. . ubsequently he became interested inphotography, and with Mr. Moulton, oneof the oldest photographers of the State,he afterwards went to Boston and laterto Worcester, conducting photographicstudios. While residing at Worcester, heenlisted, August 15, 1862, as a Unionsoldier in Company A, Thirty-sixth Mas-sachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and wasdischarged for disability, December 8,following. Having recovered his health,he reenlisted December 23, 1863, in Com-pany H, Fifty-seventh MassachusettsVolunteer Infantry, and was musteredout
. . ubsequently he became interested inphotography, and with Mr. Moulton, oneof the oldest photographers of the State,he afterwards went to Boston and laterto Worcester, conducting photographicstudios. While residing at Worcester, heenlisted, August 15, 1862, as a Unionsoldier in Company A, Thirty-sixth Mas-sachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and wasdischarged for disability, December 8,following. Having recovered his health,he reenlisted December 23, 1863, in Com-pany H, Fifty-seventh MassachusettsVolunteer Infantry, and was musteredout July 30, 1865. He was wounded inthe battle of the Wilderness, losing afinger, thus crippling his hand, for whichdisability he now receives a the war he settled in North Leo-minster, where he purchased a house, andhas resided to the present time. Witheight acres of land, he gives some timeto agriculture, but is chiefly occupied inpainting and paper hanging. While al-ways active in political affairs, in the in-terest of the Republican party, he has. i/rdt ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY never sought or accepted any official posi-tion for himself. He is a Christian Scien-tist in religious faith, and a member ofE. V. Sumner Post, No. 19, Grand Armyof the Republic, of Fitchburg. He mar-ried, April 29, i860, Mary Ann Conant,born March 25, 1837, in New Ipswich,New Hampshire, daughter of Andrew andEmily (Farnsworth) Conant. Of theirten children, seven were living in 1910,when the parents celebrated their goldenwedding in North Leominster, where theyhad lived for forty-four years. Children:Mary Jennie, born November 19, i860,married Farwell N. Thomas; GeorgiannaJudson, June 23, 1862, died July 21, 1909,aged forty-seven years; William Lin-coln, mentioned below; Fiorina Apple-ton, October 2, 1866, married (first)George S. Conant, (second) James Lewis ;James Edward, March 5,1868, died March23, 1870; Clarkson Russell, April 8, 1871,living in Revere, Massachusetts; HattieEmma, Februa
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