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Birth	:	29 Dec 1835 Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, USA
Death	:	6 Apr 1920 Alameda, Alameda County, California, USA
Burial	:	Elm Grove Cemetery, Thomaston, Knox County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.0811880, -69.1761550
Description	:	Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Son of Maine Congressman Jonathan Cilley, he studied law and after his admittance to the bar opened a law practice in Thomaston, Maine. At the outbreak of the Civil War 1861, he enlisted in the 1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry and was made Captain of Company B. On April 14, 1862, he was promoted Major, reported to General Banks command with his unit and was severely wounded in the Shenandoah Valley Battle, Middletown, Virginia, on May 24, 1862. He later returned to action as Lieutenant Colonel in command of the unit, serving with his men... Read More	Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Son of Maine Congressman Jonathan Cilley, he studied law and after his admittance to the bar opened a law practice in Thomaston, Maine. At the outbreak of the Civil War 1861, he enlisted in the 1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry and was made Captain of Company B. On April 14, 1862, he was promoted Major, reported to General Banks command with his unit and was severely wounded in the Shenandoah Valley Battle, Middletown, Virginia, on May 24, 1862. He later returned to action as Lieutenant Colonel in command of the unit, serving with his men until the end of the war. For his great distinction and dedication to duty he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on June 12 1865. After the war he returned to Maine where he was married and resumed law practice at Rockland, Maine. He was a member of the Maine State Legislature in 1867, Deputy Collector of Customs from 1867 to 1871, a member of the city council from 1873 to 1875, Adjutant-General of Maine from 1875 to 1877 and commissioner of the United States Circuit Court from 1867 to 1880. His published works include orations and addresses, a genealogy of The Cilley Family, The Gamble Family and The Mount Desert Widow. He was elected a member of the Maine Historical Society and a corresponding member of the New Hampshire Historical Society. He passed away while on a visit to his daughter’s home in California.

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Jonathan Prince Cilley Famous memorial's memorial is located at: Elm Grove Cemetery, Thomaston, Knox County, USA.
When did Jonathan Prince Cilley Famous memorial death?
Jonathan Prince Cilley Famous memorial death on 6 Apr 1920 in Alameda, Alameda County, California, USA
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Latitude: 44.0811880
Longitude: -69.1761550

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Parent

Jonathan Cilley Famous memorial

(1802 - 1838)

Deborah Prince Cilley

(1808 - 1844)

Spouse

Caroline Abigail Lazell Cilley

(1842 - 1871)

Siblings

Greenleaf Cilley

(1829 - 1899)

Jane Nealley Cilley

(1831 - 1836)

Bowdoin Longfellow Cilley

(1833 - 1834)

Julia Draper Cilley Lazell

(1837 - 1909)

Children

Grace Thurbur Cilley Tibbetts

(1867 - 1953)

Jonathan Prince Cilley

(1869 - 1894)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Elm Grove Cemetery
Thomaston, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0811880, -69.1761550

2. Thomaston Village Cemetery
Thomaston, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0833015, -69.1757965

3. Saint Johns Cemetery
Thomaston, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0853004, -69.1781006

4. Thomaston State Prison Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0757510, -69.1927230

5. Anderson Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0704382, -69.1567917

6. Morse's Corner Cemetery
Thomaston, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0951490, -69.1569080

7. Westbrook Street Cemetery
South Thomaston, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0589880, -69.1581040

8. Butler Cemetery
South Thomaston, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0873196, -69.1359382

9. Robbins Cemetery
Thomaston, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1086280, -69.1505930

10. Ulmer Cemetery
Rockland, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1020630, -69.1372930

11. Counce Cemetery
Warren, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0776050, -69.2277450

12. South Warren Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0783005, -69.2283020

13. Old Settler Cemetery
Warren, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0916028, -69.2268444

14. Farnsworth Cemetery
Rockland, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0974998, -69.1235962

15. Ingraham Cemetery
Owls Head, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0887740, -69.1130220

16. Robinson Yard
Cushing, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0391000, -69.2077730

17. Village Cemetery
South Thomaston, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0527573, -69.1213608

18. Leonard Cemetery
Warren, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1186350, -69.2205700

19. Fairview Cemetery
Warren, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1178017, -69.2219009

20. Newcomb Cemetery
Warren, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1180130, -69.2222830

21. Jewish Cemetery
Owls Head, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0798990, -69.1055150

22. Hall Cemetery
Owls Head, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0801180, -69.1054900

23. MacPhail Cemetery
Owls Head, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0805360, -69.1048570

24. Goulding Cemetery
Owls Head, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0804308, -69.1047585