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Lieut. Jacob Straw
(1733-1807)
Lydia Ordway
(1740-1815)
Ezekiel Straw
(1777-1861)
Abigail Gilpatrick
(1783-1871)
Giles Straw
(Abt 1814-1862)

 

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1. Elvira Hatch Macomber

Giles Straw

  • Born: Abt 1814, Maine
  • Marriage (1): Elvira Hatch Macomber on 23 Jan 1840 in Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine
  • Died: 11 Nov 1862, Camp Arnold, Pensacola, Florida about age 48
  • Buried: Barrancas National Cemetery; Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida; grave #75

bullet   Cause of his death was hepatitis.

bullet   Another name for Giles was Giles Strew.

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bullet  General Notes:

This is a probable son based on time and place. In the census of 1820 the household has 2 males, one born 1810 - 1820 (Giles b c 1814) and another born 1801 - 1820 (Jesse born 1802)

He is listed as a resident of Garland, ME as of 1847.

He was a Sgt in the military (Civil War) CO H 15 ME Vol; enrolled 16 Nov1861 [Garland, ME] mustered in 17 Dec 1861 at Augusta, ME - rduced to ranks due to illness; bur national cemetery, Pensacola, FL, Grave #75. He was a draftee for 1839 for Garland, ME.
16. STRAW, GILES PVT US ARMY VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: 11/11/1862 DATE OF INTERMENT: 11/11/1862 BURIED AT: SECTION 5 SITE 368 BARRANCAS NATIONAL CEMETERY NAVAL AIR STATION, 80 HOVEY ROAD PENSACOLA , FL 32508

"A Brief Statement of Particulars of the Deaths of the Men Who Were Killed or Died in the Service of Their Country"
Giles Straw, married, age forty-three, orderly sergeant in Company H, 15th Maine Volunteers, mustered in December 17, 1861. Reduced to the ranks on account of sickness and consequent inability to perform the duties of his office for the time being. Sergeant Straw was a faithful and competent officer and should either have been discharged, or been retained to the position that he had previously held. Instead of this he was reduced to the ranks, an act to which his sensitive nature revolted, and which is believed to have hastened his death, which occurred November 11, 1862. He rests in the National Cemetery at Pensacola, Florida, grave No. 75.

Pension records - $8.00/month

census 1840 Garland, Penobscot County,ME
1 male 20-30
1 female 20-30

Cultivator and Hallowell Gazette (Hallowell, ME) - 31` Jan 1840 - MARRIED
In Redfield on Wed evening the 22nd by S. P. Benson, Esq of Winthrop, Mr. Giles Straw of Garland to Miss Elvira H. Macomber.


per 1850 Garland, Penobscot County, ME
Giles straw age 36; born ME; occ: shoemaker
Elvira H age 34 born ME
Helen H. age 9 born Me
Henry W.(?) age 4 born ME
Julia J. age 1 born ME

per 1860 Garland, Penobscot County, ME
Giles Straw age 47 c1813 ME
Elvira H. age 44 ME
Henry W. age 14 c1846 ME
Julia I. age 11 1849 ME
Clara A. age 9 1851 ME
Abby C. age 4 1856 ME
Flora A. age 2 1858 ME

"Names of Residents of Garland Who Volunteered to Fight Under the Old Flag"
Straw, Alfred B.
Straw, Giles

Find a Grave Memorial 1228566
SGT, US ARMY
CIVIL WAR
Co 'H', 15TH REGIMENT, MAINE INFANTRY
Giles was born c1814 in Maine the s/o Ezekiel and Abigail (Gilpatrick) Straw.He married in 1840 in Maine to Elvira Macomber (1816-1892)"A Brief Statement of Particulars of the Deaths of the Men Who Were Killed or Died in the Service of Their Country"Giles Straw, married, age forty-three, orderly sergeant in Company H, 15th Maine Volunteers, mustered in December 17, 1861. Reduced to the ranks on account of sickness and consequent inability to perform the duties of his office for the time being. Sergeant Straw was a faithful and competent officer and should either have been discharged, or been retained to the position that he had previously held. Instead of this he was reduced to the ranks, an act to which his sensitive nature revolted, and which is believed to have hastened his death, which occurred November 11, 1862. He rests in the National Cemetery at Pensacola, Florida.

bullet  Medical Notes:

"....contracted while in the service and in the line of duty..."


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Giles married Elvira Hatch Macomber, daughter of William Macomber and Sarah Hatch, on 23 Jan 1840 in Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine. (Elvira Hatch Macomber was born on 11 May 1816 in Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine, died on 31 Oct 1892 in Maine and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine.). The cause of her death was general debility.


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Pension papers give the DOM as 23 day of Jan in 1840 at Readfield, Maine



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