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1SGT William Warren Durgin

Birth: 18 Dec 1839
Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Death: 27 Jan 1929 (aged 89)
Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Burial: West Stoneham Cemetery

Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA Add to Map
Plot: Row 2, Grave 5
Memorial ID: 149317716 View Source

1st Sgt. William Warren Durgin was the first of eight VRC noncommissioned officers appointed as pallbearers to accompany President Abraham Lincoln’s remains back to Springfield, Illinois.

1st Sgt. William Warren Durgin was the first of eight VRC noncommissioned officers appointed as pallbearers to accompany President Abraham Lincoln’s remains back to Springfield, Illinois.

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One of Lincoln's bearers and escort to Springfield ILL. Helped place remains in tomb.

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Created by: Susan E Weymouth
Added: Jul 15, 2015
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149317716/william_warren-durgin: accessed ), memorial page for 1SGT William Warren Durgin (18 Dec 1839–27 Jan 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 149317716, citing West Stoneham Cemetery, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Susan E Weymouth (contributor 48530541).

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