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Noah Pillsbury

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Noah Pillsbury

Birth
Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Death
1 Feb 1919 (aged 81)
Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Burial
Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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Civil War Veteran enlisted 19 Sep. 1862 Private 25th Maine Infantry Company E, honorably discharged 19 Jan 1863.

Noah Pillsbury married Harriet Hannaford on December 8, 1864, in Portland. They are shown here about 1910.

Noah was born on January 11, 1838, in Scarborough. A veteran of the Civil War, Noah served in Company E of the 25th Maine Infantry for nine months. When he enlisted on September 29, 1862, Noah was described as being five-feet-five-inches tall with a light complexion, hazel eyes, and brown hair. Noah mustered out of the service on July 10, 1863, with a medical disability.

Noah held a couple of very interesting jobs later in his life. Around 1900, he was the last toll collector on the Cumberland Turnpike, which crossed the Scarborough marsh from Oak Hill to Dunstan. In 1903 Noah was appointed the first Rural Free Delivery (RFD) carrier in Scarborough, and he delivered mail by horse and buggy in West Scarborough until his death.

Noah Pillsbury died on February 1, 1919, and is buried in the Dunstan Cemetery in Scarborough.

Contributor: Kerry Szymanski (49782268)
Civil War Veteran enlisted 19 Sep. 1862 Private 25th Maine Infantry Company E, honorably discharged 19 Jan 1863.

Noah Pillsbury married Harriet Hannaford on December 8, 1864, in Portland. They are shown here about 1910.

Noah was born on January 11, 1838, in Scarborough. A veteran of the Civil War, Noah served in Company E of the 25th Maine Infantry for nine months. When he enlisted on September 29, 1862, Noah was described as being five-feet-five-inches tall with a light complexion, hazel eyes, and brown hair. Noah mustered out of the service on July 10, 1863, with a medical disability.

Noah held a couple of very interesting jobs later in his life. Around 1900, he was the last toll collector on the Cumberland Turnpike, which crossed the Scarborough marsh from Oak Hill to Dunstan. In 1903 Noah was appointed the first Rural Free Delivery (RFD) carrier in Scarborough, and he delivered mail by horse and buggy in West Scarborough until his death.

Noah Pillsbury died on February 1, 1919, and is buried in the Dunstan Cemetery in Scarborough.

Contributor: Kerry Szymanski (49782268)


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  • Created by: Maine 101
  • Added: Jun 14, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53706052/noah-pillsbury: accessed ), memorial page for Noah Pillsbury (11 Jan 1838–1 Feb 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53706052, citing Dunstan Cemetery, Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Maine 101 (contributor 47130320).