Francis M. Guernsey

Francis M. Guernsey was born on February 22, 1839, in Guilford, New York, to Jonathan Guernsey and Frances Putnam. His father was a physician who owned $5,000 of real estate in 1850. Guernsey grew up and attended school in Guilford before enrolling at Oberlin College in the late 1850s. He graduated around 1860 and moved to La Port, Indiana, where he established a commercial school. By the fall of 1861, he was living in Berlin, Wisconsin.

In June 1862, he celebrated "our glorious old Flag" and hoped for the "speedy termination of this fratracidal war." He enrolled in the Union army on August 6, 1862, and mustered in as a private in Company C of the 32^nd Wisconsin Infantry later that day. He was promoted to sergeant major on September 25, 1862, to 1^st lieutenant on May 3, 1864, and finally to captain on April 6, 1865. The regiment took part in the Vicksburg campaign, the Atlanta campaign, the March to the Sea, and the Carolinas campaign. In June 1864, he celebrated news of the National Union Party's national convention, which nominated Abraham Lincoln for president and called for emancipation and the "complete suppression of the Rebellion." As Guernsey explained, the convention "gives me more faith in our ability to conquer than a fresh Army of Five hundred thousand men. it shows that the heart of the people of the mighty north is in the right place...that rather than retrace the steps already taken by the Government they will fight it out to the last man and the last dollar." He mustered out in Crystal Springs, Maryland, on June 12, 1865.

Guernsey settled in Almond, Wisconsin, after the war, and he married Frances Eugenia Doty on August 29, 1865. Their daughter Ella was born around 1868. The family moved to Clintonville, Wisconsin, in 1867. He was appointed postmaster of Clintonville in April 1868, and he later served as county commissioner and a member of the county board.

By 1870, he was working as a “dealer in dry goods,” and he owned $1,500 of real estate and $1,500 of personal property. A decade later, he was working as a lawyer. He joined the Republican Party, and he secured a seat in the Wisconsin legislature in 1878. He applied for a federal pension in June 1880, complaining of a hernia. He moved to Santa Barbara, California, by the early 1910s, and he died there on June 24, 1919.

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(820)

Guernsey, Francis M.

1839-02-22

1919-06-24

Conflict Side: Union
Role: Soldier
Rank in: Private
Rank out: Captain
Rank highest: Captain
Gender: Male
Race: White

Documents - Records: 97

(1787) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Euphemia J. Richmond, 6 February 1857
(1788) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Euphemia J. Richmond, 29 August 1860
(1789) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Euphemia J. Richmond, 8 December 1860
(1790) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 8 September 1861
(1791) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 22 September 1861
(1792) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 17 November 1861
(1793) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 1 December 1861
(1794) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 15 December 1861
(1795) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 11 January 1862
(1796) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 9 February 1862
(1797) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 13 March 1862
(1798) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 30 March 1862
(1799) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 13 April 1862
(1800) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 25 May 1862
(1801) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 7 June 1862
(1802) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 15 June 1862
(1803) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 22 June 1862
(1804) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 29 June 1862
(1805) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 13 July 1862
(1806) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 21 July 1862
(1807) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 24 February 1862
(1808) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 6 August 1862
(1809) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 13 August 1862
(1810) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 23 August 1862
(1811) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 31 August 1862
(1812) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 14 September 1862
(1813) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 28 September 1862
(1814) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 11 October 1862
(1815) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 19 October 1862
(1816) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 19 October 1862
(1817) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 25 October 1862
(1818) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 28 October 1862
(1819) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 2 December 1862
(1820) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 12 December 1862
(1821) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 26 December 1862
(1822) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 20 January 1863
(1823) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 23 January 1863
(1824) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 29 January 1863
(1825) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 1 February 1863
(1826) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 10 March 1863
(1827) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 19 February 1863
(1828) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 4 November 1863
(1829) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 21 March 1863
(1830) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 26 March 1863
(1831) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 27 March 1863
(1832) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 29 March 1863
(1833) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 3 May 1863
(1834) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 4 May 1863
(1835) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances Brownell, 6 May 1863
(1836) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 10 May 1863
(1837) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 17 May 1863
(1838) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 3 July 1863
(1839) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 2 August 1863
(1840) [recipient] ~ Frances E. Doty to Francis M. Guernsey, 3 August 1865
(1841) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 25 November 1863
(1842) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 18 December 1863
(1843) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 4 January 1864
(1844) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 11 January 1864
(1845) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 15 January 1864
(1846) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 23 January 1864
(1847) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 1 February 1864
(1848) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 6 February 1864
(1849) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 28 February 1864
(1850) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 6 March 1864
(1851) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 19 April 1864
(1852) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 6 May 1864
(1853) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 10 May 1864
(1854) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 22 May 1864
(1855) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 8 June 1864
(1856) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 12 June 1864
(1857) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 14 June 1864
(1858) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 26 June 1864
(1859) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 20 July 1864
(1860) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 24 July 1864
(1861) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 30 July 1864
(1862) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 9 August 1864
(1863) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 14 August 1864
(1864) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 17 August 1864
(1865) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 9 September 1864
(1866) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 9 October 1864
(1867) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 26 October 1864
(1868) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 18 January 1865
(1869) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 27 January 1865
(1870) [recipient] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 10 March 1865
(1871) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 8 April 1865
(1872) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 23 April 1865
(1873) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 8 May 1865
(1874) [recipient] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 14 May 1865
(1875) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 20 May 1865
(1876) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 26 May 1865
(1877) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 29 May 1865
(1878) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 21 July 1865
(1879) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 30 July 1865
(1880) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 8 November 1865
(1881) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 11 November 1865
(1888) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, undated
(5079) [writer] ~ Francis M. Guernsey to Family, 18 January 1918

People - Records: 5

(820) Guernsey, Francis M. is the [grandparent of] (885) Willoughby, Myrna

(821) Richmond, Euphemia J. is the [sibling of] (820) Guernsey, Francis M.
(822) Doty, Frances Eugenia is the [wife of] (820) Guernsey, Francis M.
(849) Brownell, Frances is the [parent of] (820) Guernsey, Francis M.
(886) Guernsey, Ella S. is the [child of] (820) Guernsey, Francis M.

Places - Records: 2

(776) [birth] ~ Guilford, Chenango County, New York
(777) [death] ~ Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California

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Regiments - Records: 1

(260) [officer] [F] ~ 32nd Wisconsin Infantry

Groups - Records: 1

(3) [member/supporter] ~ Republican Party

SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; 1890 Veterans Census, available from Ancestry.com; Catalogue of Oberlin College for the College Year 1860-61 (Oberlin, OH: Shankland and Harmon, 1860); Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, available from Ancestry.com; The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Madison, WI: David Atwood, 1878); General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com; California Death Index, 1905-1939, available from Ancestry.com; Wisconsin Marriage Index, 1820-1907, available from Ancestry.com; Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 7 June 1862, DL0301.015, Nau Collection; Francis M. Guernsey to Frances E. Doty, 12 June 1864, DL0301.070, Nau Collection

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