Death of Civil War Veteran

New Ipswich Historical Society

June 28, 1926

June 28, 1926

Death of Civil War Veteran

Elisha H. Frederick, formerly of New Ipswich, died Monday morning, June 28, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. W. Lavally, Chicopee Falls, aged 87 years. He was a native of Hollis, N. H., but had lived most of his life in New Ipswich, and many years in Wilder Village, where he and Mrs. Frederick observed their golden wedding in 1905.

His wife died about 11 years ago, and the last years of his life were spent with his daughter, the only survivor of his four children.

Mr. Frederick was a member of the G.A.R He enlisted with the 36th Massachusetts, serving about three years.

The funeral was held from his home in the village here Wednesday afternoon. June 30. Henry Leclare Legion members were in attendance and escorted the body to the cemetery.

The survivors are his daughter, Mrs. Lavally; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild and three great- great-grandchildren.

Photo Archives

Dedication of Soldier’s Monument - Aug 22, 1919

Stephen Wheeler, Edwin F. Blanchard. Elisha H. Frederick, Drea Wm Henry Wilson, Souther, John Bauman

James Roger diary entry

29^th March 1913

Fine day, wind west and south. David choring round and brought two loads of wood from Walkers’ in the forenoon; also went to Greenville for express and grain in afternoon, brought some tincture of rhubarb, syrup of figs and grain. (Oats) I went to meeting of Historical Society in the library at 3 p.m. Constitution of the Society read; agreed to take steps to form the Society into a corporation; also to meet on 12th April. Got letter from Alice, also from Hamish, who is helping out the Express Co. at Schenectady, and gives report of floods everywhere round that region.

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