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Joseph Henry Cranston

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Joseph Henry Cranston Veteran

Birth
County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Death
1 Mar 1889 (aged 63–64)
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.7473488, Longitude: -84.2606201
Plot
H, Row 3, 2
Memorial ID
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Enlisted October 19, 1861 as Private with Co. B. 39th Illinois Infantry discharged for disability December 30, 1862. Re-enlisted August 20, 1863 as Private with Co. I. 26th Pennsylvania Infantry transferred May 29, 1864 to Co. F. 99th Pennsylvania Infantry mustered out July 1, 1865 at Washington D.C.

Cas Dth: Gas-found dead in a boarding house
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Carpenter
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01 Sep 1893 Joseph went into the U S National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
He enlisted in the Union Army Apr 1861
He enlisted three times
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Married: Sarah McLoed
Son: James "Daniel" CRANSTON
Deserted Sarah & Daniel
In 1851 Daniel was two years old and living in the Ladies Benevolent Institution. His mother was a servant who lived in the home of an employer and could visit Daniel once a week.
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Great-Great-Grandfather of Bryan Cranston, the actor.

(story was traced on Who Do You Think You Are? television show).
Enlisted October 19, 1861 as Private with Co. B. 39th Illinois Infantry discharged for disability December 30, 1862. Re-enlisted August 20, 1863 as Private with Co. I. 26th Pennsylvania Infantry transferred May 29, 1864 to Co. F. 99th Pennsylvania Infantry mustered out July 1, 1865 at Washington D.C.

Cas Dth: Gas-found dead in a boarding house
~~~~~~
Carpenter
~~~~~~
01 Sep 1893 Joseph went into the U S National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
He enlisted in the Union Army Apr 1861
He enlisted three times
~~~~~~
Married: Sarah McLoed
Son: James "Daniel" CRANSTON
Deserted Sarah & Daniel
In 1851 Daniel was two years old and living in the Ladies Benevolent Institution. His mother was a servant who lived in the home of an employer and could visit Daniel once a week.
~~~~~~
Great-Great-Grandfather of Bryan Cranston, the actor.

(story was traced on Who Do You Think You Are? television show).

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CO. B.
39TH ILL. INF.


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