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Acton Memorial Library |
Civil War Records of William H. Boss
Service
| Co. | Regiment/Ship | From | To | Residence | Occupation | Notes |
| D | 3rd MHA | Private; enl. May 1, 1863; must. Aug. 14, 1863 | transf. to Navy July 14, 1864 | Boston | clerk | age 21 |
| Navy | USS Tunxis, Glaucus | June 29, 1864 | March 6, 1865 | credit Boston | clerk | |
| MASSCW, 5:795, 7:615 | ||||||
Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): x
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): x
Pension
| Co. | Regiment | Date Filed | Type | App. No. | Cert. No. | State | Beneficiary/Remarks |
| USN D |
Princeton, Tunxis 3rd MHA |
May 4, 1908 | Widow | 275 242 | 718 480 | Ida E. Boss |
Grand Army of the Republic
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Death
| Date | March 22, 1907 |
| Place | Swampscott, Mass. |
| Age | 64 years, 10 months, 15 days |
| Cause |
cerebral hemmorhage (source: death record, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," v. 1907/96, p. 161 [image], AmericanAncestors.org). |
| Obituary | Boston Globe, March 23, 1907 |
| Funeral | |
| Burial | Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass. |
| Survived by | Ida E. Boss |
Additional Information
William Henry Boss was born in Charlestown, Mass. to parents Robert P. Boss and Hannah Sampson (source: death record).
William H. Boss, age 18, a sailor, is recorded as an inhabitant of Acton in the 1860 federal census, in household (dwelling no. 62) of Robert P. and Hannah P. Boss ("1860 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com).
Name included on the Acton Memorial Library Soldiers' Tablet, "The Men of Acton Who Fought For The Union."
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See also:
Hosmer, The Town of Acton in the Civil War, pp. 81, 101, 124.
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