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Augustus Heinrich Funck

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Augustus Heinrich Funck Veteran

Birth
Neuhaus an der Oste, Landkreis Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
24 Mar 1911 (aged 74)
Burial
Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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age 75 yrs.

Served in Co. K 16th Connecticut Infantry

The Following Provided by Bettie Kellam:

He Was a prisoner Of War

Augustus H. Funck - Andersonville Prison

Capture Date Apr 20, 1864

Former private in the 16th Connecticut
Funck was married twice (his first wife died in 1883), raised eight children, was active in the local Grand Army of the Republic post and served a stint as the town jailer. In 1910, veterans of Funck's Company K celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary to his second wife by giving the couple a silver bread tray that was inscribed with a reference to his service in the 16th Connecticut. The undertaking business that he jump-started in the late-19th century remains active to this day in Bristol.
age 75 yrs.

Served in Co. K 16th Connecticut Infantry

The Following Provided by Bettie Kellam:

He Was a prisoner Of War

Augustus H. Funck - Andersonville Prison

Capture Date Apr 20, 1864

Former private in the 16th Connecticut
Funck was married twice (his first wife died in 1883), raised eight children, was active in the local Grand Army of the Republic post and served a stint as the town jailer. In 1910, veterans of Funck's Company K celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary to his second wife by giving the couple a silver bread tray that was inscribed with a reference to his service in the 16th Connecticut. The undertaking business that he jump-started in the late-19th century remains active to this day in Bristol.


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