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Enos “Beecher” Chatfield

Birth	:	5 May 1828 Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	24 Jan 1893 Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3439150, -72.6016040
Plot	:	Sec A, Row 12, Stone 6
Description	:	Beecher being his middle name; he used it as a given name for most of his life. 1st of 9 children of ENOS CHATFIELD & ROXY SPERRY Military: Civil War, Union Army Co. D, 11th Iowa Infantry Wounded in leg at the Battle of Shiloh Occupation: Bricklayer & stone mason Died: age 65, in the Soldiers Home in Marshalltown, Iowa; Bright's disease & dropsy Married (1): Sep 14, 1851, MARY ELIZABETH SEYMOUR, Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut Divorced bef 1887 Twelve children: 1. Frederick Seymour "Fred" CHATFIELD 1853 - 1925 2. William Howard CHATFIELD Read More	Beecher being his middle name; he used it as a given name for most of his life. 1st of 9 children of ENOS CHATFIELD & ROXY SPERRY Military: Civil War, Union Army Co. D, 11th Iowa Infantry Wounded in leg at the Battle of Shiloh Occupation: Bricklayer & stone mason Died: age 65, in the Soldiers Home in Marshalltown, Iowa; Bright's disease & dropsy Married (1): Sep 14, 1851, MARY ELIZABETH SEYMOUR, Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut Divorced bef 1887 Twelve children: 1. Frederick Seymour "Fred" CHATFIELD 1853 - 1925 2. William Howard CHATFIELD 1854 - 1855 3. Lucy Ariail /Ariel CHATFIELD 1856 - 1935 4. Anna Augusta "Gussie" CHATFIELD 1859 - 1913 5. Clara Virginia CHATFIELD 1860 - 1860 6. Sarah Henrietta "Hattie/Nettie" CHATFIELD 1862 - 1888 7. Mary Elizabeth CHATFIELD 1864 - 1864 8. Edward Beecher CHATFIELD 1866 - 1906 9. Charles Stanley ROSS CHATFIELD 1871 - 1941 10. Nellie Maude CHATFIELD 1872 - 1956 11. Emma Gertrude CHATFIELD 1874 - 1926 12. Townsend CHATFIELD 1877 - 1878 Married (2) Dec 2, 1889, OLIVE "OLLI/OLLA" MARIE (CLEVELAND) CAMPBELL, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota =========================== ENOS BEECHER, son of Enos and Roxy (Sperry) Chatfield, md on Sep 14, 1852, Mary Elizabeth Seymour, dof William A. Seymour and Sarah Durham of Dubuque, Iowa. She was born in Massachusetts on Nov 14, 1831, and died in Dubuque on May 20, 1898. They were md in Seymour, CT and had their first child there in 1853. They removed to Iowa before the death of their 2nd child in 1855, as he is buried in the family plot at Asbury Cemetery in Dubuque. Beecher, 40, as he was called throughout his lifetime, was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted in the Union Army on Sep 17, 1861, and on Nov 27, 1861 he wrote a letter to his father-in-law, William Seymour, of Dubuque. In this letter (now held by the Dubuque Historical Society), written from Camp Benton, St. Louis, Missouri, he states that there was talk of drafting and he dreaded that so he enlisted. He also states, "I am a soldier in defense of my country. Lib was rather opposed to my coming but I considered it my duty to come whether it was or not I am not able to say. Time will determine that." He was, at this time, Sgt. of Company A of the 11th regiment under Col. A. M. Hare. His company received their baptism of fire at the battles of Pittsburgh Landing and Shiloh. Beecher, 40, was wounded severely in the leg at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee which took place April 6 & 7, 1862. He returned home to Wilton, Iowa for recuperation and when healed he again joined in the fighting. It is said by his descendants that his wife so opposed his going to war that she never forgave him. He like his father was a stone mason, and was well liked and respected by his friends, family and neighbors. Beecher was born Mar 5, 1828 in Oxford, CT. He died Jan 24, 1893 in the Soldiers Home in Marshalltown, Iowa, where he had been for about 2 months. The cause of his death was Bright's Disease, complicated by Dropsy. The term of his illness was 2 years. =========================== Obit: Mr. Beecher Chatfield, a member of Hyde Clark Post, G.A.R. of this city died yesterday at the Soldiers Home at Marshalltown. He was a member of Company D, 11th Iowa, during the war and was in several battles. This makes the 4th death in Hyde Clark Post within a week. =========================== CHATFIELD B. Chatfield, aged 63 years, died of old age at the Soldiers Home at 2:40 o'clock this morning. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The deceased had been an inmate of the home since last December. He was a member of Company D, Eleventh Iowa Infantry, and came from Dubuque. =========================== Courtesy of Cheryl E. (Chatfield) Thompson

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Enos “Beecher” Chatfield's memorial is located at: Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, USA.
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Enos “Beecher” Chatfield death on 24 Jan 1893 in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.3439150
Longitude: -72.6016040

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Mary Elizabeth “Lib” Seymour Chatfield

(1831 - 1898)

Siblings

Heber C Chatfield

(1843 - 1893)

Children

(unknow - unknow)

William Howard Chatfield

(1854 - 1855)

Lucy Ariail Chatfield Goodrich

(1856 - 1935)

Sarah Henrietta “Hattie/Nettie” Chatfield Handy

(1862 - 1888)

Mary Elizabeth Chatfield

(1864 - 1864)

Charles Stanley Ross Chatfield

(1871 - 1941)

Nellie Maude Chatfield Spear

(1872 - 1956)

Emma Gertrude Chatfield Riddle

(1874 - 1926)

(unknow - unknow)

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