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Joseph LaBay

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Inverness, Quebec, Canada
Death: April 21, 1862 (16)
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Richmond City, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Pierre "Peter" Hubert LaBay and Jane LaBay
Brother of Elisander "Alex" David LaBay; Peter A LaBay; Mary Jane Donahue; Arnold Reuben LaBay; Robert L LaBay and 3 others
Half brother of Mary Marguerite Mabee; Deborah Catherine Mabee; William Barber Mabee and John William Mabee

Managed by: Deb Allen Emerson
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About Joseph LaBay

From findagrave.com:

Joseph was the oldest son of Hubert Dessalier AKA: Peter LaBay & Jane Campbell.

He left home while still a young teenager. Various members of the family tried to find him, but with no success.

He had gone south to Vermont and joined the Union Army to fight in the Civil War. He was in Company "D" of the 3rd Vermont Volunteer Infantry.

He was wounded and captured at Yorktown on April 16th, 1862 and died 5 days later on April 21st, 1862. He is listed as "James Lebery" on a monument in Shackoe Hill Cemetery.

The connection was discovered in 2005 by his great-great nephew, Raymond LaBay.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43204333

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Joseph LaBay's Timeline

1846
March 15, 1846
Inverness, Quebec, Canada
1862
April 21, 1862
Age 16
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond City, Virginia, United States