Captain
Frederick
Augustus
(Fred)
Palmer
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Levi Palmer
and Eliza Ann (Bigelow) Palmer
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Gaylord
— married
23 Jun 1859 (to about 1874) in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Father of
Roberta Stafford Palmer and Mary Ellen Palmer
Died
at about age 97
in Connecticut, United States
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Biography
Captain Fred Palmer served in the United States Civil War.
Mustered out: 29 Aug 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company E, 18th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry
Mustered out: 29 Aug 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company E, 18th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry
Frederick was born about 1839 based on his cemetery inscription. [1] A photo of his headstone can be seen at Find A Grave. He passed away in 1936 at age 97.
Cemetery Inscription
Civil War
Capt.
Co. E, 18th C.V.I.
Died May 24, 1936
Æ. 97
Marriage
Fred married Mary Stafford on 23 June 1859 in Norwich, Connecticut. [2] They were both listed as aged 20 years. [3] They remained married for about 15 years before divorcing. [4] They were the parents of two daughters, Roberta (Berta) and Mary Ellen (Mellie). [5]
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 July 2020), memorial page for Capt Frederick A Palmer (unknown–24 May 1936), Find A Grave: Memorial #72421043, citing Old Willimantic Cemetery, Willimantic, Windham County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Steven (contributor 47411471).
- "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PT-V57 : 11 January 2020), Mary E. Stafford in entry for Frederick A. Palmer, 1859.
- Bullard, Mary R. Robert Stafford of Cumberland Island: Growth of a Planter, Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia Press, 1995 [available in print only]
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Rejected matches › Robert H. Palmer (1838-) › Robert B. Palmer (1838-) › George Robert Palmer (1839-)
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Categories: 18th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry, United States Civil War