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John Alden or Aaron Fitz or Fitzpatrick
b.8 Apr 1846 , Novia Scotia, Canada
d.31 Oct 1903 Florence, Fremont, Colorado
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m. 9 Feb 1887
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!UPDATE: 17 AUG 1994 !Civil War record in possession of Marjorie Mickelson (fought in Union army as a courier from Oct 1860- Oct 1862) company records marriage certificate widows pension application death certificate !History: Owned the Laramie Steam Bakery and Oyster Bar in September 1884 which he bought from A. T. William's widow. There were no advertisements in the paper after 1885. Lived on Dale Creek in 1870 where he was married to Madah. Had a ranch on Dale Creek Southeast of Tie Siding, Albany Co., Wyoming until about 1896 when he lost his ranch and moved to Cyanide, Fremont Co., Colorado (three miles from Florence, Colorado) where he obtained work in the Dorcas Mill (the mill extracted gold from ore). He died of a pulmonary embolism (the obiturary said blood poisoning). The his wife told a grandson, Don Morgan that he hit his head on a nail and died from cyanide poisoning from the cyanide that got into the wound. !CIVIL WAR RECORD MILITARY SERVICE: Co M, 3rd Mass Cav. (Otis Light Guards) SERVICE NUMBER: #1155478 DATES OF SERVICE: INDUCTION DATE: 12 Oct 1861 AT: Boston, Massachusetts DISCHARGE DATE: 1864 AT: New Orleans, Louisiana RANKS IN SERVICE: private RESPONSIBILITIES: Courior, Orderly (Gen. N. P. Banks Headquarters) PENSIONS: widow's pension; remarried widow's pension PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN SERVICE: 5 ft 8 1/2 in; blue eyes [blonde hair] |