Charles H Lynch (1845 - 1924)

Born 1845 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

Husband of Francis Elizabeth (Cooley) Lynch — married 16 Mar 1868 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Died 29 Jul 1924 at about age 79 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Corporal Charles Lynch served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 8/6/1862
Mustered out: Paroled as POW 7/8/1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company C, 18th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Corporal Charles Lynch was a Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.

Charles Lynch was born in 1845 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States. He married Elizabeth Cooley on March 16, 1868 Together they had 3 children:

1. George Lynch
2. Charles Lynch
3. Frances Lynch

He died on July 29, 1924 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Receives Reward For Long Service^[1]

Marriage

Married Fifty Years^[2]

Military

U.S. Civil War

Charles Lynch

Residence Norwich CT;

Enlisted on 8/6/1862 as a Private.

On 8/18/1862 he mustered into "C" Co. CT 18th Infantry

He was Mustered Out on 6/27/1865 at Harper's Ferry, WV

He was listed as:

• POW 6/15/1863 Winchester, VA (Paroled)
• Paroled 7/8/1863 (place not stated)

Promotions:

• Corpl 6/15/1864

See also: civilwardata

Per Obituary mustered out in Hartford on July 7, 1865

Tyler Post Officers Installed^[3]

Charles H. Lynch, of Wilson avenue. Is confined to his home by illness.^[4]

Charles H. Lynch Unable To Be Present^[5]

Five Veterans Left^[6]

Diary

The Civil War Diary, 1862-1865, of Charles H. Lynch 18th Conn. vol's, by Charles H Lynch, ^[7]

Death

Name: Charles H. Lynch

Sex: Male

Age: 79 years

Birth Year (Estimated): 1845

Burial Place: Hartford, Connecticut

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 29 July 1924

Event Place: Middlesex, Connecticut, United States (Middlesex, Connecticut, United States)

Page Number: 326

Note: Name: Civil War veteran^[8]

Obituary^[9][10]

Research Notes

• Survived by a daughter Miss Frances Lynch (per obit)
• Survived by a son C. Birsie Lynch a salesman of NYC (per obit)

Sources

1. ↑ Hartford Courant, April 12, 1920, Page 6. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/146089550/ : accessed April 26, 2024), clip page by user andrewguy1976
2. ↑ Hartford Courant, March 16, 1918, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/146089678/ : accessed April 26, 2024), clip page by user andrewguy1976
3. ↑ Hartford Courant, January 12, 1924, Page 5. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/146089150/ : accessed April 26, 2024), clip page by user andrewguy1976
4. ↑ Hartford Courant, February 3, 1924, Page 32. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/146089282/ : accessed April 26, 2024), clip page by user andrewguy1976
5. ↑ Hartford Courant, May 31, 1924, Page 16. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/146089232/ : accessed April 26, 2024), clip page by user andrewguy1976
6. ↑ Hartford Courant, August 1, 1924, Page 4. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/146089094/ : accessed April 26, 2024), clip page by user andrewguy1976
7. ↑ https://archive.org/details/civilwardiary00lync/civilwardiary00lync
8. ↑ "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7NT-2XQ : Fri Mar 08 16:51:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles H. Lynch, 29 July 1924.
9. ↑ Hartford Courant, July 30, 1924, Page 8. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/146088585/ : accessed April 26, 2024), clip page by user andrewguy1976
10. ↑ Hartford Courant, July 31, 1924, Page 20. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/146089069/ : accessed April 26, 2024), clip page by user andrewguy1976

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152419065/charles_h-lynch: accessed April 26, 2024), memorial page for Charles H. Lynch (unknown–29 Jul 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 152419065, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by ●●Pythonyssa SoothSayer●● (contributor 49208454).
• https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/18th_Regiment,_Connecticut_Infantry