Charles Francis
COLVIN
(b.
4 April 1836
,
Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
d.
19 November 1879
,
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
)
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Charles Francis COLVIN was born 4 April 1836 in Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
Charles Francis COLVIN was the child of ? and ?Charles Francis COLVIN died 19 November 1879 in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA .
Father: Charles Colvin
Mother: Sally
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1836 Birth 4 April 1836
Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
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CHARLES F. COLVIN. Sergeant Charles Frank Colvin was born in South Scituate, R.I., April 4, 1836. He lived and worked on his grandfather's farm until he was married Feb. 29, 1860, to Maria Handy, by whom he had five children. From that day he worked out as a common laborer. He was promoted to sergeant from the ranks June 1, 1863. June 7, 1864, he was detailed as sergeant of the prisoners, relieving Sergeant Follensbee. He died Nov. 19, 1879, from paralysis, being stricken while about his regular business.
The Seventh Regiment of RI Volunteers in the Civil War, 1862 - 1865 by William P. Hopkins, Snow & Farmham Printers, Providence, RI, 1903
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CHARLES F. COLVIN. Sergeant Charles Frank Colvin was born in South Scituate, R.I., April 4, 1836. He lived and worked on his grandfather's farm until he was married Feb. 29, 1860, to Maria Handy, by whom he had five children. From that day he worked out as a common laborer. He was promoted to sergeant from the ranks June 1, 1863. June 7, 1864, he was detailed as sergeant of the prisoners, relieving Sergeant Follensbee. He died Nov. 19, 1879, from paralysis, being stricken while about his regular business.
The Seventh Regiment of RI Volunteers in the Civil War, 1862 - 1865 by William P. Hopkins, Snow & Farmham Printers, Providence, RI, 1903
p. 381
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Name: Charles Francis Colvin
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Death Date: 19 Nov 1879
Death Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Age: 43
Birth Date: 1836
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Father's Name: Charles Colvin
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Mother's Name: Sally
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01196-0
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 2032555
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'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F881-M57 : 6 December 2014), Charles Francis Colvin, 19 Nov 1879; citing Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,032,555.'
Name: Charles Francis Colvin
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
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Death Date: 19 Nov 1879
Death Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Age: 43
Birth Date: 1836
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Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Charles Colvin
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Sally
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01196-0
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 2032555
Reference ID:
'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F881-M57 : 6 December 2014), Charles Francis Colvin, 19 Nov 1879; citing Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,032,555.'
Charles is buried at: Greenwood Cemetery Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
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