Horace Plympton Weld (1821 - 1864)

Born 21 Mar 1821 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Horace Plympton was born in Cornish, New Hampshire, in 1821, the son of Horace and Huldah (Jackson) Weld.^[1]

He married Martha Chase, also a native of Cornish, in 1846.^[2] They were living in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in 1860, with 5 children. Horace supported his family as a laborer.^[3]

He enlisted in the Civil War in 1861 as a 37 year old oyster opener. He mustered in as a Private in Company F of the Massachusetts 11th Infantry on June 13, 1861. Muster rolls show that he was left behind at camp “near Budds Ferry, Md” in December of that year due to illness. The following muster roll shows that he had recovered and was on extra duty in the regimental bakery.^[4] He was discharged in August of 1862. He later enlisted in Company G of the 13 Infantry in the U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on August 11, 1864.

He died two months later. His cause of death as recorded in Chelsea, MA, was “wounded by cars”.^[5] He was 43 years old.

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDJX-53T : 10 February 2018), Horace Plymton Weld, 21 Mar 1821
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDV4-18W : 10 February 2018), Mr. Horace P. Weld and Miss Martha Chase, 15 Sep 1846
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCL-7BL : 14 December 2017), Isaac P Weld, 1860.
4. ↑ Fold3. (2018). Page 1 Civil War Service Records - Union - Massachusetts - Fold3. [online] Available at: https://www.fold3.com/image/318469476 [Accessed 26 May 2018].
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHCP-RS9 : 11 March 2018), Horace P. Weld, 11 Oct 1864