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Biographies of the People of Scarborough.

Edward T Pilsbury

Posted on November 6, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

Edward T Pilsbury, Scarborough, ca. 1864 Contributed by Maine State Archives Edward Pilsbury served as a second lieutenant in the 12th Maine Infantry, Company C during the Civil War. Pilsbury was 28 when he mustered in as a sergeant on … Continue reading →

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Frederic C. Prince

Posted on November 5, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

Frederic C. Prince, Scarborough, 1863 Contributed by Maine State Archives Second Lt. Frederic C. Prince was born on June 15, 1842, in Cumberland to Paul (1785-1868) and Abigail Wells Prince (1804-1871). On December 3, 1863, at the age of twenty-one, … Continue reading →

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George Washington Pillsbury

Posted on November 4, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

George Washington Pillsbury, Louisiana, ca. 1863 Contributed by Scarborough Historical Society & Museum George W. Pillsbury was stationed in Louisiana with the 12th Maine Infantry Regiment, Company C during the Civil War. George Pillsbury was born in Scarborough on November … Continue reading →

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Horace W. Moore

Posted on November 3, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

Horace W. Moore, Scarborough, 1863 Contributed by Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Horace Moore was born in Biddeford, on October 17, 1844 to Jeremiah and Mary Ann Brown Moore. At the time of his enlistment to serve in the Civil … Continue reading →

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George Merrill

Posted on November 2, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

George Merrill, Scarborough, ca. 1863 Contributed by Scarborough Historical Society & Museum George Merrill was born in Saco in 1844. In 1862, when he enlisted to fight in the Civil War, he was five-foot-ten-inches tall, with hazel eyes and light … Continue reading →

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