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| Father | George Firestone1 b. 13 January 1812, d. 30 October 1884 | |
| Mother | Catherine May Younkin1 b. 1813, d. 1 April 1883 | |
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| Birth* | circa 1842 | Lower Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA1 |
| Census* | 1850 | 1850 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Series: M432, Roll: 828, Page: 226A, September 6 (enumerated with father, George Firestone) 37, 97, 101, Firestone, Simon, 7, M, , , , Pa, , , ,1 |
| Census | 1860 | 1860 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Series: M653, Roll: 1183, Page: 637, June 8 (enumerated with father, George Firestone) 40, 86, 86, Firestone, Simon, 17, F, , Tanner, , , Pa, , 1, ,2 |
| Milit-Beg* | 12 November 1861 | Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA, Name: Simon Firestone Name Note: Also Known As Name: Also Known As Note: Event Type: Military Service Military Beginning Rank: Private Military Beginning Rank Note: Military Final Rank: Private Military Final Rank Note: Military Side: Union Military Side Note: State or Military Term: Pennsylvania Military Unit: 85th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry Military Unit Note: Military Company: H Military Company Note: Note: See also 188 Pa. Vols., 199 Pa. Vols. Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Pennsylvania. Affiliate Publication Number: M554 Affiliate Film Number: 37 GS Film number: 882372 Citing this Record: "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865" https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSF4-B6N : accessed 11 March 2015 This regiment was organized at Uniontown October 16 to November 12, 1861. It mustered out November 22, 1864. 85th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company H Recruited in Somerset County Name: Firestone, Simon Rank: Private Date of Muster Into Service: November 12, 1861 Remarks: Transferred to Company F, 188th Regiment P. V., June 28, 1865; Vet Name: Simon Firestone Name Note: Also Known As Name: Also Known As Note: Event Type: Military Service Military Beginning Rank: Private Military Beginning Rank Note: Military Final Rank: Private Military Final Rank Note: Military Side: Union Military Side Note: State or Military Term: Pennsylvania Military Unit: 188th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry Military Unit Note: Military Company: F Military Company Note: Note: See also 85 Pa. Inf. Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Pennsylvania. Affiliate Publication Number: M554 Affiliate Film Number: 37 GS Film number: 882372 Citing this Record: "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865" https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSSW-BJF : accessed 11 March 2015 188th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company F Name: Firestone, Simon Rank: Private Date of Muster Into Service: November 12, 1861 Remarks: Died near Patrick Corps H., Va., November 8, 1865; Vet 3 |
| Death* | 8 November 1865 | VA3 |
| Milit-End* | 8 November 1865 | VA, 188th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company F Name: Firestone, Simon Rank: Private Date of Muster Into Service: November 12, 1861 Remarks: Died near Patrick Corps H., Va., November 8, 1865; Vet3 |
| Last Edited | 11 Mar 2015 |
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