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PVT Owen O'Neill

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PVT Owen O'Neill

Birth
Crossmaglen, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Death
6 Oct 1918 (aged 76)
Dumbarton, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
Burial
Rollingdam, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Sect. D, 106A
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Francis "Frank" O'Neill and Mary Goodman are his parents.He married his wife,Harriet Ames on 13 Nov 1870,she being a native of Stockton Springs,ME.

They are parents of ten children:

Daughter O'Neill-11 Jul 1872-11 Jul 1872
Catherine"Cassie" O'Neill-29 Oct 1873-1919/1920
Edward Lawrence O'Neill-30 Jul 1876
Owen O'Neill Jr.-14 Apr 1878-11 Dec 1898
Margaret Virginia O'Neill-13 Apr 1880-1931
Peter Thomas O'Neill-17 May 1882
Arthur O'Neill-10 May 1885-16 Apr 1938
Francis Weston O'Neill-17 Oct 1887-23 Jan 1977
Ella Mary"Nellie" O'Neill-10 May 1890-Sep 1919(Edward Simeon Lord
John Sylvester O'Neill-17 Jul 1893-17 Oct 1925

Obit -Saint Croix Courier-Nov.,1918

On Oct.8th,one of the old residents of Sorrel Ridge,in the person of OWEN O'NEILL. Born in Ireland on Dec 11th 1841,he came to this country at the age of nine years with his parents,Francis and Mary O'Neill,who settled at St. George. He was one of the few remaining veterans of the American Civil War,and bore the scar of a wound in the theigh,received in action.He had been in failing health for some years and like most old people he lived in the past,and his memory of scenes and events of the civil war and the old lumbering and river driving days was wonderful.
He was an active newpaper reader up until an week before he died.
Fourty-eight years ago he married Miss Harriet Ames of Bangor,ME.,who servives him. His family numbered six boys and four girls. One boy,Owen,was killed by a train in New Hampshire twenty years ago and a girl died in infancy. The remaineder of the family are: Thomas,Arthur,Frank,and Mrs Edwd Lord who reside in Sorrol Ridge, Mrs. Charles Marsh,Eddie and John who live in Revere,MA,and Mrs Joseph Brenan of Richmond,ME.The only other living relitives are a sister,Mrs.Rose McShane of Revere,MA.,and a cousin,James O'Neill of St. George...........

Suggested edit: Owen O'Neil
Residence Cherryfield ME;
Enlisted as a Private 27 Aug 1864.
On 8/27/1864 he mustered into "C" Co. ME 1st Heavy Artillery
He was Absent, wounded on 9/1/1866
(Date of enlistment unknown. Absent at MO of Regt)
He was listed as:
* POW 10/27/1864 Boydton Plank Road, VA
* Wounded 10/27/1864 Boydton Plank Road, VA
* Paroled 2/18/1865 (place not stated)
After the War he lived in Pleasant Ridge, New Brunswick.

- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine
- First Maine Heavy Artillery: A History
Contributor: Larry Burden (Served in Co. C, 1st Maine Heavy Artillery. Served from Aug. 27, 1864 to Feb. 18, 1865. Buried in St. Patricks Roman Catholic Cemetery, Rollingdam, New Brunswick, Canada.
Francis "Frank" O'Neill and Mary Goodman are his parents.He married his wife,Harriet Ames on 13 Nov 1870,she being a native of Stockton Springs,ME.

They are parents of ten children:

Daughter O'Neill-11 Jul 1872-11 Jul 1872
Catherine"Cassie" O'Neill-29 Oct 1873-1919/1920
Edward Lawrence O'Neill-30 Jul 1876
Owen O'Neill Jr.-14 Apr 1878-11 Dec 1898
Margaret Virginia O'Neill-13 Apr 1880-1931
Peter Thomas O'Neill-17 May 1882
Arthur O'Neill-10 May 1885-16 Apr 1938
Francis Weston O'Neill-17 Oct 1887-23 Jan 1977
Ella Mary"Nellie" O'Neill-10 May 1890-Sep 1919(Edward Simeon Lord
John Sylvester O'Neill-17 Jul 1893-17 Oct 1925

Obit -Saint Croix Courier-Nov.,1918

On Oct.8th,one of the old residents of Sorrel Ridge,in the person of OWEN O'NEILL. Born in Ireland on Dec 11th 1841,he came to this country at the age of nine years with his parents,Francis and Mary O'Neill,who settled at St. George. He was one of the few remaining veterans of the American Civil War,and bore the scar of a wound in the theigh,received in action.He had been in failing health for some years and like most old people he lived in the past,and his memory of scenes and events of the civil war and the old lumbering and river driving days was wonderful.
He was an active newpaper reader up until an week before he died.
Fourty-eight years ago he married Miss Harriet Ames of Bangor,ME.,who servives him. His family numbered six boys and four girls. One boy,Owen,was killed by a train in New Hampshire twenty years ago and a girl died in infancy. The remaineder of the family are: Thomas,Arthur,Frank,and Mrs Edwd Lord who reside in Sorrol Ridge, Mrs. Charles Marsh,Eddie and John who live in Revere,MA,and Mrs Joseph Brenan of Richmond,ME.The only other living relitives are a sister,Mrs.Rose McShane of Revere,MA.,and a cousin,James O'Neill of St. George...........

Suggested edit: Owen O'Neil
Residence Cherryfield ME;
Enlisted as a Private 27 Aug 1864.
On 8/27/1864 he mustered into "C" Co. ME 1st Heavy Artillery
He was Absent, wounded on 9/1/1866
(Date of enlistment unknown. Absent at MO of Regt)
He was listed as:
* POW 10/27/1864 Boydton Plank Road, VA
* Wounded 10/27/1864 Boydton Plank Road, VA
* Paroled 2/18/1865 (place not stated)
After the War he lived in Pleasant Ridge, New Brunswick.

- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine
- First Maine Heavy Artillery: A History
Contributor: Larry Burden (Served in Co. C, 1st Maine Heavy Artillery. Served from Aug. 27, 1864 to Feb. 18, 1865. Buried in St. Patricks Roman Catholic Cemetery, Rollingdam, New Brunswick, Canada.


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  • Created by: Lawrence H. Grunert
  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87640361/owen-o'neill: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Owen O'Neill (11 Dec 1841–6 Oct 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87640361, citing St. Patrick Roman Catholic Cemetery, Rollingdam, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Lawrence H. Grunert (contributor 46831293).