NameJames Canwell
Birth Date19 Sep 1840
Birth PlaceFranklin Plt., Oxford Co., ME
Death Date12 Apr 1876 Age: 35
Death PlaceBuckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Memodied from tuberculosis
Misc. Notes
Served in Civil War, where he contracted TB.
With both he and Zipporah deceased by 1880, James and Bertie were living with their maternal grandparents, Ezekiel and Maria (Farrar) Fuller at time of 1880 USC for Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
He enlisted as a private in the U. S. Army Hospital Corps on either 09 Mar. 1892 of 21 Nov. 1895 (source gives both dates), and was discharged 20 Nov. 1898.
Spouses
Birth Date4 Sep 1841
Death Date2 Jun 1875 Age: 33
Death PlaceBuckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Misc. Notes
All children born in Buckfield. Children Bertha and Adelbert were twins. Guardianship of the twins was granted to Zipporah’s parents, Ezekiel and Maria after James died. Guardianship of James Mellen granted to an uncle on his mother’s side, Cyrus Metcalf.
Marr Date20 Oct 1865
Marr PlaceLivermore, Androscoggin Co., ME