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William Elias Tucker

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William Elias Tucker

Birth
Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Death
17 Apr 1909 (aged 69)
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Section #2 (bordering Section H)
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Son of Noah Elias Tucker b.1791 in Lyme CT and Lucinda Bates, Policeman William E. Tucker, who was connected with the police force longer than any other patrolman whose name is on the department list having served for 39 years as an officer, died early Saturday morning at his home, No. 43 Elm street, after a long illness. He was 69 years old.[...]
Mr. Tucker was married May 8, 1878, to Miss Jennie M. Stratton of Bridgeport. He leaves besides his wife, eleven children, Mrs. William Clift of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. William H. Frank, Miss Adeline Gertrude Tucker, Miss Grace Edith Tucker of Brooklyn, N.Y., and the Misses Mary Stratton, Gladys Eda and Evelyn Violet, the latter 10 years old; and William Howard, Herbert Raymond, Everett Erastus and Charlton Earle Tucker. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Horace O. Case and Mrs. Addie B. Nichols.
- Hartford Courant, April 9, 1909, p. 11

He was wounded in the second battle of Bull Run with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. He also had the distinction of being one of the first 500 volunteers to President Lincoln to serve in the civil war and received a commodation for that.
Son of Noah Elias Tucker b.1791 in Lyme CT and Lucinda Bates, Policeman William E. Tucker, who was connected with the police force longer than any other patrolman whose name is on the department list having served for 39 years as an officer, died early Saturday morning at his home, No. 43 Elm street, after a long illness. He was 69 years old.[...]
Mr. Tucker was married May 8, 1878, to Miss Jennie M. Stratton of Bridgeport. He leaves besides his wife, eleven children, Mrs. William Clift of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. William H. Frank, Miss Adeline Gertrude Tucker, Miss Grace Edith Tucker of Brooklyn, N.Y., and the Misses Mary Stratton, Gladys Eda and Evelyn Violet, the latter 10 years old; and William Howard, Herbert Raymond, Everett Erastus and Charlton Earle Tucker. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Horace O. Case and Mrs. Addie B. Nichols.
- Hartford Courant, April 9, 1909, p. 11

He was wounded in the second battle of Bull Run with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. He also had the distinction of being one of the first 500 volunteers to President Lincoln to serve in the civil war and received a commodation for that.

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son Herbert "Bertie" Tucker memorial #36334154

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  • Maintained by: Carolyn Relative Great-grandchild
  • Originally Created by: Mike S
  • Added: May 13, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90106046/william_elias-tucker: accessed ), memorial page for William Elias Tucker (12 Aug 1839–17 Apr 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90106046, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Carolyn (contributor 46778544).