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Acton Memorial Library |
Civil War Records of Otto M. Geers
Service
| Co. | Regiment/Ship | From | To | Residence | Occupation | Notes |
| USN | USS Fort Henry; Nita | March 29, 1862 in New York | April 15, 1865 | under the name John Brown | ||
| USN | after the war also served on the Powhatan, Richmond, Lancaster, Colorado, Hartford, Franklin, Wabash, and New Hampshire | re-enlisted May 25, 1865; Jan. 25, 1872; and Oct. 18, 1875. | Oct. 12, 1878 |
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 | USS Fort Henry | April 3, 1882 |
Invalid |
8 036 |
4 488 |
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| Oct. 10, 1912 | Widow | 994 548 | 753 471 | Mass. | Lydia Geers |
Grand Army of the Republic
Recorded as member no. 96 in the membership roster of Isaac Davis Post No. 138 G.A.R., Acton, Massachusetts (Acton Memorial Library archives, 92.2.1).
Death
| Date | Sept. 12, 1912 |
| Place | Stow, Mass. |
| Age | |
| Cause | dysentery |
| Obituary | Maynard News, Nov. 20, 1912 |
| Funeral | |
| Burial | Brookside Cemetery, Stow, Mass. |
| Survived by | Lydia Geers |
Additional Information
Born 1837 in Finland. Lived in Stow after the war. Married Lydia Whitman in Stow in 1879 (source: pension file)
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See also:
Ethel B. Childs. History of Stow. Stow, Mass.: Stow Historical Society Publishing Co., 1983. 98-99.
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