Philo L. BRALEY

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11 June 1845 ,

Died

13 March 1864 , Rappahannock Station, Virginia, USA

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Philo L. was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Father: Bradford Braley
Mother: Patience Parker

Civil War - 5th Mass Battery E

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1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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Braley, Philo L.
BATTLE UNIT NAME:
5th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery
SIDE:
Union
COMPANY:
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:
Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:
Private
ALTERNATE NAME:
Philo L./ Braly
FILM NUMBER:
M544 ROLL 4
PLAQUE NUMBER:
NOTES:
G

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Name: Philo L. Braley
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 13 Mar 1864
Death Place: Freetown, Massachusetts
Age: 19
Birth Date: 1845
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Father's Name: Bradford Braley
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Mother's Name: Patience Braley
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03765-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 1993524
Reference ID: P 16 L 21

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH9F-L99 : 10 December 2014), Philo L. Braley, 13 Mar 1864; citing Freetown, Massachusetts, reference P 16 L 21; FHL microfilm 1,993,524.'