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Joseph Firestone1

Male, b. circa 1843, d. 2 May 1865, #51645


Father Jacob Firestone1 b. 1805
Mother Mary Etta Johnson1 b. circa 1809
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Birth* circa 1843  Upper Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA1 
Census* 1850  1850 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Series: M432, Roll: 828, Page: 261A, October 5
(enumerated with father, Jacob Firestone)
08, 100, 104, Firestone, Joseph, 6, M, , , , Pa, , , ,1 
Census 1860  1860 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Series: M653, Roll: 1183, Page: 649, June 14
(enumerated with father, Jacob Firestone)
35, 169, 169, Firestone, Joseph, 16, M, , , , , Pa, , 0/, ,2 
Milit-Beg* 30 March 1865  Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, Name: Joseph Firesstone
Name Note:
Also Known As Name: Joseph Firestone
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: 88th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Military Unit Note:
Military Company: K
Military Company Note:
Note: Original filed under Joseph/Firestone
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/ark:/61903/1:1:FSSW-BNT : 4 December 20143,4 
Death* 2 May 1865  City Point, Prince George Co., VA4 
Milit-End* 2 May 1865  City Point, Prince George Co., VA, Name: Firestone, Joseph
Rank: Private     
Date of Muster
into Service: March 30, 1865
Remarks: Substitute; died at City Point, Va., May 2, 18654 
Miltary Pension* 1879  Name: Joseph Firestone
Event Type: Pension
Event Date: 1879
Event Place:
Beneficiary's Name: Mary Firestone
Affiliate Publication Number: T288
Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Affiliate Film Number: 152
GS Film Number: 540908
Digital Folder Number: 005080241
Image Number: 03627
Citing this Record: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDYV-CP7 : 3 April 2015, Principal=Mary Etta Johnson5

Last Edited 18 May 2018

Citations
  1. [S4] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S46] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , 1860 U.S. Federal Census.
  3. [S998] United States, Civil War Soldiers Index, online https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fcollection%2F1910717.
  4. [S1928] Pennsylvania in the Civil War, online http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/, http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/88th/88thcok.html.
  5. [S1033] Unknown subject, Civil War Pension Cards.

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