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HARLOW BLESSING, son of John W. Blessing & Elizabeth (Sparks), born Aug. 23, 1840, died from Typhoid Fever on Aug. 6, 1862, in Key West, FL, during the American Civil War.
About 1860, at Great Bend, PA, Harlow married Adelia Conklin sometime between the 1860 Federal Census [Sep. 17, 1860] and his entry in the US Army for the Civil War on Sep. 28, 1861.
Harlow, his brother John Blessing, Adelia's father, Oliver C. Conklin, and brothers Osborn and Jacob Conklin enlisted in the Civil War. Of these five family members, the only one who survived the war was Adelia's brother, Oliver.
The 1860 census of on Sep. 24, 1860 shows Adelia (recorded as Cordelia) to have the surname of Blessing. Adelia/Cordelia Blessing, 17 yrs, born in NY state, was a domestic of David Mcelwe of Great Bend, PA
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Harlow's military stone was created several years after his body was removed during 1927 from the Key West Post Military Cemetery and transported by tugboat to Pensacola for re-interment in the Fort Barrancas National Military Cemetery. It is not known if all 468 Key West military burials were successfully transported. Harlow Blessing also has a memorial headstone within the McKune Cemetery, Oakland, Susquehanna County, PA.
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Harlow's American Civil War Soldier record:
- Sep. 28, 1861, at 21 years, white, a laborer, Harlow enlisted as a Corporal.
- Oct. 11, 1861, Harlow enlisted in 90th Regiment, NY Infantry.
- June-July of 1862[3], at age 23, re-enlisted.
- Aug. 6, 1862[3] Harlow died from disease, at Key West, FL, while serving the 90th Regiment, NY Infantry.
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The 90th Regiment, NY Infantry was organized by consolidation of McClellan Chasseurs and McClellan Rifles at NYC during Nov & Dec 1861; departing for Key West on Jan. 5, 1862. The Regiment lost 2 Officers and 58 Enlisted men killed & mortally wounded, and 7 Officers and 181 Enlisted men by disease.
Harlow's widow, Adelia Conklin, applied for Civil War widow's pension on Aug. 25, 1863. Appl. # 31.121, Cert. # 24.965. Harlow Blessing died at the P. H. Key West, FL, from disease (Febris Typhoides).
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Below are expanded details about his family:
FATHER:
- John W. Blessing
b. Mar. 25, 1806, d. Feb. 4 1882
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John W. Blessing married twice:
- Eliza (Clark), first wife; d. Mar. 1834
- Elizabeth (Sparks), second wife; b. May 19, 1814, d. Dec. 8, 1863
-> Children of John W. Blessing and Eliza (Clark), his first marriage:
- Catherine Blessing; b. May 1, 1828; Married: Dec. 14, 1848 to Squire M. Munson, a stone mason from Great Bend, PA
- Margaret Blessing; b. Feb. 1833, d. Jul. 1833
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-> Children of John W. Blessing and Elizabeth (Sparks) Blessing, his second marriage:
- John William Blessing; b. about 1839; died during the Civil War with his burial location unknown.
- Harlow Blessing; b. Aug. 23, 1840, married Adelia Conklin about 1860, d. 1863 in Key West, FL
- James Freeman Blessing; b. Oct. 20, 1844, d. Jun. 10, 1900; Married Sarah Jane Prentice
- Milo Blessing; b. Jul. 21, 184_. Milo had a short life.
- Frederick William Blessing; b. about 1850. Frederick also had a short life.
- Eliza Jane Blessing; b. Jan. 25, 1853, d. Feb. 1, 1934; Married: Charles Eugene Hilborn
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Photo attached: 9th-plate ambrotype of Private Harlow Blessing, 90th NY Infantry Regiment. Behind the cased image is a note with his signature and the inscription "to his wife." Behind the note is a bound lock of his hair of dark auburn color. (Denis Gaubert collection)
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HARLOW BLESSING, son of John W. Blessing & Elizabeth (Sparks), born Aug. 23, 1840, died from Typhoid Fever on Aug. 6, 1862, in Key West, FL, during the American Civil War.
About 1860, at Great Bend, PA, Harlow married Adelia Conklin sometime between the 1860 Federal Census [Sep. 17, 1860] and his entry in the US Army for the Civil War on Sep. 28, 1861.
Harlow, his brother John Blessing, Adelia's father, Oliver C. Conklin, and brothers Osborn and Jacob Conklin enlisted in the Civil War. Of these five family members, the only one who survived the war was Adelia's brother, Oliver.
The 1860 census of on Sep. 24, 1860 shows Adelia (recorded as Cordelia) to have the surname of Blessing. Adelia/Cordelia Blessing, 17 yrs, born in NY state, was a domestic of David Mcelwe of Great Bend, PA
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Harlow's military stone was created several years after his body was removed during 1927 from the Key West Post Military Cemetery and transported by tugboat to Pensacola for re-interment in the Fort Barrancas National Military Cemetery. It is not known if all 468 Key West military burials were successfully transported. Harlow Blessing also has a memorial headstone within the McKune Cemetery, Oakland, Susquehanna County, PA.
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Harlow's American Civil War Soldier record:
- Sep. 28, 1861, at 21 years, white, a laborer, Harlow enlisted as a Corporal.
- Oct. 11, 1861, Harlow enlisted in 90th Regiment, NY Infantry.
- June-July of 1862[3], at age 23, re-enlisted.
- Aug. 6, 1862[3] Harlow died from disease, at Key West, FL, while serving the 90th Regiment, NY Infantry.
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The 90th Regiment, NY Infantry was organized by consolidation of McClellan Chasseurs and McClellan Rifles at NYC during Nov & Dec 1861; departing for Key West on Jan. 5, 1862. The Regiment lost 2 Officers and 58 Enlisted men killed & mortally wounded, and 7 Officers and 181 Enlisted men by disease.
Harlow's widow, Adelia Conklin, applied for Civil War widow's pension on Aug. 25, 1863. Appl. # 31.121, Cert. # 24.965. Harlow Blessing died at the P. H. Key West, FL, from disease (Febris Typhoides).
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Below are expanded details about his family:
FATHER:
- John W. Blessing
b. Mar. 25, 1806, d. Feb. 4 1882
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John W. Blessing married twice:
- Eliza (Clark), first wife; d. Mar. 1834
- Elizabeth (Sparks), second wife; b. May 19, 1814, d. Dec. 8, 1863
-> Children of John W. Blessing and Eliza (Clark), his first marriage:
- Catherine Blessing; b. May 1, 1828; Married: Dec. 14, 1848 to Squire M. Munson, a stone mason from Great Bend, PA
- Margaret Blessing; b. Feb. 1833, d. Jul. 1833
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-> Children of John W. Blessing and Elizabeth (Sparks) Blessing, his second marriage:
- John William Blessing; b. about 1839; died during the Civil War with his burial location unknown.
- Harlow Blessing; b. Aug. 23, 1840, married Adelia Conklin about 1860, d. 1863 in Key West, FL
- James Freeman Blessing; b. Oct. 20, 1844, d. Jun. 10, 1900; Married Sarah Jane Prentice
- Milo Blessing; b. Jul. 21, 184_. Milo had a short life.
- Frederick William Blessing; b. about 1850. Frederick also had a short life.
- Eliza Jane Blessing; b. Jan. 25, 1853, d. Feb. 1, 1934; Married: Charles Eugene Hilborn
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Photo attached: 9th-plate ambrotype of Private Harlow Blessing, 90th NY Infantry Regiment. Behind the cased image is a note with his signature and the inscription "to his wife." Behind the note is a bound lock of his hair of dark auburn color. (Denis Gaubert collection)
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HARLOW BLESSING, son of John W. Blessing & Elizabeth (Sparks), born Aug. 23, 1840, died from Typhoid Fever on Aug. 6, 1862, in Key West, FL, during the American Civil War.
About 1860, at Great Bend, PA, Harlow married Adelia Conklin sometime between the 1860 Federal Census [Sep. 17, 1860] and his entry in the US Army for the Civil War on Sep. 28, 1861.
Harlow, his brother John Blessing, Adelia's father, Oliver C. Conklin, and brothers Osborn and Jacob Conklin enlisted in the Civil War. Of these five family members, the only one who survived the war was Adelia's brother, Oliver.
The 1860 census of on Sep. 24, 1860 shows Adelia (recorded as Cordelia) to have the surname of Blessing. Adelia/Cordelia Blessing, 17 yrs, born in NY state, was a domestic of David Mcelwe of Great Bend, PA
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Harlow's military stone was created several years after his body was removed during 1927 from the Key West Post Military Cemetery and transported by tugboat to Pensacola for re-interment in the Fort Barrancas National Military Cemetery. It is not known if all 468 Key West military burials were successfully transported. Harlow Blessing also has a memorial headstone within the McKune Cemetery, Oakland, Susquehanna County, PA.
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Harlow's American Civil War Soldier record:
- Sep. 28, 1861, at 21 years, white, a laborer, Harlow enlisted as a Corporal.
- Oct. 11, 1861, Harlow enlisted in 90th Regiment, NY Infantry.
- June-July of 1862[3], at age 23, re-enlisted.
- Aug. 6, 1862[3] Harlow died from disease, at Key West, FL, while serving the 90th Regiment, NY Infantry.
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The 90th Regiment, NY Infantry was organized by consolidation of McClellan Chasseurs and McClellan Rifles at NYC during Nov & Dec 1861; departing for Key West on Jan. 5, 1862. The Regiment lost 2 Officers and 58 Enlisted men killed & mortally wounded, and 7 Officers and 181 Enlisted men by disease.
Harlow's widow, Adelia Conklin, applied for Civil War widow's pension on Aug. 25, 1863. Appl. # 31.121, Cert. # 24.965. Harlow Blessing died at the P. H. Key West, FL, from disease (Febris Typhoides).
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Below are expanded details about his family:
FATHER:
- John W. Blessing
b. Mar. 25, 1806, d. Feb. 4 1882
- - - -
John W. Blessing married twice:
- Eliza (Clark), first wife; d. Mar. 1834
- Elizabeth (Sparks), second wife; b. May 19, 1814, d. Dec. 8, 1863
-> Children of John W. Blessing and Eliza (Clark), his first marriage:
- Catherine Blessing; b. May 1, 1828; Married: Dec. 14, 1848 to Squire M. Munson, a stone mason from Great Bend, PA
- Margaret Blessing; b. Feb. 1833, d. Jul. 1833
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-> Children of John W. Blessing and Elizabeth (Sparks) Blessing, his second marriage:
- John William Blessing; b. about 1839; died during the Civil War with his burial location unknown.
- Harlow Blessing; b. Aug. 23, 1840, married Adelia Conklin about 1860, d. 1863 in Key West, FL
- James Freeman Blessing; b. Oct. 20, 1844, d. Jun. 10, 1900; Married Sarah Jane Prentice
- Milo Blessing; b. Jul. 21, 184_. Milo had a short life.
- Frederick William Blessing; b. about 1850. Frederick also had a short life.
- Eliza Jane Blessing; b. Jan. 25, 1853, d. Feb. 1, 1934; Married: Charles Eugene Hilborn
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Photo attached: 9th-plate ambrotype of Private Harlow Blessing, 90th NY Infantry Regiment. Behind the cased image is a note with his signature and the inscription "to his wife." Behind the note is a bound lock of his hair of dark auburn color. (Denis Gaubert collection)
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HARLOW BLESSING, son of John W. Blessing & Elizabeth (Sparks), born Aug. 23, 1840, died from Typhoid Fever on Aug. 6, 1862, in Key West, FL, during the American Civil War.
About 1860, at Great Bend, PA, Harlow married Adelia Conklin sometime between the 1860 Federal Census [Sep. 17, 1860] and his entry in the US Army for the Civil War on Sep. 28, 1861.
Harlow, his brother John Blessing, Adelia's father, Oliver C. Conklin, and brothers Osborn and Jacob Conklin enlisted in the Civil War. Of these five family members, the only one who survived the war was Adelia's brother, Oliver.
The 1860 census of on Sep. 24, 1860 shows Adelia (recorded as Cordelia) to have the surname of Blessing. Adelia/Cordelia Blessing, 17 yrs, born in NY state, was a domestic of David Mcelwe of Great Bend, PA
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Harlow's military stone was created several years after his body was removed during 1927 from the Key West Post Military Cemetery and transported by tugboat to Pensacola for re-interment in the Fort Barrancas National Military Cemetery. It is not known if all 468 Key West military burials were successfully transported. Harlow Blessing also has a memorial headstone within the McKune Cemetery, Oakland, Susquehanna County, PA.
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Harlow's American Civil War Soldier record:
- Sep. 28, 1861, at 21 years, white, a laborer, Harlow enlisted as a Corporal.
- Oct. 11, 1861, Harlow enlisted in 90th Regiment, NY Infantry.
- June-July of 1862[3], at age 23, re-enlisted.
- Aug. 6, 1862[3] Harlow died from disease, at Key West, FL, while serving the 90th Regiment, NY Infantry.
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The 90th Regiment, NY Infantry was organized by consolidation of McClellan Chasseurs and McClellan Rifles at NYC during Nov & Dec 1861; departing for Key West on Jan. 5, 1862. The Regiment lost 2 Officers and 58 Enlisted men killed & mortally wounded, and 7 Officers and 181 Enlisted men by disease.
Harlow's widow, Adelia Conklin, applied for Civil War widow's pension on Aug. 25, 1863. Appl. # 31.121, Cert. # 24.965. Harlow Blessing died at the P. H. Key West, FL, from disease (Febris Typhoides).
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Below are expanded details about his family:
FATHER:
- John W. Blessing
b. Mar. 25, 1806, d. Feb. 4 1882
- - - -
John W. Blessing married twice:
- Eliza (Clark), first wife; d. Mar. 1834
- Elizabeth (Sparks), second wife; b. May 19, 1814, d. Dec. 8, 1863
-> Children of John W. Blessing and Eliza (Clark), his first marriage:
- Catherine Blessing; b. May 1, 1828; Married: Dec. 14, 1848 to Squire M. Munson, a stone mason from Great Bend, PA
- Margaret Blessing; b. Feb. 1833, d. Jul. 1833
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-> Children of John W. Blessing and Elizabeth (Sparks) Blessing, his second marriage:
- John William Blessing; b. about 1839; died during the Civil War with his burial location unknown.
- Harlow Blessing; b. Aug. 23, 1840, married Adelia Conklin about 1860, d. 1863 in Key West, FL
- James Freeman Blessing; b. Oct. 20, 1844, d. Jun. 10, 1900; Married Sarah Jane Prentice
- Milo Blessing; b. Jul. 21, 184_. Milo had a short life.
- Frederick William Blessing; b. about 1850. Frederick also had a short life.
- Eliza Jane Blessing; b. Jan. 25, 1853, d. Feb. 1, 1934; Married: Charles Eugene Hilborn
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Photo attached: 9th-plate ambrotype of Private Harlow Blessing, 90th NY Infantry Regiment. Behind the cased image is a note with his signature and the inscription "to his wife." Behind the note is a bound lock of his hair of dark auburn color. (Denis Gaubert collection)
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