Person:Albert Bossong (1)

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John Albert Bossong
b.5 Feb 1841 Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
d.12 Oct 1903
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Frances BossongAbt 1839 -
  2. John Albert Bossong1841 - 1903
  3. Amelia Josephine Bossong1843 -
  4. Harriet Aurelia Bossong1844 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 21 Aug 1872
  1. Antoinette Bossong1879 -
  2. Amy BossongBet 1880 & 1885 -
  3. Charles Bossong1884 - 1973
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Facts and Events
Name[5] John Albert Bossong
Gender Male
Birth[5] 5 Feb 1841 Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 21 Aug 1872 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United StatesRoseville Baptist Church
to Sarah Donnelly
Occupation? 1900 Chelsea, Kennebec, Maine, United StatesWardmaster, Eastern Branch, National Home for DVS
Military[1][4] Company B, 39th New York Infantry
Death[1][2] 12 Oct 1903
Burial[1][2] Togus, Kennebec, Maine, United StatesNational Military Home DVS

He enlisted 11 July 1861 at New York as a Private in Co. B, NY Volunteers. He saw service at Spottsylvania, where he developed hemorrhoids, and was discharged in New York at the end of his term of enlistment on 24 June 1864. At Brooklyn, he enlisted in the Navy on 16 August 1864 as a fireman, and was discharged at the end of his enlistment on 9 November 1865. He is most likely the Massachusetts-born Albert "Bossing" who enlisted in the Navy on 4 May 1875 for a period of three years.S3 He was back in Newark, living with his wife and infant daughter Antoinette, at the time of the 1880 Census, at 157 James St., working in a sewing machine factory. He must have been there at least until his son Charles was born on 21 January 1884. In 1896, at the age of 55, he was admitted to the National Home for Disabled Soldiers at Togus, Kennebec, Maine. According to their records, he was married, and his nearest relative was Francis Bossong, who lived on 8th Avenue between 34 and 35 Sts, New York. In 1900, he was the Wardmaster at the Eastern Branch, National Home for DVS at Chelsea, Kennebunk County, Maine. At his death on 12 October 1903 due to chronic intestinal nephritis, his personal effects were sent to his widow, Sarah Bossong, who was living at 97 Hudson St., Newark NJ.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938.
  3.   United States Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891.

    "United States Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-1S6T-3?cc=1825347&wc=MJHJ-PTG%3A1041800501 : 22 May 2014), 004172593 > image 282 of 708; citing NARA microfilm publication M1953 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

  4. ↑ Maine, Kennebec County, Togus National Cemetery Records.

    "Maine, Kennebec County, Togus National Cemetery Records." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 20 August 2019. Maine State Library, Augusta.

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620–1988: [database on-line]. (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
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