1st Lieutenant ASA CHILD, Co. C & Co. H, 1st South Carolina Vol. Inf. Regt. (Colored) U.S. (Later redesignated the 33rd Regiment of USCT) and Co. C, 8th Regiment of Maine Vol. Infantry
Asa Child was born on August 14, 1837 in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine, the son of Marshall Child and Olive (Stetson) Child. At the time of the 1850 census, Asa Child and his family are found in Livermore Township, Oxford County, Maine;
Marshall Child 42 Farmer Maine
Olive Child 38 Keeping House Maine
Hiram Child 15 Maine
Asa Child 13 Maine
Homer Child 10 Maine
Martha J. Child 8 Maine
Harriet Child 6 Maine
Emerson Child 4 Maine
Elihn Child 4 Maine
Albert Child 1 Maine
At the time of the 1860 census, Asa Child and his family are found in Oxford County Maine;
Marshall Child 52 Farmer Maine
Olive Child 48 Maine
Asa Child 22 School Teacher Maine
Homer Child 20 Farm Laborer Maine
Martha J. Child 19 School Teacher Maine
Harriet Child 16 Maine
Emerson Child 14 Maine
Elihn Child 14 Maine
Albert Child 11 Maine
Elmer P. Child 9 Maine
On August 23, 1861, with the Civil War raging, Asa Child volunteered to serve in what was to be the 8th Regiment of Maine Volunteer Infantry. Asa was assigned as Private in Co. C of the 8th Maine. By the summer of 1863, the 8th Maine was stationed in the Beaufort County area of South Carolina and Asa learned of a need for more officers in the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored), the first black regiment to be mustered into U.S. army service and Asa Child offered his services. On August 7, 1863, Asa Child was discharged from the 8th Maine to accept a promotion as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st South Carolina. Second Lieutenant Asa Child was assigned to Co. H of the 1st South.
The 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) U.S. was assembled in Beaufort County, South Carolina, in the latter half of 1862 and was the first regiment of African Americans to be mustered in the service United States Army during the Civil War. The enlisted men were, for the most part, escaped slaves from South Carolina, Florida ad Georgia. However, a number of free black men, primarily from Florida, served in the regiment as well. The officers were, for the most part, from regiments which were also serving in the Beaufort County area, including the 8th Maine, the 100th Pennsylvania, the New York Engineers and the 51st Massachusetts, the unit the commanding officer of the 1st SC, Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a Minister and Abolitionist, came from.
The men of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) U.S. were mustered into the service of the U.S. army on January 31, 1863. The regiment spent most of the war serving on various expeditions, skirmishing and doing garrison duty along the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coast. In February of 1864, the 1st South Carolina's designation was changed, much to the chagrin of the men of the 1st, to the 33rd Regiment of United States Colored Troops (USCT), as they had been the first black regiment to be mustered into the service and felt they should carry the 1st designation.
Not long after the 1st South's unit designation was changed to the 33rd USCT, back in Maine, Asa's mother Olive (Stetson) Child, passed away at the age of about 51 on 15 Apr 1864. Her mortal remains were laid to rest in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Canton, Oxford County, Maine. In the latter half of 1864, the 33rd served in the operations against Charleston, South Carolina, serving on James Island, Folly Island and Morris Island and all along the South Carolina coast. In July of 1864, Lt. Asa Child was involved in an accident in which he was shot. On July 8, 1864, fellow officer Lt. Enoch Wittier Robbins wrote the following in his diary. "Lieut. Child wounded in the arm by buckshot and Lieut. Parker of Co. B. wounded in foot by accidental discharge of pistol."
After Charleston was wrested from the hands of the Confederacy in February 1865, the 33rd served as part of the city's Union garrison. In September of 1865, 2nd Lieutenant Asa Child was promoted to Co. C of the 33rdUSCT. The men of the 1st SC/33rd USCT were mustered out of service on January 31, 1866. First Lieutenant Asa Child was there in Charleston harbor, near the graves of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and his men, members of the 54th Massachusetts, who were killed during the assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston harbor, who were memorialized in the motion picture "Glory", as the remaining members of the 1st/33rd were mustered out of the service. The men of the 1st/33rd then set out to make new lives for themselves in the post-Civil War south.
Asa Child returned to _______________ where on __________________ he was married to Ella J. Ames. Ella J. Ames was born on ___________ __, 1848 in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine. Ella may have been born out of wedlock to Sarah J. Ames, who we find living with Oren and Lydia Stetson in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine in the 1850 census. Ora is very likely the brother of Asa's mother, Olive (Stetson) Child;
Oren R. Stetson 29 Farmer Maine
Lydia M. Stetson 22 ME
Oren R. Stetson 4 ME
Oliver A. Stetson 2 ME
Viola A. Stetson 10/12 ME
Sarah J. Ames 23 ME
Ella J. Ames 1 ME
Two children were born to Asa Child and Ella (Ames) Child. They were;
1. Charles E Child, born 30 Jun 1877 in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine. In 1926, Charles was married to Abbie Kimball (Moxon) Connell, who was born on 11 Apr 1882 in Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. Charles died on 19 Jun 1947 at Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada and his mortal remains were laid in the Methodist Cemetery in Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, while Abbie died in 1969. See his Find A Grave Memorial #103762708.
2. Willard A. Child, born March __, 1879 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Willard died at the age of 5 on 26 Jun 1884 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts and his mortal remains were laid in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. See his Find A Grave Memorial #58554576.
Ella J. (Ames) Child died on 13 Nov 1894 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Her mortal remains were laid in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. See here Find A Grave Memorial #58554643.
In 1900, Asa Child is found, widowed and farming, on Baldwinville Road in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He is 62 years old. By 1910, Asa Child gave up farming and moved into Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts where he is lodging with Thomas B. Stantial at 15th Winthrop Street in Ward 4 of Melrose. Asa is 72 and making a living as a Poultryman.
In 1920, Asa Child is still found in Melrose, Massachusetts. He is now 82 and boarding with George A. Rogers at 158 Trenton Street in Ward 3 of Melrose. In the 1920's, Asa Child moved to Woodstock to be closer to his son. Lieutenant Asa Child died on October 24, 1930 at the home of his son, Charles E. Child, in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. His mortal remains were returned to Massachusetts, where they were also laid to rest in the Pine Grove Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III
Asa Child was born on August 14, 1837 in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine, the son of Marshall Child and Olive (Stetson) Child. At the time of the 1850 census, Asa Child and his family are found in Livermore Township, Oxford County, Maine;
Marshall Child 42 Farmer Maine
Olive Child 38 Keeping House Maine
Hiram Child 15 Maine
Asa Child 13 Maine
Homer Child 10 Maine
Martha J. Child 8 Maine
Harriet Child 6 Maine
Emerson Child 4 Maine
Elihn Child 4 Maine
Albert Child 1 Maine
At the time of the 1860 census, Asa Child and his family are found in Oxford County Maine;
Marshall Child 52 Farmer Maine
Olive Child 48 Maine
Asa Child 22 School Teacher Maine
Homer Child 20 Farm Laborer Maine
Martha J. Child 19 School Teacher Maine
Harriet Child 16 Maine
Emerson Child 14 Maine
Elihn Child 14 Maine
Albert Child 11 Maine
Elmer P. Child 9 Maine
On August 23, 1861, with the Civil War raging, Asa Child volunteered to serve in what was to be the 8th Regiment of Maine Volunteer Infantry. Asa was assigned as Private in Co. C of the 8th Maine. By the summer of 1863, the 8th Maine was stationed in the Beaufort County area of South Carolina and Asa learned of a need for more officers in the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored), the first black regiment to be mustered into U.S. army service and Asa Child offered his services. On August 7, 1863, Asa Child was discharged from the 8th Maine to accept a promotion as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st South Carolina. Second Lieutenant Asa Child was assigned to Co. H of the 1st South.
The 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) U.S. was assembled in Beaufort County, South Carolina, in the latter half of 1862 and was the first regiment of African Americans to be mustered in the service United States Army during the Civil War. The enlisted men were, for the most part, escaped slaves from South Carolina, Florida ad Georgia. However, a number of free black men, primarily from Florida, served in the regiment as well. The officers were, for the most part, from regiments which were also serving in the Beaufort County area, including the 8th Maine, the 100th Pennsylvania, the New York Engineers and the 51st Massachusetts, the unit the commanding officer of the 1st SC, Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a Minister and Abolitionist, came from.
The men of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) U.S. were mustered into the service of the U.S. army on January 31, 1863. The regiment spent most of the war serving on various expeditions, skirmishing and doing garrison duty along the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coast. In February of 1864, the 1st South Carolina's designation was changed, much to the chagrin of the men of the 1st, to the 33rd Regiment of United States Colored Troops (USCT), as they had been the first black regiment to be mustered into the service and felt they should carry the 1st designation.
Not long after the 1st South's unit designation was changed to the 33rd USCT, back in Maine, Asa's mother Olive (Stetson) Child, passed away at the age of about 51 on 15 Apr 1864. Her mortal remains were laid to rest in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Canton, Oxford County, Maine. In the latter half of 1864, the 33rd served in the operations against Charleston, South Carolina, serving on James Island, Folly Island and Morris Island and all along the South Carolina coast. In July of 1864, Lt. Asa Child was involved in an accident in which he was shot. On July 8, 1864, fellow officer Lt. Enoch Wittier Robbins wrote the following in his diary. "Lieut. Child wounded in the arm by buckshot and Lieut. Parker of Co. B. wounded in foot by accidental discharge of pistol."
After Charleston was wrested from the hands of the Confederacy in February 1865, the 33rd served as part of the city's Union garrison. In September of 1865, 2nd Lieutenant Asa Child was promoted to Co. C of the 33rdUSCT. The men of the 1st SC/33rd USCT were mustered out of service on January 31, 1866. First Lieutenant Asa Child was there in Charleston harbor, near the graves of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and his men, members of the 54th Massachusetts, who were killed during the assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston harbor, who were memorialized in the motion picture "Glory", as the remaining members of the 1st/33rd were mustered out of the service. The men of the 1st/33rd then set out to make new lives for themselves in the post-Civil War south.
Asa Child returned to _______________ where on __________________ he was married to Ella J. Ames. Ella J. Ames was born on ___________ __, 1848 in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine. Ella may have been born out of wedlock to Sarah J. Ames, who we find living with Oren and Lydia Stetson in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine in the 1850 census. Ora is very likely the brother of Asa's mother, Olive (Stetson) Child;
Oren R. Stetson 29 Farmer Maine
Lydia M. Stetson 22 ME
Oren R. Stetson 4 ME
Oliver A. Stetson 2 ME
Viola A. Stetson 10/12 ME
Sarah J. Ames 23 ME
Ella J. Ames 1 ME
Two children were born to Asa Child and Ella (Ames) Child. They were;
1. Charles E Child, born 30 Jun 1877 in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine. In 1926, Charles was married to Abbie Kimball (Moxon) Connell, who was born on 11 Apr 1882 in Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. Charles died on 19 Jun 1947 at Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada and his mortal remains were laid in the Methodist Cemetery in Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, while Abbie died in 1969. See his Find A Grave Memorial #103762708.
2. Willard A. Child, born March __, 1879 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Willard died at the age of 5 on 26 Jun 1884 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts and his mortal remains were laid in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. See his Find A Grave Memorial #58554576.
Ella J. (Ames) Child died on 13 Nov 1894 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Her mortal remains were laid in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. See here Find A Grave Memorial #58554643.
In 1900, Asa Child is found, widowed and farming, on Baldwinville Road in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He is 62 years old. By 1910, Asa Child gave up farming and moved into Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts where he is lodging with Thomas B. Stantial at 15th Winthrop Street in Ward 4 of Melrose. Asa is 72 and making a living as a Poultryman.
In 1920, Asa Child is still found in Melrose, Massachusetts. He is now 82 and boarding with George A. Rogers at 158 Trenton Street in Ward 3 of Melrose. In the 1920's, Asa Child moved to Woodstock to be closer to his son. Lieutenant Asa Child died on October 24, 1930 at the home of his son, Charles E. Child, in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. His mortal remains were returned to Massachusetts, where they were also laid to rest in the Pine Grove Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III
1st Lieutenant ASA CHILD, Co. C & Co. H, 1st South Carolina Vol. Inf. Regt. (Colored) U.S. (Later redesignated the 33rd Regiment of USCT) and Co. C, 8th Regiment of Maine Vol. Infantry
Asa Child was born on August 14, 1837 in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine, the son of Marshall Child and Olive (Stetson) Child. At the time of the 1850 census, Asa Child and his family are found in Livermore Township, Oxford County, Maine;
Marshall Child 42 Farmer Maine
Olive Child 38 Keeping House Maine
Hiram Child 15 Maine
Asa Child 13 Maine
Homer Child 10 Maine
Martha J. Child 8 Maine
Harriet Child 6 Maine
Emerson Child 4 Maine
Elihn Child 4 Maine
Albert Child 1 Maine
At the time of the 1860 census, Asa Child and his family are found in Oxford County Maine;
Marshall Child 52 Farmer Maine
Olive Child 48 Maine
Asa Child 22 School Teacher Maine
Homer Child 20 Farm Laborer Maine
Martha J. Child 19 School Teacher Maine
Harriet Child 16 Maine
Emerson Child 14 Maine
Elihn Child 14 Maine
Albert Child 11 Maine
Elmer P. Child 9 Maine
On August 23, 1861, with the Civil War raging, Asa Child volunteered to serve in what was to be the 8th Regiment of Maine Volunteer Infantry. Asa was assigned as Private in Co. C of the 8th Maine. By the summer of 1863, the 8th Maine was stationed in the Beaufort County area of South Carolina and Asa learned of a need for more officers in the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored), the first black regiment to be mustered into U.S. army service and Asa Child offered his services. On August 7, 1863, Asa Child was discharged from the 8th Maine to accept a promotion as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st South Carolina. Second Lieutenant Asa Child was assigned to Co. H of the 1st South.
The 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) U.S. was assembled in Beaufort County, South Carolina, in the latter half of 1862 and was the first regiment of African Americans to be mustered in the service United States Army during the Civil War. The enlisted men were, for the most part, escaped slaves from South Carolina, Florida ad Georgia. However, a number of free black men, primarily from Florida, served in the regiment as well. The officers were, for the most part, from regiments which were also serving in the Beaufort County area, including the 8th Maine, the 100th Pennsylvania, the New York Engineers and the 51st Massachusetts, the unit the commanding officer of the 1st SC, Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a Minister and Abolitionist, came from.
The men of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) U.S. were mustered into the service of the U.S. army on January 31, 1863. The regiment spent most of the war serving on various expeditions, skirmishing and doing garrison duty along the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coast. In February of 1864, the 1st South Carolina's designation was changed, much to the chagrin of the men of the 1st, to the 33rd Regiment of United States Colored Troops (USCT), as they had been the first black regiment to be mustered into the service and felt they should carry the 1st designation.
Not long after the 1st South's unit designation was changed to the 33rd USCT, back in Maine, Asa's mother Olive (Stetson) Child, passed away at the age of about 51 on 15 Apr 1864. Her mortal remains were laid to rest in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Canton, Oxford County, Maine. In the latter half of 1864, the 33rd served in the operations against Charleston, South Carolina, serving on James Island, Folly Island and Morris Island and all along the South Carolina coast. In July of 1864, Lt. Asa Child was involved in an accident in which he was shot. On July 8, 1864, fellow officer Lt. Enoch Wittier Robbins wrote the following in his diary. "Lieut. Child wounded in the arm by buckshot and Lieut. Parker of Co. B. wounded in foot by accidental discharge of pistol."
After Charleston was wrested from the hands of the Confederacy in February 1865, the 33rd served as part of the city's Union garrison. In September of 1865, 2nd Lieutenant Asa Child was promoted to Co. C of the 33rdUSCT. The men of the 1st SC/33rd USCT were mustered out of service on January 31, 1866. First Lieutenant Asa Child was there in Charleston harbor, near the graves of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and his men, members of the 54th Massachusetts, who were killed during the assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston harbor, who were memorialized in the motion picture "Glory", as the remaining members of the 1st/33rd were mustered out of the service. The men of the 1st/33rd then set out to make new lives for themselves in the post-Civil War south.
Asa Child returned to _______________ where on __________________ he was married to Ella J. Ames. Ella J. Ames was born on ___________ __, 1848 in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine. Ella may have been born out of wedlock to Sarah J. Ames, who we find living with Oren and Lydia Stetson in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine in the 1850 census. Ora is very likely the brother of Asa's mother, Olive (Stetson) Child;
Oren R. Stetson 29 Farmer Maine
Lydia M. Stetson 22 ME
Oren R. Stetson 4 ME
Oliver A. Stetson 2 ME
Viola A. Stetson 10/12 ME
Sarah J. Ames 23 ME
Ella J. Ames 1 ME
Two children were born to Asa Child and Ella (Ames) Child. They were;
1. Charles E Child, born 30 Jun 1877 in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine. In 1926, Charles was married to Abbie Kimball (Moxon) Connell, who was born on 11 Apr 1882 in Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. Charles died on 19 Jun 1947 at Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada and his mortal remains were laid in the Methodist Cemetery in Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, while Abbie died in 1969. See his Find A Grave Memorial #103762708.
2. Willard A. Child, born March __, 1879 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Willard died at the age of 5 on 26 Jun 1884 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts and his mortal remains were laid in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. See his Find A Grave Memorial #58554576.
Ella J. (Ames) Child died on 13 Nov 1894 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Her mortal remains were laid in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. See here Find A Grave Memorial #58554643.
In 1900, Asa Child is found, widowed and farming, on Baldwinville Road in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He is 62 years old. By 1910, Asa Child gave up farming and moved into Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts where he is lodging with Thomas B. Stantial at 15th Winthrop Street in Ward 4 of Melrose. Asa is 72 and making a living as a Poultryman.
In 1920, Asa Child is still found in Melrose, Massachusetts. He is now 82 and boarding with George A. Rogers at 158 Trenton Street in Ward 3 of Melrose. In the 1920's, Asa Child moved to Woodstock to be closer to his son. Lieutenant Asa Child died on October 24, 1930 at the home of his son, Charles E. Child, in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. His mortal remains were returned to Massachusetts, where they were also laid to rest in the Pine Grove Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III
Asa Child was born on August 14, 1837 in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine, the son of Marshall Child and Olive (Stetson) Child. At the time of the 1850 census, Asa Child and his family are found in Livermore Township, Oxford County, Maine;
Marshall Child 42 Farmer Maine
Olive Child 38 Keeping House Maine
Hiram Child 15 Maine
Asa Child 13 Maine
Homer Child 10 Maine
Martha J. Child 8 Maine
Harriet Child 6 Maine
Emerson Child 4 Maine
Elihn Child 4 Maine
Albert Child 1 Maine
At the time of the 1860 census, Asa Child and his family are found in Oxford County Maine;
Marshall Child 52 Farmer Maine
Olive Child 48 Maine
Asa Child 22 School Teacher Maine
Homer Child 20 Farm Laborer Maine
Martha J. Child 19 School Teacher Maine
Harriet Child 16 Maine
Emerson Child 14 Maine
Elihn Child 14 Maine
Albert Child 11 Maine
Elmer P. Child 9 Maine
On August 23, 1861, with the Civil War raging, Asa Child volunteered to serve in what was to be the 8th Regiment of Maine Volunteer Infantry. Asa was assigned as Private in Co. C of the 8th Maine. By the summer of 1863, the 8th Maine was stationed in the Beaufort County area of South Carolina and Asa learned of a need for more officers in the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored), the first black regiment to be mustered into U.S. army service and Asa Child offered his services. On August 7, 1863, Asa Child was discharged from the 8th Maine to accept a promotion as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st South Carolina. Second Lieutenant Asa Child was assigned to Co. H of the 1st South.
The 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) U.S. was assembled in Beaufort County, South Carolina, in the latter half of 1862 and was the first regiment of African Americans to be mustered in the service United States Army during the Civil War. The enlisted men were, for the most part, escaped slaves from South Carolina, Florida ad Georgia. However, a number of free black men, primarily from Florida, served in the regiment as well. The officers were, for the most part, from regiments which were also serving in the Beaufort County area, including the 8th Maine, the 100th Pennsylvania, the New York Engineers and the 51st Massachusetts, the unit the commanding officer of the 1st SC, Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a Minister and Abolitionist, came from.
The men of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) U.S. were mustered into the service of the U.S. army on January 31, 1863. The regiment spent most of the war serving on various expeditions, skirmishing and doing garrison duty along the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coast. In February of 1864, the 1st South Carolina's designation was changed, much to the chagrin of the men of the 1st, to the 33rd Regiment of United States Colored Troops (USCT), as they had been the first black regiment to be mustered into the service and felt they should carry the 1st designation.
Not long after the 1st South's unit designation was changed to the 33rd USCT, back in Maine, Asa's mother Olive (Stetson) Child, passed away at the age of about 51 on 15 Apr 1864. Her mortal remains were laid to rest in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Canton, Oxford County, Maine. In the latter half of 1864, the 33rd served in the operations against Charleston, South Carolina, serving on James Island, Folly Island and Morris Island and all along the South Carolina coast. In July of 1864, Lt. Asa Child was involved in an accident in which he was shot. On July 8, 1864, fellow officer Lt. Enoch Wittier Robbins wrote the following in his diary. "Lieut. Child wounded in the arm by buckshot and Lieut. Parker of Co. B. wounded in foot by accidental discharge of pistol."
After Charleston was wrested from the hands of the Confederacy in February 1865, the 33rd served as part of the city's Union garrison. In September of 1865, 2nd Lieutenant Asa Child was promoted to Co. C of the 33rdUSCT. The men of the 1st SC/33rd USCT were mustered out of service on January 31, 1866. First Lieutenant Asa Child was there in Charleston harbor, near the graves of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and his men, members of the 54th Massachusetts, who were killed during the assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston harbor, who were memorialized in the motion picture "Glory", as the remaining members of the 1st/33rd were mustered out of the service. The men of the 1st/33rd then set out to make new lives for themselves in the post-Civil War south.
Asa Child returned to _______________ where on __________________ he was married to Ella J. Ames. Ella J. Ames was born on ___________ __, 1848 in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine. Ella may have been born out of wedlock to Sarah J. Ames, who we find living with Oren and Lydia Stetson in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine in the 1850 census. Ora is very likely the brother of Asa's mother, Olive (Stetson) Child;
Oren R. Stetson 29 Farmer Maine
Lydia M. Stetson 22 ME
Oren R. Stetson 4 ME
Oliver A. Stetson 2 ME
Viola A. Stetson 10/12 ME
Sarah J. Ames 23 ME
Ella J. Ames 1 ME
Two children were born to Asa Child and Ella (Ames) Child. They were;
1. Charles E Child, born 30 Jun 1877 in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine. In 1926, Charles was married to Abbie Kimball (Moxon) Connell, who was born on 11 Apr 1882 in Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. Charles died on 19 Jun 1947 at Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada and his mortal remains were laid in the Methodist Cemetery in Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, while Abbie died in 1969. See his Find A Grave Memorial #103762708.
2. Willard A. Child, born March __, 1879 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Willard died at the age of 5 on 26 Jun 1884 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts and his mortal remains were laid in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. See his Find A Grave Memorial #58554576.
Ella J. (Ames) Child died on 13 Nov 1894 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Her mortal remains were laid in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. See here Find A Grave Memorial #58554643.
In 1900, Asa Child is found, widowed and farming, on Baldwinville Road in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He is 62 years old. By 1910, Asa Child gave up farming and moved into Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts where he is lodging with Thomas B. Stantial at 15th Winthrop Street in Ward 4 of Melrose. Asa is 72 and making a living as a Poultryman.
In 1920, Asa Child is still found in Melrose, Massachusetts. He is now 82 and boarding with George A. Rogers at 158 Trenton Street in Ward 3 of Melrose. In the 1920's, Asa Child moved to Woodstock to be closer to his son. Lieutenant Asa Child died on October 24, 1930 at the home of his son, Charles E. Child, in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. His mortal remains were returned to Massachusetts, where they were also laid to rest in the Pine Grove Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III
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