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Edward Davies Dithridge

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Edward Davies Dithridge

Birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
16 Mar 1910 (aged 73)
Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.4745868, Longitude: -79.9553712
Plot
Section 2, Lot 79
Memorial ID
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Some records have his birth date as January 26, 1837.

Son of Edward Dithridge.

Married Martha Black Duncan on 29 MAR 1863 at Pittsburgh by Rev. John J. Brown of the Third United Presbyterian Church.

Fifth Sergeant in Company A, 9th Pennsylvania Reserves.

Offered a commission as Captain in the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry; however, he refused it in order to remain with his company and regiment.

He was wounded slightly in the arm at the battle of South Mountain on 14 SEP 1862.

President of Dithridge Flint Glass Company at New Brighton, PA.

Some records have his birth date as January 26, 1837.

Son of Edward Dithridge.

Married Martha Black Duncan on 29 MAR 1863 at Pittsburgh by Rev. John J. Brown of the Third United Presbyterian Church.

Fifth Sergeant in Company A, 9th Pennsylvania Reserves.

Offered a commission as Captain in the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry; however, he refused it in order to remain with his company and regiment.

He was wounded slightly in the arm at the battle of South Mountain on 14 SEP 1862.

President of Dithridge Flint Glass Company at New Brighton, PA.

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