Aaron was born in Yorkshire, England in 1824 to William and Elizabeth (Dalby) Barker. He immigrated to the US and settled in Chazy, NY. He met and married Lydia Sprague, daughter of Bela and Olive (Hawks) Sprague. They had 3 children: William, Adelbert and Olive. Olive died when very young. Lydia passed away in 1859. Aaron married Lydia's sister, Achsah, about 1860. They had 2 daughters, Mary and Lydia. Aaron was a shoemaker by trade.
Aaron enlisted in Company I in the 118th New York Infantry during the civil war. When he was a solider, he contracted a serious illness. The army discharged him March 20, 1864, but he was so weak that he died from his illness shortly after getting home. Unfortunately, Acsah died around this time, too. Aaron's 2 sons by Lydia and 2 daughters by Acsah, were orphaned. They went to live with their grandparents, who took them first to Illinois and then to Iowa.
Aaron enlisted in Company I in the 118th New York Infantry during the civil war. When he was a solider, he contracted a serious illness. The army discharged him March 20, 1864, but he was so weak that he died from his illness shortly after getting home. Unfortunately, Acsah died around this time, too. Aaron's 2 sons by Lydia and 2 daughters by Acsah, were orphaned. They went to live with their grandparents, who took them first to Illinois and then to Iowa.
Aaron was born in Yorkshire, England in 1824 to William and Elizabeth (Dalby) Barker. He immigrated to the US and settled in Chazy, NY. He met and married Lydia Sprague, daughter of Bela and Olive (Hawks) Sprague. They had 3 children: William, Adelbert and Olive. Olive died when very young. Lydia passed away in 1859. Aaron married Lydia's sister, Achsah, about 1860. They had 2 daughters, Mary and Lydia. Aaron was a shoemaker by trade.
Aaron enlisted in Company I in the 118th New York Infantry during the civil war. When he was a solider, he contracted a serious illness. The army discharged him March 20, 1864, but he was so weak that he died from his illness shortly after getting home. Unfortunately, Acsah died around this time, too. Aaron's 2 sons by Lydia and 2 daughters by Acsah, were orphaned. They went to live with their grandparents, who took them first to Illinois and then to Iowa.
Aaron enlisted in Company I in the 118th New York Infantry during the civil war. When he was a solider, he contracted a serious illness. The army discharged him March 20, 1864, but he was so weak that he died from his illness shortly after getting home. Unfortunately, Acsah died around this time, too. Aaron's 2 sons by Lydia and 2 daughters by Acsah, were orphaned. They went to live with their grandparents, who took them first to Illinois and then to Iowa.
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Aaron Barker
Co I.118th N.Y. Inf.
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