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Private, Co K, Age 18, Res: Waterboro
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GEORGE PITTS, the son of Benjamin Jr and Myra (Thorne) Pitts, was born in Waterboro, Maine ca 1845.
He died on 7 Mar 1895 at the State Almshouse in Tewksbury, MA at age 50 from nephritis [MA VR v455 p394], and was buried
in Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterboro.
His wife was RACHEL A [pension index], who filed for a widows
pension from Mass. Following this, her whereabouts not yet known. She is not listed in burial records as being with husband
in Waterboro.
Following his service in the 27th Maine, George reenlisted into the 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
He served as a private from 22 Sep 1864 to 4 Jun 1865, and received a bounty of $168.66 for his enrollment [Rec of Mass Vol's
1861-65 v1 p476; MA Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in Civil War p564].
The whereabouts of George between the 1860
Waterboro census and his death in Tewksbury is still being researched.
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Additional Source Data:
1850 Waterboro, York, ME census: hh 266/259; George age 5
1860 Waterboro (pg 31)
- Civil War Pension Index: George app #934,681, buit no cert iss. Widow filed (date unread) app #627,129 cert #448,381
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