September 21, 2024
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Hancock Barracks soldiers buried in Houlton

A total of 37 U.S. soldiers died between 1828 and 1845 while on duty at Hancock Barracks in Houlton, and were buried at Soldiers Cemetery on White Settlement Road. Listed in alphabetical order, they are:

John Ames, 21, of Bradford, Maine; James Anderson, 30, Greensburgh, Pa.; Henry Bellmar, 21, New York, N.Y.; Francis Berry, 31, Fishkill, N.Y.; Jesse Billings, 34, Wrentham, Mass.; George Blackwood, 22, New York, N.Y.; James Bracy, 24, Steuben, Maine; John Brown, 27, Longford, Ireland; Michael Brynan, 44, Castlereigh, Ireland; Daniel Colton, 22, New York, N.Y.; Henry Crocker, 28, New London, Conn.; Steven Devars, 40, Orerypl, Holland; John Ferris, 29, Hague, N.Y.; Michael Gallagher, 36, Philadelphia, Pa.; Lyndon Gates, 21, Lyndon, Vt.; Mark Goodwin, 21, Lyman, Maine; David Grindle, 21, Penobscot, Maine; Thomas Halloran, 22, Cook, Ireland; Henry Harding, 22, Annapolis, Md; William Herron, 38, Baltimore, Md; William Hewitt, 28, Limerick, Ireland; Otis Kellogg, 21, Essex, Vt.; Daniel Littlefield, 26, Wells, Maine; John Lyle, 30, King William, Va.; John McConnell, 35, Ireland; Job Moshier, 21, Little Falls, N.Y.; William Milan, 25, Hancock, Maine; Robert Moore, 43, Belfast, Ireland; James Richmond, 21, Ayer, Scotland; James Rogers, 37, Ireland; James Shiels, 26, Ireland; Horace Tearnes, 21, Champlain, N.Y.; James Vanpelt, 40, Manmouth, N.J.; Thomas Waddell, 33, Lauder, Scotland; William White, 25, Fermanaugh, Ireland; Joseph Wilson, 23, Sterley’s Bridge, England; William Witham, 27, New York, N.Y.


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