Edwin Porter Woodward
Birth: 16 Jul 1832 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death: 15 Jul 1910 (aged 77) Summit, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Burial: Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Memorial #: 10320889
Bio: Son of Samuel Bayard and Maria (Porter) Woodward.
On 29 Oct 1860 Edwin, 28, married Helen M. Musgrave, daughter of Thomas and Martha Musgrave, at Northampton, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for him and the second for her.
On 1 Aug 1861 Edwin, an accountant, mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a 1st Lieutenant, being credited to the quota of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 29 years and 16 days old.
On 11 Apr 1863 Edwin was promoted to as Captain. On 29 Jul 1863 Edwin ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts as a 1st Lieutenant. Edwin also served in the U. S. Signal Corps starting bet. 1864 - 1865.
From Crane's Worcester Memoirs: "After the close of the war he engaged in the drug business at Worcester in partnership with David Scott, and later went to New York and engaged in the brokerage business. He now (1907) lives a retired life at Summit, New Jersey."
He died on 15 Jul 1910 at Summit, Union County, New Jersey. He was 77 years, 11 months and 29 days old.
Family Members
Parents
Samuel Bayard Woodward 1787-1850
Maria Porter Woodward 1797-1873
Spouse
Helen M. Musgrave Woodward 1832-1906
Siblings
Charles Woodward 1816-1883
Urania B Woodward 1817-1857
Rufus Woodward 1819-1885
Stanley Griswold Woodward 1821-1897
Henry Woodward 1822-1907
Samuel Woodward 1825-1888
Maria Porter Woodward Silsbee 1826-1911
Edwin Porter Woodward 1828-1829
Catherine Todd Woodward 1831-1849
Algernon Sidney Woodward 1835-1836
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Originally Created by: Bev (47588577)
Added: 13 Jan 2005
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10320889/edwin-porter-woodward
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10320889/edwin-porter-woodward : accessed 05 January 2022), memorial page for Edwin Porter Woodward (16 Jul 1832–15 Jul 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10320889, citing Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by DaurRegt (contributor 47891223) .