William H. Barrett, 43 died of consumption.
He was the son of Charles H. and Emily (Fiske) Barrett. He married Mary J. D. Green in Keene, New Hampshire on April 8, 1868.
He served during the Civil War, enlisting in Company F, Vermont 16th Infantry Regiment on Oct. 23 1862. He was mustered out on Aug. 10 1863 at Brattleboro, VT.
Pension records indicate the Barrett's were guardian's of Joseph C. Enright.
His obituary, which follows, appeared in the Vermont Journal on February 21, 1891.
" William H. Barrett, for many years a well known conductor on the Connecticut River road between Windsor and Springfield, Mass., died at his home on Buena Vista, Wednesday Night, after a brief illness. Deceased was a veteran of the late war, enlisting when but seventeen years of age. Soon after returning home from the army he began railroading, which he followed until compelled to retire, a year or two ago, by failing health. He was a member of the Knights of Honor, and of the Order of Railway Conductors, and was also prominent in Masonic circles. Mr. Barrett was about 46 years of age, and is survived by his widow and three sons, who have the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow. the funeral services, to be conducted by the masonic fraternity, will be held, Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock."
(The death certificate gives the date of Feb. 5, 1891 rather than the 19th as on the monument, or Wednesday, the 18th as in the obituary.)
He was the son of Charles H. and Emily (Fiske) Barrett. He married Mary J. D. Green in Keene, New Hampshire on April 8, 1868.
He served during the Civil War, enlisting in Company F, Vermont 16th Infantry Regiment on Oct. 23 1862. He was mustered out on Aug. 10 1863 at Brattleboro, VT.
Pension records indicate the Barrett's were guardian's of Joseph C. Enright.
His obituary, which follows, appeared in the Vermont Journal on February 21, 1891.
" William H. Barrett, for many years a well known conductor on the Connecticut River road between Windsor and Springfield, Mass., died at his home on Buena Vista, Wednesday Night, after a brief illness. Deceased was a veteran of the late war, enlisting when but seventeen years of age. Soon after returning home from the army he began railroading, which he followed until compelled to retire, a year or two ago, by failing health. He was a member of the Knights of Honor, and of the Order of Railway Conductors, and was also prominent in Masonic circles. Mr. Barrett was about 46 years of age, and is survived by his widow and three sons, who have the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow. the funeral services, to be conducted by the masonic fraternity, will be held, Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock."
(The death certificate gives the date of Feb. 5, 1891 rather than the 19th as on the monument, or Wednesday, the 18th as in the obituary.)
William H. Barrett, 43 died of consumption.
He was the son of Charles H. and Emily (Fiske) Barrett. He married Mary J. D. Green in Keene, New Hampshire on April 8, 1868.
He served during the Civil War, enlisting in Company F, Vermont 16th Infantry Regiment on Oct. 23 1862. He was mustered out on Aug. 10 1863 at Brattleboro, VT.
Pension records indicate the Barrett's were guardian's of Joseph C. Enright.
His obituary, which follows, appeared in the Vermont Journal on February 21, 1891.
" William H. Barrett, for many years a well known conductor on the Connecticut River road between Windsor and Springfield, Mass., died at his home on Buena Vista, Wednesday Night, after a brief illness. Deceased was a veteran of the late war, enlisting when but seventeen years of age. Soon after returning home from the army he began railroading, which he followed until compelled to retire, a year or two ago, by failing health. He was a member of the Knights of Honor, and of the Order of Railway Conductors, and was also prominent in Masonic circles. Mr. Barrett was about 46 years of age, and is survived by his widow and three sons, who have the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow. the funeral services, to be conducted by the masonic fraternity, will be held, Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock."
(The death certificate gives the date of Feb. 5, 1891 rather than the 19th as on the monument, or Wednesday, the 18th as in the obituary.)
He was the son of Charles H. and Emily (Fiske) Barrett. He married Mary J. D. Green in Keene, New Hampshire on April 8, 1868.
He served during the Civil War, enlisting in Company F, Vermont 16th Infantry Regiment on Oct. 23 1862. He was mustered out on Aug. 10 1863 at Brattleboro, VT.
Pension records indicate the Barrett's were guardian's of Joseph C. Enright.
His obituary, which follows, appeared in the Vermont Journal on February 21, 1891.
" William H. Barrett, for many years a well known conductor on the Connecticut River road between Windsor and Springfield, Mass., died at his home on Buena Vista, Wednesday Night, after a brief illness. Deceased was a veteran of the late war, enlisting when but seventeen years of age. Soon after returning home from the army he began railroading, which he followed until compelled to retire, a year or two ago, by failing health. He was a member of the Knights of Honor, and of the Order of Railway Conductors, and was also prominent in Masonic circles. Mr. Barrett was about 46 years of age, and is survived by his widow and three sons, who have the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow. the funeral services, to be conducted by the masonic fraternity, will be held, Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock."
(The death certificate gives the date of Feb. 5, 1891 rather than the 19th as on the monument, or Wednesday, the 18th as in the obituary.)
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