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Edmund Findlay Churchill

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Birth	:	21 Feb 1842 Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	7 Jun 1921 Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.9573822, -70.8149719
Description	:	Civil War Veteran Sergeant, Co. E, 18th Massachusetts Infantry Edmund Findlay Churchill was the son of Isiah and Polly (Parker) Churchill, and the twin brother of Isiaah Churchill and younger brother to Frederick Churchill, both of Co. E, 18th Mass. Infantry. A 20 year-old Farmer from Plympton, he enlisted at Boston on August 9, 1862 and was mustered that same day into the 18th Mass. Infantry as a Private in Co. E. Churchill was engaged with the Regiment in 1862 at Antietam, Shepherdstown and Fredericksburg. He was a Color Bearer for the Regiment and one... Read More	Civil War Veteran Sergeant, Co. E, 18th Massachusetts Infantry Edmund Findlay Churchill was the son of Isiah and Polly (Parker) Churchill, and the twin brother of Isiaah Churchill and younger brother to Frederick Churchill, both of Co. E, 18th Mass. Infantry. A 20 year-old Farmer from Plympton, he enlisted at Boston on August 9, 1862 and was mustered that same day into the 18th Mass. Infantry as a Private in Co. E. Churchill was engaged with the Regiment in 1862 at Antietam, Shepherdstown and Fredericksburg. He was a Color Bearer for the Regiment and one of 11 men of Company E cited for their courage at the battle of Fredericksburg, fought on Dec. 13, 1862, by Lt. Col. Joseph Hayes, regimental commander. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on May 1, 1863. He was further engaged with the Regiment in 1863 at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Rappahannock Station. He was again engaged in the Campaign against Richmond from May 1, 1864, including the Battle of the Wilderness. He was wounded at the battle of Laurel Hill, VA on May 8, 1864, when struck in the head by a ricocheting bullet and knocked unconscious by the concussion of a shell. He was mustered out of military service on Sept. 2, 1864 at the expiration of his three year enlistment.

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Edmund Findlay Churchill's memorial is located at: Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, USA.
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Edmund Findlay Churchill death on 7 Jun 1921 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
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Latitude: 41.9573822
Longitude: -70.8149719

Family Members:

Parent

Isaiah Churchill

(1806 - 1882)

Polly Stephens Parker Churchill

(1809 - 1853)

Spouse

Rosalie F Briggs Churchill

(1846 - 1920)

Siblings

Granville Mellen Churchill

(1836 - 1837)

Mary Grenville Churchill

(1838 - 1839)

CPL Frederick Stephens Churchill

(1840 - 1862)

Isaiah Francis “Frank” Churchill

(1842 - 1919)

PVT Theodore Parker Churchill

(1844 - 1862)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Hillcrest Cemetery
Plympton, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9573822, -70.8149719

2. Congregational Church Cemetery
Plympton, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9553413, -70.8164139

3. Smallpox Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9644520, -70.8137730

4. Ripley Smallpox Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9492450, -70.8321830

5. Soule Street Smallpox Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9319440, -70.8363890

6. North Plympton Cemetery
Plympton, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9872520, -70.7912470

7. Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
Carver, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9206060, -70.7874810

8. Sturtevant Cemetery
Halifax, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9972470, -70.8357390

9. Perkins Family Cemetery
Halifax, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9566670, -70.8747220

10. Lakenham Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9105988, -70.8013992

11. Central Cemetery
Halifax, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9925000, -70.8600000

12. Tomson Cemetery
Halifax, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9913890, -70.8727780

13. Drew Burial Plot
Halifax, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9925430, -70.8729640

14. Wenham Cemetery
Carver, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9225000, -70.7541670

15. Ephraim Cobb Gravesite
Middleborough, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9250380, -70.8788330

16. Lucas Cemetery
Plymouth, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9276350, -70.7474790

17. Our Lady of Divine Providence Cemetery
Kingston, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9509780, -70.7352920

18. Parting Ways Cemetery
Plymouth, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9458008, -70.7332993

19. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Kingston, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9846992, -70.7380981

20. Stetson Burying Ground
Hanson, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0220600, -70.8366700

21. Cemetery at The Green
Middleborough, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9094440, -70.8830560

22. Old Burying Ground
Kingston, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9943800, -70.7321300

23. Evergreen Cemetery
Kingston, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9944800, -70.7317400

24. Chapel Burying Ground
Pembroke, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0230600, -70.7715700