He was the son of Sewell Worcester French of Columbia. Sewell had been from New Hampshire prior to moving to Columbia and married Sally tucker 1829 in Columbia daughter of Samuel tucker and Esther Leighton. The 1850 census in Columbia enumerates his name as Venessow and he was age 9 with siblings Wosula (Ursula), Tolbert (Talbot), Freeman and Sildana. Sewell was age 45 and a laborer and Sarah was 44. the 1860 census enumerates his name as Venieson age 19. He does not appear in the 187- census but his parents were still alive, ages 75 and 74 and still residing in Columbia.
Venelson was a prisoner at the Libby Prison in Richmond Virginia and taken sick and died of disease. He was not married. He was buried in the "Columbia Cemetery" in Columbia Maine. This is not the same person as Everett Venelson French buried in the Columbia Cemetery but is the same family, one was the son and the other the grandson of Sewell, the second. Both Talbot and Freeman also had sons Venelson.
Venelson is the spelling of his name on his stone, "son of S. and Sally French died in perhaps New Orleans July 19, 1863 age 22 yrs 1 month and 1 day. (He was in New Orleans but may have actually died a few days later in the hospital elsewhere.)
According to the French Family Association he was buried Mailey Hill Cemetery in Columbia. He has a stone in the cemetery which has broken over the years and worn away. It is in two pieces on the ground and has a flag. Cemetery is located Station Rd in Columbia, right just past 4 Corners Grocery on Rt1, not too far on the left.
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Civil War Soldier, Residence Columbia ME; 21 years old.
Enlisted on 10/10/1862 as a Private, On 10/10/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. ME 22nd Infantry (date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as: Hospitalized 7/24/1863 New Orleans, LA (Sick), No Dates
Sources: http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&2057163
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Venelson was a prisoner at the Libby Prison in Richmond Virginia and taken sick and died of disease. He was not married. He was buried in the "Columbia Cemetery" in Columbia Maine. This is not the same person as Everett Venelson French buried in the Columbia Cemetery but is the same family, one was the son and the other the grandson of Sewell, the second. Both Talbot and Freeman also had sons Venelson.
Venelson is the spelling of his name on his stone, "son of S. and Sally French died in perhaps New Orleans July 19, 1863 age 22 yrs 1 month and 1 day. (He was in New Orleans but may have actually died a few days later in the hospital elsewhere.)
According to the French Family Association he was buried Mailey Hill Cemetery in Columbia. He has a stone in the cemetery which has broken over the years and worn away. It is in two pieces on the ground and has a flag. Cemetery is located Station Rd in Columbia, right just past 4 Corners Grocery on Rt1, not too far on the left.
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Civil War Soldier, Residence Columbia ME; 21 years old.
Enlisted on 10/10/1862 as a Private, On 10/10/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. ME 22nd Infantry (date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as: Hospitalized 7/24/1863 New Orleans, LA (Sick), No Dates
Sources: http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&2057163
http://members.aol.com/KTRUGENIUS/
He was the son of Sewell Worcester French of Columbia. Sewell had been from New Hampshire prior to moving to Columbia and married Sally tucker 1829 in Columbia daughter of Samuel tucker and Esther Leighton. The 1850 census in Columbia enumerates his name as Venessow and he was age 9 with siblings Wosula (Ursula), Tolbert (Talbot), Freeman and Sildana. Sewell was age 45 and a laborer and Sarah was 44. the 1860 census enumerates his name as Venieson age 19. He does not appear in the 187- census but his parents were still alive, ages 75 and 74 and still residing in Columbia.
Venelson was a prisoner at the Libby Prison in Richmond Virginia and taken sick and died of disease. He was not married. He was buried in the "Columbia Cemetery" in Columbia Maine. This is not the same person as Everett Venelson French buried in the Columbia Cemetery but is the same family, one was the son and the other the grandson of Sewell, the second. Both Talbot and Freeman also had sons Venelson.
Venelson is the spelling of his name on his stone, "son of S. and Sally French died in perhaps New Orleans July 19, 1863 age 22 yrs 1 month and 1 day. (He was in New Orleans but may have actually died a few days later in the hospital elsewhere.)
According to the French Family Association he was buried Mailey Hill Cemetery in Columbia. He has a stone in the cemetery which has broken over the years and worn away. It is in two pieces on the ground and has a flag. Cemetery is located Station Rd in Columbia, right just past 4 Corners Grocery on Rt1, not too far on the left.
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Civil War Soldier, Residence Columbia ME; 21 years old.
Enlisted on 10/10/1862 as a Private, On 10/10/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. ME 22nd Infantry (date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as: Hospitalized 7/24/1863 New Orleans, LA (Sick), No Dates
Sources: http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&2057163
http://members.aol.com/KTRUGENIUS/
Venelson was a prisoner at the Libby Prison in Richmond Virginia and taken sick and died of disease. He was not married. He was buried in the "Columbia Cemetery" in Columbia Maine. This is not the same person as Everett Venelson French buried in the Columbia Cemetery but is the same family, one was the son and the other the grandson of Sewell, the second. Both Talbot and Freeman also had sons Venelson.
Venelson is the spelling of his name on his stone, "son of S. and Sally French died in perhaps New Orleans July 19, 1863 age 22 yrs 1 month and 1 day. (He was in New Orleans but may have actually died a few days later in the hospital elsewhere.)
According to the French Family Association he was buried Mailey Hill Cemetery in Columbia. He has a stone in the cemetery which has broken over the years and worn away. It is in two pieces on the ground and has a flag. Cemetery is located Station Rd in Columbia, right just past 4 Corners Grocery on Rt1, not too far on the left.
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Civil War Soldier, Residence Columbia ME; 21 years old.
Enlisted on 10/10/1862 as a Private, On 10/10/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. ME 22nd Infantry (date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as: Hospitalized 7/24/1863 New Orleans, LA (Sick), No Dates
Sources: http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&2057163
http://members.aol.com/KTRUGENIUS/
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