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Capt. William Wood PELTON

Capt. William Wood PELTON

Male 1829 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name William Wood PELTON
    Title Capt.
    Prefix Capt.
    Birth 5 Feb 1829  Woodstock, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I000480  Pelton
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2025

    Father Jonathan PELTON,   b. 18 Apr 1803, Woodstock, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Relationship Birth
    Mother Sally C. WOOD,   b. Abt 1806, Woodstock, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Relationship Birth
    Marriage 22 Oct 1826  Woodstock, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Reference Number:4901
    Family ID F000117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily A. SHAW,   b. Abt 1842, Northfield, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Marriage 5 Dec 1859  Northfield, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Reference Number:8636
    Children 
     1. Lucy Maria PELTON,   b. 31 Mar 1861, Woodstock, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     2. William Herbert PELTON,   b. 23 Aug 1863, Woodstock, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     3. Henry Wood PELTON,   b. 22 Jul 1865, Woodstock, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1935, Lynnfield, Essex, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     4. Mary Louisa PELTON,   b. 12 Apr 1870, Woodstock, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1872, Woodstock, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     5. Anna May PELTON,   b. 28 Apr 1874, Woodstock, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F000237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2025

  • Notes 
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      William served in the military War of the Great Rebellion, about 1862-186 5. Captain Pelton, in response to the call for 75,000 men, marched to t he war of the Great Rebellion, as Captain of Company B, 1st regime nt of VT volunteer infantry; ordered out April 28, 1861; mustered into t he United States service, on May 2, and left for the front, passing throu gh New York City, May 4th, on the way to Fortress Monroe, which they reach ed just in time to save it from the rebels. The regiment fought at Big Bet hel and occupied Newport News, where Capt. Pelton was the first to lan d. In the James River Campaign he was invalided by dumb ague, and not bei ng able to reenlist at the end of the three month term he was select ed by Lieutenant Col. P.F. Washburn (afterward governor of Vermont), who h ad been appointed adjutant-general of the state, to assist in raising a nd organizing all troops required to fill the quota of the State in futu re calls"
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      William served in the military War of the Great Rebellion, about 1862-186 5. Captain Pelton, in response to the call for 75,000 men, marched to t he war of the Great Rebellion, as Captain of Company B, 1st regime nt of VT volunteer infantry; ordered out April 28, 1861; mustered into t he United States service, on May 2, and left for the front, passing throu gh New York City, May 4th, on the way to Fortress Monroe, which they reach ed just in time to save it from the rebels. The regiment fought at Big Bet hel and occupied Newport News, where Capt. Pelton was the first to lan d. In the James River Campaign he was invalided by dumb ague, and not bei ng able to reenlist at the end of the three month term he was select ed by Lieutenant Col. P.F. Washburn (afterward governor of Vermont), who h ad been appointed adjutant-general of the state, to assist in raising a nd organizing all troops required to fill the quota of the State in futu re calls"