Good Cemeterian) and the photographer and researcher, Jen Armbruster.

Vermont native Albert Levi Crosier was born in Searsburg on October 31st 1841 to Leavitt Crosier and Abigail Bassett Crosier… On September 3rd 1862 in Wilmington, Vermont, Albert enlisted to serve the Union Army …On October 23rd 1862, he was mustered in as Private in Company F, 16th Regiment, Vermont Infantry…Albert’s regiment fought at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2nd to July 3rd 1863… Private Crosier survived the war and was mustered out at Brattleboro, Vermont on August 10th 1863… In 1867, Albert Crosier married his wife Anna Maria Power in Manhattan, New York… The couple had 3 children and moved to Hillsborough County, Florida by 1885… Albert was employed as a Driver for a Baker to provide for his family.
On July 8th 1889, Albert was issued a total of 84 ½ acres of land under The Homestead Act (The bill was passed and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20th 1862… The Homestead Act originally encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land... In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before they received ownership of the land... After 6 months of residency, homesteaders also had the option to purchase the land from the government for $1.25 per acre…After the Civil War, over 15,000 land claims had been made.)

On June 4th 1890, Albert received his Civil War Pension… Albert Levi Crosier passed away on February 1st 1891 at the age of 49… Albert Levi Crosier.... Proud Union Army Veteran of the Civil War, beloved Father and Husband...

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Good Cemeterian) and the photographer and researcher, Jen Armbruster.

Vermont native Albert Levi Crosier was born in Searsburg on October 31st 1841 to Leavitt Crosier and Abigail Bassett Crosier… On September 3rd 1862 in Wilmington, Vermont, Albert enlisted to serve the Union Army …On October 23rd 1862, he was mustered in as Private in Company F, 16th Regiment, Vermont Infantry…Albert’s regiment fought at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2nd to July 3rd 1863… Private Crosier survived the war and was mustered out at Brattleboro, Vermont on August 10th 1863… In 1867, Albert Crosier married his wife Anna Maria Power in Manhattan, New York… The couple had 3 children and moved to Hillsborough County, Florida by 1885… Albert was employed as a Driver for a Baker to provide for his family.
On July 8th 1889, Albert was issued a total of 84 ½ acres of land under The Homestead Act (The bill was passed and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20th 1862… The Homestead Act originally encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land... In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before they received ownership of the land... After 6 months of residency, homesteaders also had the option to purchase the land from the government for $1.25 per acre…After the Civil War, over 15,000 land claims had been made.)

On June 4th 1890, Albert received his Civil War Pension… Albert Levi Crosier passed away on February 1st 1891 at the age of 49… Albert Levi Crosier.... Proud Union Army Veteran of the Civil War, beloved Father and Husband...

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