William L. Stanton

William L. Stanton

Private in the Civil War, 15th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, Company K

Born: 1842, Massachusetts

Died: August 10, 1863, Buffalo, New York, age 20, of fever, where he was left behind sick while en route home.

Father: William Stanton, b. 1809, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine; d. ?

Mother: Margaret Wilson, b. Feb 12, 1812, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine; d. March 1, 1904 (92) Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Aug 1850 US Census for Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire lists: Wm Stanton 40, b. Maine, occup: Farmer; Margrett Stanton 36, b. Maine; Children b. in Massachusetts: Margrett L Stanton 11; Wm L Stanton 8; Martha J Stanton 5.

June 1860 US Census for Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire lists: William Stanton, 49, b. Maine, occup: Farmer; Margarett Stanton, 47, b. Maine; William L Stanton, 18, b. Mass, occup: Farm Laborer; Martha J Stanton, 14, b. Mass.

August 10, 1863, at Buffalo, N. Y., Died: William L. Stanton, age 20, of fever, where he was left behind sick while en route home. Soldiers' lot, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N. Y.

May 31, 1876, New Hampshire, Filing of Pension for William L. Stanton, Beneficiary's Name: Margaret Stanton (mother)

Sources:

U.S. Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSZT-DP6

"U.S. Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH8H-G2P

"U.S. General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-FNC1

"U.S. Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK7J-BNPK ?

History of the Fifteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers : 1862-1863 - https://archive.org/stream/historyoffifteen00mcgr/historyoffifteen0...

Link:

Memorial for William L. Stanton: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=stanton&GSfn=...