Eliza Smith1

F, #38161

Family: Philomen Priest

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 23, p. 266.

Charles Henry Priest1

M, #38162

Family: Mary Catherine Ellis

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 23, p. 266.

Mary Catherine Ellis1

F, #38163

Family: Charles Henry Priest

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 23, p. 266.

Bertha Ellen Priest1

F, #38164

Family: George Hosea Capen

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BirthWatertown, MA, USA1
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Gen. Soc.DAR: #227591

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 23, p. 266.

George Hosea Capen1

M, #38165

Family: Bertha Ellen Priest

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 23, p. 266.

Joseph Addison Prentiss1,2

M, #38166, b. 31 August 1820

Family: Rebecca Dodge Loomis

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BirthAug 31, 1820Montpelier, Chittenden Co., VT, USA3
MarriageJan 7, 18521,3
BiographyJoseph Addison PRENTISS, born August 31, 1820, studied law and must have been admitted to the bar about 1844, as he began practicing in Montpelier that year, and was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court in Washington county, April term, 1847. He remained here until his removal to Winona, Minn., in May, 1869, where he opened a law office with his brother John H. He has mainly, however, devoted himself to financial matters, and was for some years cashier of the Second National Bank of Winona, and has been president of it since January, 1878. He married, January 7, r 852, Rebecca D. LOOMIS, daughter of Judge Jeduthun LOOMIS and Sophia BRIGHAM. They had five children.3

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 23.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 62 #1872.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/WashingtonCoHistory08.html
  4. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 30, p. 201.

Rebecca Dodge Loomis1

F, #38167

Family: Joseph Addison Prentiss b. 31 Aug 1820

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MarriageJan 7, 18521,2

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 23.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/WashingtonCoHistory08.html
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 30, p. 201.

Charlotte A. Prentiss1

F, #38168

Family: William Hayes

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BirthMontpelier, Chittenden Co., VT, USA1
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Gen. Soc.DAR: #227821

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 23.

William Hayes1

M, #38169

Family: Charlotte A. Prentiss

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 23.

Lucretia Prentiss1

F, #38170

Family: Clark Ellis Bailey

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BirthMontpelier, Chittenden Co., VT, USA1
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Gen. Soc.DAR: #295601

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 30, p. 201.

Clark Ellis Bailey1

M, #38171

Family: Lucretia Prentiss

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 30, p. 201.

Charlotte Isabel Meeker1,2

F, #38172, b. 8 August 1851, d. 25 October 1942

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BirthAug 8, 1851Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME, USA, age 9 in 1860 census; age 70 in 1920 census1,3,4
DeathOct 25, 1942age 924
Gen. Soc.DAR: #337631

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 34.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 117 #4369.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Bath, Sagadohoc, ME, Film 853, Box 27, Vol. 25, E.D. 140, Sh. 2, Ln. 37.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Amory M. Houghton, III, December 8, 2012.

Levi Prescott1

M, #38173, b. 1777, d. 1827

Family: Mary Townsend b. 1777, d. 1855

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Birth17772
Marriage17971,2
Death18272

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.
  2. [S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 85.

Mary Townsend1

F, #38174, b. 1777, d. 1855

Family: Levi Prescott b. 1777, d. 1827

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Birth17772
Marriage17971,2
Death18552
ParentsDJames Townsend of Bolton MA2

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.
  2. [S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 85.

William A. Prescott1

M, #38175

Family: Georgiette A. Redding

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.

Georgiette A. Redding1

F, #38176

Family: William A. Prescott

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.

Ella Frances Prescott1

F, #38177

Family: James Russell Reed

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BirthBoston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA
Gen. Soc.DAR: #341671

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.

James Russell Reed1

M, #38178

Family: Ella Frances Prescott

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.

John McKendry1

M, #38179

Family: Eliza Gill Howard

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.

Eliza Gill Howard1

F, #38180

Family: John McKendry

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.

John Howard McKendry1

M, #38181

Family: Sarah French Tucker

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.

Sarah French Tucker1

F, #38182

Family: John Howard McKendry

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.

Agnes Howard McKendry1

F, #38183

Family: Dr. Austin Holden

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BirthDorchester, MA, USA1
Gen. Soc.DAR: #341851

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.

Dr. Austin Holden1

M, #38184

Family: Agnes Howard McKendry

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.

Lydia Houghton1

F, #38185, b. 1822, d. 1903

Family: Henry Austin Roe b. 1822, d. 1870

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Birth18222
Marriage1
Death19032
BurialFairview Cemetery, Madison Twp, Lake Co., OH, USA2

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , e-mail address, Nov. 20, 2002.

Henry Austin Roe1

M, #38186, b. 1822, d. 1870

Family: Lydia Houghton b. 1822, d. 1903

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Birth18222
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Death18702
BurialFairview Cemetery, Madison Twp, Lake Co., OH, USA2

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , e-mail address, Nov. 20, 2002.

Sara Roe1

F, #38187, b. 1855, d. 1940

Family: Charles Ezra Lovett b. 1851, d. 1925

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Birth1855West Andover, OH, USA2,1
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Gen. Soc.DAR: #347341
Death19402
BurialFairview Cemetery, Madison Twp, RI, USA, Tomb section B3, Row 5, Stone 1

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , e-mail address, Nov. 20, 2002.

Charles Ezra Lovett1,2

M, #38188, b. 1851, d. 1925

Family: Sara Roe b. 1855, d. 1940

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Birth18511
Marriage2
Death19251

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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , e-mail address, Nov. 20, 2002.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.

Lydia Ella Roe1

F, #38189, b. 1858, d. 1941

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Birth1858Madison, OH, USA1,2
Gen. Soc.DAR: #347351
Death19412
BurialFairview Cemetery, Madison Twp, Lake Co., OH, USA2

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 35.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , e-mail address, Nov. 20, 2002.

Brig. Gen. Hannibal Day1

M, #38190, b. 15 February 1804, d. 26 March 1891

Family: Maria Houghton b. c 1815

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BirthFeb 15, 1804Montpelier, VT, USA
Graduation1823U.S. Army Military Academy at West Point
Marriage1
DeathMar 26, 1891Morristown, NJ, USA2
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA, USA2
ParentsSDr. Sylvester Day, VT, c 1775 (U.S. Army, surgeon) and ? Bliss1,3
BiographyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hannibal Day served as an officer in the regular army before and during the American Civil War, briefly commanding a brigade in the Army of the Potomac.
Hannibal Day was born in Montpelier, Vermont on February 15, 1804. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating 23rd in a class of 35 in 1823. Day was assigned to the infantry, serving in Indian wars, including the Seminole War and in the Mexican War. Day was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel of the 2nd U.S. Infantry on February 25, 1861. He was serving at Fort Abercrombie in the Dakota Territory when the Civil War erupted. He was on recruiting duty in the early months of the conflict. During that time of service Day became colonel of the 6th U.S. Infantry on January 7, 1862.
Colonel Day joined the Army of the Potomac on June 28, 1863. He served as a brigade commander in the second division of V Corps under BG Romeyn B. Ayres at the Battle of Gettysburg. His brigade of regulars lost substantial casualties when it was attacked during deployment into the Wheatfield on July 2, 1863. The attack was executed by the brigade of Brig Gen William T. Wofford, and it cost Day's brigade 382 casualties.[1] (Afterwards, Day's brigade was combined with that of Sidney Burbank, serving under Burbank in the Bristoe Campaign and the Mine Run Campaign. The regulars later were made part of a brigade under Ayers in General Charles Griffin's first division V Corps.)
Day was elderly, one of the oldest officers commanding at Gettysburg. (Only George S. Greene was older.) He left the Army of the Potomac on August 22, 1863 for less demanding assignments. He commanded Fort Hamilton in New York from August of 1863 until June 8, 1864. He played minor administrative roles after that. A brevet rank of brigadier general was awarded to him on March 13, 1865.
Day lived long after the war. He was one of the oldest graduates of West Point when he died, a widower, in Morristown, New Jersey on March 26, 1891. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster, Massachusetts.
Sources
Boatner, Mark M., Civil War Dictionary, New York, D. McKay Co. [1959]. ISBN 0-8071-0882-7
Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
Pfanz, Harry W., Gettysburg – The Second Day, University of North Carolina Press, 1987, ISBN 0-8078-1749-X.[2]
Reese, Timothy J., Sykes' Regular Division 1861-1864, Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1990. ISBN 0-89950-447-7

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Pfanz, Gettysburg - the Second Day, pp. 297-301. Map 12-2 on p. 292.

Hannibal Day
DAY, Hannibal, soldier, born in Vermont about 1802. He is the son of Dr. Sylvester Day, assistant surgeon, U. S. army. He was graduated at the U. S. military academy in 1823, and made second lieutenant in the 2d infantry. On 4 April 1832, he was commissioned first lieutenant, and in the same year took part in the Black Hawk expedition, but was not on duty at the seat of war. He also served in the Florida wars in 1838'9 and 1841'2, and in the war with Mexico in 1846'7. He was commissioned captain, 7 July 1838, major, 23 February 1852, lieutenant colonel, 25 February 1861, and colonel, 7 January 1862. He commanded a brigade of the 5th corps in the Pennsylvania campaign in 1863, taking part in the battle of Gettysburg. He was retired from active duty, "on his own application after forty consecutive years of service," 1 August 1863, and employed on military commissions and courts-martial from 25 July 1864. On 13 March 1865, he was brevetted brigadier general for long service.
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As Colonel, Hannibal Day commanded the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, of the 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac. He was one of very few Regular U.S. Army officers to decline a Breveted General Officer’s position in the Volunteer Army during the Civil War. He led one of only two U.S. Regular Army Brigades in to the “Valley of Death”, in actions near the Round Tops at the Battle of Gettysburg and was promoted Brigadier General, Regular U.S. Army by Congress for his bravery.

(1804-91) Born in Montpelier, Vermont, Feb. 15, 1804, he graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1823. He served with the 2nd U.S. Infantry in the Black Hawk War, the Seminole Wars of 1838-39 and 1841-42, and in the Mexican War. During the Civil War, he served as colonel of the 6th U.S. Infantry. He commanded the 1st brigade, Ayres Division, of Sykes 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac, during the Gettysburg campaign. In his Gettysburg battle report, his superior, General Romeyn B. Ayres wrote that Day performed his duties with coolness and gallantry. Day escaped serious injury when he had a horse shot out from under him on the second day's fighting, on July 2, 1863. During the battle of Gettysburg, his brigade suffered 58 killed and 305 wounded. He was promoted to brevet brigadier general, March 13, 1865.

War Date Document Signed: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4, in ink, on imprinted letter sheet. Head Quarters Recruiting Volunteer Service in Massachusetts. Official Business. Cambridge, 7th Feby. 1862. Circular Orders. All Volunteer officers recruiting in the State under orders from this office who may not have brought from their Regiments a complete Descriptive Roll with account of Pay and Clothing, of the enlisted men of their respective Recruiting Parties, will immediately write for such to the respective Captain's or commanders of companies to which their men belong. With such papers, all Recruiting Parties will be paid regularly every two months and not otherwise. H. Day, Lt. Col. 2d In.[fantry], Genl. Supt. R.[ecruiting] S.[ervice] in Mass.

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  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 39.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Day
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lawrenceville, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_747; Page: 0; line 1, dwl 840-916.