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Thomas F Lapham

Lot Title

Lapham
Location in Cemetery
Section: a     Lot: 91     Grave: 9

Date of death

Apr-23-1916

Date of birth

Dec-12-1841

Age

74 yrs   4 mths   11 dys

Verse (Legibility: N/A)

Unspecified

Veteran Information

Veteran: Yes

Relatives

Husband of Oliva G. (Coggeshall) Lapham. Father of Alice, Freddie and Richard Lapham and Sophia Lapham Ellis Son of Perry and Asenith (Kelley) Lapham of Dartmouth

Other Information

Name: Thomas Francis Lapham. Son of Perry and Asenith (Kelley) Lapham of Dartmouth, Mass. Born in Dartmouth; died in Springfield, MA. Married to Olivia G. Coggeshall (dau. of Richard H. & Ruth R. (Handy) Coggeshall) on 26 Feb. 1861 in Fairhaven, Mass. Source: Vital Records. The records filed in the Cemetery Department indicate a person by this name was buried in this plot. No other information was recorded. There was no stone for Thomas, his wife Olivia or son Richard. Although there is no gravestone for Thomas Lapham, two small, twin marble tablets on a common granite base in this cemetery lot, indicate that daughter Alice and son Freddie were children of Thomas and Olivia Lapham. "MA Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War" identifies Thomas Lapham as a Currier who enlisted on 21 Aug 1862 at the age of 21 in Co. H, MA 38th Infantry Regiment and mustered out on 30 Jun 1865. His birth is stated as about 1841. No DOD is listed.He was a member of GAR Post 1 in New Bedford,Ma. "Westporters in the Civil War, a typed manuscript by Andrew C. Macomber and Richard W. Wertz, both long time residents of Westport, MA, substantiate Thomas Lapham's civil war enlistment and service.

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Cemetery


LINDEN GROVE


Address

0 Reed Road
Westport
Massachusetts
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Supplementary Information

1,257   Marked Stones in this Cemetery
0   Unmarked Stones (Fieldstones) in this Cemetery

G.R. 2. - Gravestone record, Linden Grove Cemetery, Head of Westport, Vital Records to 1850. The cemetery was originally supervised by the private group, Linden Grove Association, but is now part of Town of Westport property and supervised by the Town Cemetery Director. This cemetery is next to Maple Grove Cemetery. There are three additions to the data for Linden Grove not available for the private cemeteries: photo(s) of each stone, a map of the cemetery showing relative locations of lots and the name of the owner(s) of the lot. There is only one "section" in Linden Grove. The Westport Gravestone Cleaning and Restoration Group has cleaned all the stones in Linden Grove using D/2 Biological Solution for cleaning. Most broken and leaning stones have been restored as of June 2023. Funding has been provided for training of the persons doing the work using CPA funding. CPA funding has also paid for supplies. Information on many of the interred has also been provided by Laura Oliviera, Todd Baptista and Troy Rebello.

Map Details

GPS North: 41.62386
GPS West: 71.05688
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