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William Appleton Aiken

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William Appleton Aiken

Birth
Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Death
7 Nov 1929 (aged 96)
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
Plot
section 50 lot 10
Memorial ID
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Civil War

Assistant Pay Master USN 1861-1862
Quarter Master General
State of Connecticut 1862-1865

January 16, 1862 he was appointed Quartermaster General upon the resignation of Jonathan B Bruce.

His home was purchased in 1861 by his father-in-law, Connecticut Governor Buckingham as a gift and in 1867 it was enlarged. The Aiken family resided there until it was sold in 1940 by his daughter Mary. The original structure was built circa 1799 and the home still stands, located at 157 Washington Street, called the "Learned-Aiken house" in Norwich, Connecticut.
Civil War

Assistant Pay Master USN 1861-1862
Quarter Master General
State of Connecticut 1862-1865

January 16, 1862 he was appointed Quartermaster General upon the resignation of Jonathan B Bruce.

His home was purchased in 1861 by his father-in-law, Connecticut Governor Buckingham as a gift and in 1867 it was enlarged. The Aiken family resided there until it was sold in 1940 by his daughter Mary. The original structure was built circa 1799 and the home still stands, located at 157 Washington Street, called the "Learned-Aiken house" in Norwich, Connecticut.

Inscription

"We which have believed do enter into rest"

Gravesite Details

Nephew of President Franklin Pierce.



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