1842 - 1900)

Born about 4 Mar 1842 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 2 Feb 1900 at about age 57 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

William was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1842, the son of Jeremiah and Louisa (Scott) Lord.^[1] In 1850, he was living in Malden, Mass., with his parents and 3 older brothers.^[2]

He enlisted to serve in the Civil War on June 29, 1861, when he was 19 years old. He mustered in as a Private to Company C of the Massachusetts 13th Infantry on July 16 of that year. He was discharged at Boston, Mass., on August 1, 1864.^[3]

Just before the war, at the time of the 1860 census, William had been a boarder in the home of William & Elizabeth Rayner and their family in Stoneham, Mass.^[4] When he returned from military service, William married Mary Rayner, a daughter of William and Elizabeth. They settled in Malden, where William worked as an express messenger.

William died in 1900 when he was 57 years old.^[5] He is buried at the Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Year on headstone. According to his age when he died, William would have been born about March 4, 1842.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSM-3Y6 : 12 April 2016), Wm Lord in household of Jese P Lord, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
3. ↑ "The American Civil War Research Database", accessed 26 Apr 2018, William H. Lord
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHX-LMQ : 14 December 2017), William H Lord in entry for William Rayner, 1860.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7F5-5TL : 11 March 2018), William H. Lord, 02 Feb 1900
6. ↑ FindAGrave.com, William H. Lord, Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden, MA, accessed 27 May 2018