Pablo, a son of Antonío Josef and Catalina Margarita Mestre Canova, was christened on March 14, 1819, at the Parish of Saint Augustine. During the Second Seminole War, Pablo, also known as Paul or Bartolo, was enlisted for the period of February 17, 1837, to August 17, 1837, to served as a private in the newly formed Company B of the Florida Militia. Company B was ordered into the service of the United States by Brigadier General José Mariano Hernández for the purpose of building a road between Saint Augustine and Fort Capron (located near present day Fort Pierce, Florida). The commander of the company was Captain F Weedon.
Paul married Celestina Vicenta Crespo on November 12, 1840, in Saint Augustine. They have four children: 1 boy and 4 girls. In Saint Augustine, he worked as a Steam Boat Captain on the Saint John River.
Paul and his family moved to Jacksonville before 1850. There, he owned and operated a large mercantile store. He was also a member of the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons. In 1856, he is listed as a member of the Royal Arch Masons, Jacksonville No. 12. Members in that lodge also included his father-in-law Manuel Crespo.
Florida had barely moved on from the Third Seminole War, 1855 to 1858, when tensions with the Northern States led to the South succeeding from the Union. Florida succeeded on January 10, 1861, and became a founding member of the new Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861.
By 1864, as the need for Southern soldiers increased in the War between the States, the 1st Florida Infantry Regiment Reserves was formed to include men and boys deemed too old, too young, or not fully able, for enlistment into regular units. Paul, appointed the rank of brevet 2nd lieutenant, was assigned to Company G. Company G was involved in varies battles including Olustee on February 20, 1864, and National Bridge on March 6, 1865.
The war ended on April 9, 1865. After the news reached the regiment, the unit disbanded. The soldiers then made their way to their homes, choosing to evade Union troops along the way to avoid formally surrendering to them.
In 1869, Paul was serving as a sheriff in Jacksonville. By 1880, he and his wife had moved to Sanderson. There, he opened a general store and worked as a merchant.
This biography is NOT to be posted to any other website without permission.
(bio by: Raymond B.)
Paul married Celestina Vicenta Crespo on November 12, 1840, in Saint Augustine. They have four children: 1 boy and 4 girls. In Saint Augustine, he worked as a Steam Boat Captain on the Saint John River.
Paul and his family moved to Jacksonville before 1850. There, he owned and operated a large mercantile store. He was also a member of the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons. In 1856, he is listed as a member of the Royal Arch Masons, Jacksonville No. 12. Members in that lodge also included his father-in-law Manuel Crespo.
Florida had barely moved on from the Third Seminole War, 1855 to 1858, when tensions with the Northern States led to the South succeeding from the Union. Florida succeeded on January 10, 1861, and became a founding member of the new Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861.
By 1864, as the need for Southern soldiers increased in the War between the States, the 1st Florida Infantry Regiment Reserves was formed to include men and boys deemed too old, too young, or not fully able, for enlistment into regular units. Paul, appointed the rank of brevet 2nd lieutenant, was assigned to Company G. Company G was involved in varies battles including Olustee on February 20, 1864, and National Bridge on March 6, 1865.
The war ended on April 9, 1865. After the news reached the regiment, the unit disbanded. The soldiers then made their way to their homes, choosing to evade Union troops along the way to avoid formally surrendering to them.
In 1869, Paul was serving as a sheriff in Jacksonville. By 1880, he and his wife had moved to Sanderson. There, he opened a general store and worked as a merchant.
This biography is NOT to be posted to any other website without permission.
(bio by: Raymond B.)
Pablo, a son of Antonío Josef and Catalina Margarita Mestre Canova, was christened on March 14, 1819, at the Parish of Saint Augustine. During the Second Seminole War, Pablo, also known as Paul or Bartolo, was enlisted for the period of February 17, 1837, to August 17, 1837, to served as a private in the newly formed Company B of the Florida Militia. Company B was ordered into the service of the United States by Brigadier General José Mariano Hernández for the purpose of building a road between Saint Augustine and Fort Capron (located near present day Fort Pierce, Florida). The commander of the company was Captain F Weedon.
Paul married Celestina Vicenta Crespo on November 12, 1840, in Saint Augustine. They have four children: 1 boy and 4 girls. In Saint Augustine, he worked as a Steam Boat Captain on the Saint John River.
Paul and his family moved to Jacksonville before 1850. There, he owned and operated a large mercantile store. He was also a member of the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons. In 1856, he is listed as a member of the Royal Arch Masons, Jacksonville No. 12. Members in that lodge also included his father-in-law Manuel Crespo.
Florida had barely moved on from the Third Seminole War, 1855 to 1858, when tensions with the Northern States led to the South succeeding from the Union. Florida succeeded on January 10, 1861, and became a founding member of the new Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861.
By 1864, as the need for Southern soldiers increased in the War between the States, the 1st Florida Infantry Regiment Reserves was formed to include men and boys deemed too old, too young, or not fully able, for enlistment into regular units. Paul, appointed the rank of brevet 2nd lieutenant, was assigned to Company G. Company G was involved in varies battles including Olustee on February 20, 1864, and National Bridge on March 6, 1865.
The war ended on April 9, 1865. After the news reached the regiment, the unit disbanded. The soldiers then made their way to their homes, choosing to evade Union troops along the way to avoid formally surrendering to them.
In 1869, Paul was serving as a sheriff in Jacksonville. By 1880, he and his wife had moved to Sanderson. There, he opened a general store and worked as a merchant.
This biography is NOT to be posted to any other website without permission.
(bio by: Raymond B.)
Paul married Celestina Vicenta Crespo on November 12, 1840, in Saint Augustine. They have four children: 1 boy and 4 girls. In Saint Augustine, he worked as a Steam Boat Captain on the Saint John River.
Paul and his family moved to Jacksonville before 1850. There, he owned and operated a large mercantile store. He was also a member of the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons. In 1856, he is listed as a member of the Royal Arch Masons, Jacksonville No. 12. Members in that lodge also included his father-in-law Manuel Crespo.
Florida had barely moved on from the Third Seminole War, 1855 to 1858, when tensions with the Northern States led to the South succeeding from the Union. Florida succeeded on January 10, 1861, and became a founding member of the new Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861.
By 1864, as the need for Southern soldiers increased in the War between the States, the 1st Florida Infantry Regiment Reserves was formed to include men and boys deemed too old, too young, or not fully able, for enlistment into regular units. Paul, appointed the rank of brevet 2nd lieutenant, was assigned to Company G. Company G was involved in varies battles including Olustee on February 20, 1864, and National Bridge on March 6, 1865.
The war ended on April 9, 1865. After the news reached the regiment, the unit disbanded. The soldiers then made their way to their homes, choosing to evade Union troops along the way to avoid formally surrendering to them.
In 1869, Paul was serving as a sheriff in Jacksonville. By 1880, he and his wife had moved to Sanderson. There, he opened a general store and worked as a merchant.
This biography is NOT to be posted to any other website without permission.
(bio by: Raymond B.)
Inscription
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF
PAUL B. CANOVA
DIED JULY 28 A.D. 1886.
AGED 68 YEARS
4 MON.s AND 26 DAYS.
MAY HIS SOUL THROUGH THE
MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE.
AMEN.
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