Charles Edwin Marston (1836 - 1889)

Born 19 Mar 1836 in Readfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States

Died 15 Sep 1889 at age 53 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Charles Edwin was born in Readfield, Maine, in 1836, the son of David and Mary Marston.^[1] The family moved to Malden, Massachusetts, by 1855,^[2] and by 1860 Charles was working there as a paper hanger, the same trade followed by his brother David.^[3]

He enlisted to serve in the Civil War when he was 28 years old. He mustered in as a Private in Company F of the Massachusetts 19th Infantry on August 28, 1861. He was wounded during the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, but still managed to complete his 3-year term and was discharged on August 28, 1864.^[4]

After the war, he returned to Malden, where he married Mary Hawkins, daughter of Alvah and Frances (Langmaid) Hawkins, in 1868.^[5] They remained in Malden to raise a family. Charles was working as a dentist by 1880 - a dramatic career change from paper hanger!^[6]

Charles died in Malden in 1889. He was 53 years old.^[7]

• Charles E. Marston is part of the Malden Civil War veterans project.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-CV5 : 10 February 2018), Charles Edwin Marston, 19 Mar 1836
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQW1-DGQ : 11 March 2018), Charles E Marston in household of David H Marston, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHT-G2C : 12 December 2017), Charles E Marston in entry for David R Marston, 1860.
4. ↑ "The American Civil War Research Database", accessed26 Apr 2018, Charles E. Marston
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHPQ-77B : 9 February 2018), Charles E. Marston and Mary Hawkins, 14 Apr 1868
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6Y-NCB : 26 August 2017), Charles E Marston, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW3G-P8F : 10 March 2018), Chas. E. Marston, 15 Sep 1889