Civil War Veteran
Private, Co. G, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
The son of Joseph and Nancy (Simmons) Maxim.
Jacob married Mary Ryan in Rochester, MA on March 20, 1851. They were the parents of Alonzo, born Oct. 1851; Melissa, born in 1854; Ella, born April 20, 1856; Jacob, Jr., born Feb. 28, 1857; Thaddeus, born Aug. 6, 1860; George B., born Feb. 1, 1864; Mary E., born Feb. 1866; Joseph E., born July 8, 1869; and Frank E., born Aug. 25, 1871.
Jacob was a 30 year-old Nailer from Wareham, MA, when he enlisted at Dedham, MA on July 1, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Private in Co. G. In 1862 he was engaged with the Regiment in the Peninsula Campaign, including the siege of Yorktown, Second Bull Run, and Fredericksburg. He was severely wounded in the left leg at the battle of Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862, which resulted in amputation of the leg close to the hip and prevented him from being fitted with an artificial limb. He was subsequently discharged due to his wounds at Douglas Hospital, Washington, DC on April 11, 1863. It should be noted that at the battle of Fredericksburg the 18th Massachusetts suffered 28 killed or mortally wounded and another 131 who were wounded out of 325 who went into battle, ranking as the regiment's second highest casualty rate after the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Jacob resided in Wareham following his discharge, where he was a member of the Gen. William T. Sherman G.A.R. Post No. 208, Wareham. The 1870 census records him working as a Nailer, while 1880 data indicates he was a "crippled soldier." A widower, due to the death of his wife Mary in 1899, Jacob was receiving a pension of $55 per month from the government at the time of his death due to throat cancer.
Obituary for Jacob Maxim published on p. 5 in the Sep. 14, 1911 edition of the Wareham Courier (courtesy of Find a Grave member Michael Secor)
JACOB MAXIM -- Died at his home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Jacob Maxim, aged 82. He had been a great sufferer for several weeks, the cause of death being a cancer in the throat. He was the son of Joseph and Nancy Maxim. He was an old veteran of the Civil War.
Four sons, one daughter, and several grandchildren and a sister are left to mourn his loss.
The funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. J. Harold Gould officiating. Interment was at the family lot at the Centre and the G.A.R. funeral rites were carried out at the grave.
Private, Co. G, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
The son of Joseph and Nancy (Simmons) Maxim.
Jacob married Mary Ryan in Rochester, MA on March 20, 1851. They were the parents of Alonzo, born Oct. 1851; Melissa, born in 1854; Ella, born April 20, 1856; Jacob, Jr., born Feb. 28, 1857; Thaddeus, born Aug. 6, 1860; George B., born Feb. 1, 1864; Mary E., born Feb. 1866; Joseph E., born July 8, 1869; and Frank E., born Aug. 25, 1871.
Jacob was a 30 year-old Nailer from Wareham, MA, when he enlisted at Dedham, MA on July 1, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Private in Co. G. In 1862 he was engaged with the Regiment in the Peninsula Campaign, including the siege of Yorktown, Second Bull Run, and Fredericksburg. He was severely wounded in the left leg at the battle of Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862, which resulted in amputation of the leg close to the hip and prevented him from being fitted with an artificial limb. He was subsequently discharged due to his wounds at Douglas Hospital, Washington, DC on April 11, 1863. It should be noted that at the battle of Fredericksburg the 18th Massachusetts suffered 28 killed or mortally wounded and another 131 who were wounded out of 325 who went into battle, ranking as the regiment's second highest casualty rate after the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Jacob resided in Wareham following his discharge, where he was a member of the Gen. William T. Sherman G.A.R. Post No. 208, Wareham. The 1870 census records him working as a Nailer, while 1880 data indicates he was a "crippled soldier." A widower, due to the death of his wife Mary in 1899, Jacob was receiving a pension of $55 per month from the government at the time of his death due to throat cancer.
Obituary for Jacob Maxim published on p. 5 in the Sep. 14, 1911 edition of the Wareham Courier (courtesy of Find a Grave member Michael Secor)
JACOB MAXIM -- Died at his home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Jacob Maxim, aged 82. He had been a great sufferer for several weeks, the cause of death being a cancer in the throat. He was the son of Joseph and Nancy Maxim. He was an old veteran of the Civil War.
Four sons, one daughter, and several grandchildren and a sister are left to mourn his loss.
The funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. J. Harold Gould officiating. Interment was at the family lot at the Centre and the G.A.R. funeral rites were carried out at the grave.
Civil War Veteran
Private, Co. G, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
The son of Joseph and Nancy (Simmons) Maxim.
Jacob married Mary Ryan in Rochester, MA on March 20, 1851. They were the parents of Alonzo, born Oct. 1851; Melissa, born in 1854; Ella, born April 20, 1856; Jacob, Jr., born Feb. 28, 1857; Thaddeus, born Aug. 6, 1860; George B., born Feb. 1, 1864; Mary E., born Feb. 1866; Joseph E., born July 8, 1869; and Frank E., born Aug. 25, 1871.
Jacob was a 30 year-old Nailer from Wareham, MA, when he enlisted at Dedham, MA on July 1, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Private in Co. G. In 1862 he was engaged with the Regiment in the Peninsula Campaign, including the siege of Yorktown, Second Bull Run, and Fredericksburg. He was severely wounded in the left leg at the battle of Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862, which resulted in amputation of the leg close to the hip and prevented him from being fitted with an artificial limb. He was subsequently discharged due to his wounds at Douglas Hospital, Washington, DC on April 11, 1863. It should be noted that at the battle of Fredericksburg the 18th Massachusetts suffered 28 killed or mortally wounded and another 131 who were wounded out of 325 who went into battle, ranking as the regiment's second highest casualty rate after the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Jacob resided in Wareham following his discharge, where he was a member of the Gen. William T. Sherman G.A.R. Post No. 208, Wareham. The 1870 census records him working as a Nailer, while 1880 data indicates he was a "crippled soldier." A widower, due to the death of his wife Mary in 1899, Jacob was receiving a pension of $55 per month from the government at the time of his death due to throat cancer.
Obituary for Jacob Maxim published on p. 5 in the Sep. 14, 1911 edition of the Wareham Courier (courtesy of Find a Grave member Michael Secor)
JACOB MAXIM -- Died at his home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Jacob Maxim, aged 82. He had been a great sufferer for several weeks, the cause of death being a cancer in the throat. He was the son of Joseph and Nancy Maxim. He was an old veteran of the Civil War.
Four sons, one daughter, and several grandchildren and a sister are left to mourn his loss.
The funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. J. Harold Gould officiating. Interment was at the family lot at the Centre and the G.A.R. funeral rites were carried out at the grave.
Private, Co. G, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
The son of Joseph and Nancy (Simmons) Maxim.
Jacob married Mary Ryan in Rochester, MA on March 20, 1851. They were the parents of Alonzo, born Oct. 1851; Melissa, born in 1854; Ella, born April 20, 1856; Jacob, Jr., born Feb. 28, 1857; Thaddeus, born Aug. 6, 1860; George B., born Feb. 1, 1864; Mary E., born Feb. 1866; Joseph E., born July 8, 1869; and Frank E., born Aug. 25, 1871.
Jacob was a 30 year-old Nailer from Wareham, MA, when he enlisted at Dedham, MA on July 1, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Private in Co. G. In 1862 he was engaged with the Regiment in the Peninsula Campaign, including the siege of Yorktown, Second Bull Run, and Fredericksburg. He was severely wounded in the left leg at the battle of Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862, which resulted in amputation of the leg close to the hip and prevented him from being fitted with an artificial limb. He was subsequently discharged due to his wounds at Douglas Hospital, Washington, DC on April 11, 1863. It should be noted that at the battle of Fredericksburg the 18th Massachusetts suffered 28 killed or mortally wounded and another 131 who were wounded out of 325 who went into battle, ranking as the regiment's second highest casualty rate after the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Jacob resided in Wareham following his discharge, where he was a member of the Gen. William T. Sherman G.A.R. Post No. 208, Wareham. The 1870 census records him working as a Nailer, while 1880 data indicates he was a "crippled soldier." A widower, due to the death of his wife Mary in 1899, Jacob was receiving a pension of $55 per month from the government at the time of his death due to throat cancer.
Obituary for Jacob Maxim published on p. 5 in the Sep. 14, 1911 edition of the Wareham Courier (courtesy of Find a Grave member Michael Secor)
JACOB MAXIM -- Died at his home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Jacob Maxim, aged 82. He had been a great sufferer for several weeks, the cause of death being a cancer in the throat. He was the son of Joseph and Nancy Maxim. He was an old veteran of the Civil War.
Four sons, one daughter, and several grandchildren and a sister are left to mourn his loss.
The funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. J. Harold Gould officiating. Interment was at the family lot at the Centre and the G.A.R. funeral rites were carried out at the grave.
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