William Katon
William Katon was born on April 29, 1842, in Pittston, Maine, to Alexander and Grace Katon. His father was a farmer who owned $1,200 of real estate and $416 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Pittston.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on December 3, 1863, and he mustered in as a private in Company C of the 2nd Maine Cavalry. He died of chronic diarrhea in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 14, 1864.
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(2883)Katon, William1842-04-291864-10-14
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 2

  • (7949) [recipient] ~ Alexander T. Katon to Grace T. Katon et al., 16 November 1861
  • (7952) [associated with] ~ Alexander T. Katon to Grace T. Katon, 19 February 1862

People - Records: 9

  • (2880) Katon, Alexander T. is the [parent of] (2883) Katon, William
  • (2881) Katon, Grace T. is the [parent of] (2883) Katon, William
  • (2882) Katon, Lauraett is the [sibling of] (2883) Katon, William
  • (2884) Katon, Mary B. is the [sibling of] (2883) Katon, William
  • (2885) Katon, Remington D. is the [sibling of] (2883) Katon, William
  • (2886) Katon, Hannah Ann is the [sibling of] (2883) Katon, William
  • (2887) Katon, Thomas is the [sibling of] (2883) Katon, William
  • (2889) Katon, Frederick A. is the [sibling of] (2883) Katon, William
  • (2894) Katon, Lemuel L. is the [aunt/uncle of] (2883) Katon, William

Places - Records: 2

  • (2097) [birth] ~ Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine
  • (72) [death] ~ New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (235) [enlisted] ~ 2nd Maine Cavalry
SOURCES

1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Maine Birth Records, 1715-1922, available from Ancestry.com