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Jonathan Perkins Nichols

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Jonathan Perkins Nichols Veteran

Birth
Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
25 Oct 1871 (aged 40)
Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
East Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.8922352, Longitude: -71.2934845
Plot
Section N Lot 30
Memorial ID
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Aged 40 yrs 9 mos & 15 ds.

Epitaph:

Our home is sad without him
And love will not forget
[rest is unreadable due to stone needing cleaning]


Biographical data and notes:
- Born in Derry, NH
- Jonathan P. Nichols died on Oct 16 1872 at Salem, NH

Enlistment:
- Residing in Manchester, NH at time of enlistment
- 21 years of age at time of enlistment
- Enlisted on Sep 7 1861 as Private

Mustering information:
- Enlisted into I Company, 4th Infantry (New Hampshire) on Sep 18 1861
- Discharged due to disability from 4th Infantry (New Hampshire) on Dec 27 1861 at Hilton Head, SC
- [Enlisted] C Company, 6th (U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps) on Jun 2 1864
- Discharged due to disability from 6th (U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps) on Oct 26 1864 at Washington, DC (Credit for Roxbury, MA)

Sources for the above information:
- Register of Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire 1861-65, (1895)
Aged 40 yrs 9 mos & 15 ds.

Epitaph:

Our home is sad without him
And love will not forget
[rest is unreadable due to stone needing cleaning]


Biographical data and notes:
- Born in Derry, NH
- Jonathan P. Nichols died on Oct 16 1872 at Salem, NH

Enlistment:
- Residing in Manchester, NH at time of enlistment
- 21 years of age at time of enlistment
- Enlisted on Sep 7 1861 as Private

Mustering information:
- Enlisted into I Company, 4th Infantry (New Hampshire) on Sep 18 1861
- Discharged due to disability from 4th Infantry (New Hampshire) on Dec 27 1861 at Hilton Head, SC
- [Enlisted] C Company, 6th (U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps) on Jun 2 1864
- Discharged due to disability from 6th (U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps) on Oct 26 1864 at Washington, DC (Credit for Roxbury, MA)

Sources for the above information:
- Register of Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire 1861-65, (1895)

Gravesite Details

Private marble marker lists his death as Oct. 25, 1871. The Register of Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire lists his death as Oct. 16, 1872 in Salem. (Not stated if Mass or NH)


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