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Luther Ashley Martin

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Luther Ashley Martin Veteran

Birth
Chaplin, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Death
8 May 1913 (aged 75–76)
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Florence, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.3478271, Longitude: -72.6742368
Plot
Section 6
Memorial ID
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Son of Joseph and Roxana (Ashley) Martin
Civil War veteran, 52nd Mass Infantry

Married 10 May 1862 by Cyrus Brewster at the Haydenville church.

Member Free Congregational Society of Florence

Gateway Posts
Luther Martin of High street, Florence, will have erected at each entrance to Spring Grove Cemetery, North Maple and Oak streets, two immense granite posts. These will be exact duplicates of the posts in front of the John M Greene hall and will be of Barre granite. They will be 10 feet in hight [sic] and will cost $1700. They will be presented to the cemetery association.
(Springfield Union, Monday, 28 April 1913, p4)

Lived at 40 Fruit Street (now Keyes Street)
Merchant, Age 75 yrs 11 months 27 days, Arteriosclerosis
Informant: Mrs Eliza Man(MVR 1913/78:422)

The funeral of Luther A Martin was held yesterday afternoon at his home in Florence, Rev F R Kent officiating. There was singing by a quartet comprising H H Chilson, E A Currier and F M and G H Readio. The bearers were William Rhood, William Howard, F D Keyes and Frank Todd of Bridgeport, Ct. Burial was in Spring Grove cemetery, and a Grand Army service was conducted at the grave
(Springfield Republican, Monday 12 May 1913, p13)
Son of Joseph and Roxana (Ashley) Martin
Civil War veteran, 52nd Mass Infantry

Married 10 May 1862 by Cyrus Brewster at the Haydenville church.

Member Free Congregational Society of Florence

Gateway Posts
Luther Martin of High street, Florence, will have erected at each entrance to Spring Grove Cemetery, North Maple and Oak streets, two immense granite posts. These will be exact duplicates of the posts in front of the John M Greene hall and will be of Barre granite. They will be 10 feet in hight [sic] and will cost $1700. They will be presented to the cemetery association.
(Springfield Union, Monday, 28 April 1913, p4)

Lived at 40 Fruit Street (now Keyes Street)
Merchant, Age 75 yrs 11 months 27 days, Arteriosclerosis
Informant: Mrs Eliza Man(MVR 1913/78:422)

The funeral of Luther A Martin was held yesterday afternoon at his home in Florence, Rev F R Kent officiating. There was singing by a quartet comprising H H Chilson, E A Currier and F M and G H Readio. The bearers were William Rhood, William Howard, F D Keyes and Frank Todd of Bridgeport, Ct. Burial was in Spring Grove cemetery, and a Grand Army service was conducted at the grave
(Springfield Republican, Monday 12 May 1913, p13)

Inscription

MARTIN
Luther A. Martin/1837 – 1913
Irene Todd His Wife/1839 – 1921
Infant Son/1869 – 1869




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