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Col Alexander Warner

Birth	:	10 Jan 1827 Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death	:	7 Sep 1914 Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA
Burial	:	Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Windham County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.9494209, -71.9739914
Description	:	Married Mary Trumbull Mathewson 27 Sep 1855. From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols MARY TRUMBULL MATHEWSON, daughter of Rufus Smith and Faith Williams (McClellan) Mathewson, died in 1902. Married September 27, 1855, ALEXANDER WARNER, born in Smithfield, Providence County, R. I., January 10, 1827, son of Thomas and Amy (Collins) Warner, and grandson of Asabel Warner; died at Point Pleasant, N. J., September, 1914; buried in Woodstock, Conn. At the age of eight years, he removed with his family to Woodstock, where he was educated... Read More	Married Mary Trumbull Mathewson 27 Sep 1855. From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols MARY TRUMBULL MATHEWSON, daughter of Rufus Smith and Faith Williams (McClellan) Mathewson, died in 1902. Married September 27, 1855, ALEXANDER WARNER, born in Smithfield, Providence County, R. I., January 10, 1827, son of Thomas and Amy (Collins) Warner, and grandson of Asabel Warner; died at Point Pleasant, N. J., September, 1914; buried in Woodstock, Conn. At the age of eight years, he removed with his family to Woodstock, where he was educated at the Woodstock Academy and later at the academy in Wilbraham, Mass. He left school to enter business with his father in the manufacture of cotton twine. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was the first man to enlist, as a private, but was later appointed by Governor Buckingham, Major of the Third Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, and participated with his command in the first battle of Bull Run. He was afterwards made Lieutenant-Colonel of the Thirteenth Connecticut Volunteers, joined the Department of the Gulf and shared in most of the important engagements. After a short retirement, from ill-health, he was ordered to raise and organize the Fifth Louisiana Regiment for the defense of New Orleans, which he commanded until ill-health again compelled him to retire. He was subsequently appointed special agent of the Treasury Department in New Orleans. In the autumn of 1865, Colonel Warner purchased a large plantation in Madison County, Miss., and was active in trying to secure just treatment for the freedmen, a course which he pursued regardless of threats and persecutions from the native whites. He was appointed Secretary of State by the military commander, Major-General of the State Militia, was trustee and treasurer of the State University, six years a member of the State Senate, for part of the time its President and ex-officio Lieutenant-Governor, and three times a delegate to the National RepiTblican convention. In 1877 Colonel Warner purchased a fine stock farm in Pomfret, Conn., later removing to "Sunnyside", in the same town. In 1886 he was State Treasurer. He was prominently identified with various agricultural societies, while holding extensive interests in the west. Aboixt 1890 he resided in Baxter Springs, Kans., was President of the Baxter Bank, and state Representative for two terms. He was a Mason and a member of Loyal Legion Commandery of Massachiisetts. After his wife 's death he made his home with his son at Point Pleasant, N. J. Children: Benjamin Silliman Warner: b. Sept. 24, 1856; resides at Point Pleasant. He was educated in the south and at Putnam and Sheffield Scientific Schools in Connecticut, was graduated from the University of the City of New York in 1882 and admitted to the bar of Windham County, Conn. He resided for a time in Pomfret, Conn., where he was justice of the peace, notary public, and assessor. He has also resided in Baxter, Kans., and Salisbury, Md. Married June 3, 1886, Sarah Louise Trowbridge, b. in Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 8, 1865, daughter of Edward and Sarah Ann (Smith) Trowbridge. Her father spent much of his life in Barbados and Trinidad and was United States consul at Barbados during the Civil War. Children : i. Arthur Trumbull ; ii. Trowbridge. Arthur McClellan Warner, b. April 13, 1860 ; d. Sept. 4, 1860.

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Where is Col Alexander Warner's memorial?
Col Alexander Warner's memorial is located at: Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Windham County, USA.
When did Col Alexander Warner death?
Col Alexander Warner death on 7 Sep 1914 in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Col Alexander Warner's memorial?
Latitude: 41.9494209
Longitude: -71.9739914

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas Warner

(1800 - 1877)

Amy Collins Warner

(1799 - 1863)

Spouse

Mary Trumbull Mathewson Warner

(1834 - 1902)

Siblings

Sarah Ann Warner Lake

(1820 - 1878)

Mary Frances Warner Fenner

(1829 - 1917)

Edward T. Warner

(1837 - 1891)

Children

Arthur McClellan Warner

(1860 - 1860)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Woodstock Hill Cemetery
Woodstock, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9494209, -71.9739914

2. Quasset Cemetery
Woodstock, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9333000, -71.9828033

3. Elmvale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9678001, -71.9614029

4. East Woodstock Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9839630, -71.9773560

5. Woodstock Central Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9735985, -72.0083008

6. North Woodstock Cemetery
Woodstock, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9956169, -71.9914322

7. Saint Mary Cemetery
Putnam, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9241800, -71.9161100

8. Pomfret Street Cemetery
Pomfret, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8972549, -71.9615784

9. Bradford-Marcy Cemetery
Woodstock, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9696312, -72.0415421

10. Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8937531, -71.9613647

11. Coman Cemetery
Thompson, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9910700, -71.9191700

12. Malbone Cemetery
Putnam, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9032593, -71.9239731

13. Saint Joseph Cemetery
North Grosvenor Dale, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9775009, -71.9028015

14. Bungay Cemetery
West Woodstock, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9599991, -72.0588989

15. Barlow Cemetery
Woodstock, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9455986, -72.0603027

16. Swedish Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
North Grosvenor Dale, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9805984, -71.8981018

17. West Thompson Cemetery
Thompson, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9491997, -71.8861008

18. Clark Chapel Mausoleum
Pomfret, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8845000, -71.9627000

19. North Grosvenor Cemetery
Grosvenor Dale, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9852371, -71.9001541

20. Whittemore Cemetery
Thompson, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9699800, -71.8887900

21. New Boston Cemetery
Thompson, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0137215, -71.9389267

22. Grove Street Cemetery
Putnam, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9091644, -71.8973007

23. Upham Cemetery
North Grosvenor Dale, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9981003, -71.9032974

24. Aspinwall Cemetery
Putnam, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9025574, -71.8931274