Joshua Chamberlain
(1800–1880)
BIRTH
September 24, 1800
PLACE
Orrington, Maine
DEATH
August 10, 1880
PLACE
Brewer, Maine
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Joshua Chamberlain
(1828-1914)
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Joshua Chamberlain, a Maine farmer who served as an officer during the Aroostook War, was father of Civil War general Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. His wife was Sarah Brastow; their son was the eldest of five children.
EARLY LIFE
Joshua Chamberlain farmed in Brewer, Maine, and served as a militia officer. The Pejepscot History Center records that his son Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain worked on the family farm before attending Bowdoin College.
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DEATH
Joshua Chamberlain died on August 10, 1880. The City of Brewer's Oak Hill Cemetery register lists him as Joshua C. Chamberlain in the family plot. The consulted register does not state a cause of death.
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