Brig. General William Appleton Aiken

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Brig. General William Appleton Aiken

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont, United States
Death: November 07, 1929 (96)
New London County, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: 68 Lafayette Street, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, 06360, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Aiken, Jr. and Mary Means Aiken
Husband of Eliza Coit Aiken
Father of Eliza Buckingham Bacon

Managed by: Aaron Furtado Baldwin, UE9006698
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About Brig. General William Appleton Aiken

William Appleton Aiken

Civil War

  • Assistant Pay Master USN 1861-1862
  • Quarter Master General
  • State of Connecticut 1862-1865

January 16, 1862 he was appointed Quartermaster General upon the resignation of Jonathan B Bruce.

His home was purchased in 1861 by his father-in-law, Connecticut Governor William Alfred Buckingham as a gift and in 1867 it was enlarged. The Aiken family resided there until it was sold in 1940 by his daughter Mary. The original structure was built circa 1799 and the home still stands, located at 157 Washington Street, called the "Learned-Aiken House" in Norwich, Connecticut.

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Brig. General William Appleton Aiken's Timeline

1833
April 18, 1833
Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont, United States
1862
May 1862
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States
1929
November 7, 1929
Age 96
New London County, Connecticut, United States
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Yantic Cemetery, 68 Lafayette Street, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, 06360, United States