Nelson E. Washburn

1843 - 1935  (92 years)

• Name	Nelson E. Washburn
  Birth	15 Jan 1843	Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	28 Jan 1862	Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
  	American Civil War (North) 1st Battalion Vermont Light Artillery Mustered out 10 Aug 1864
  Death	11 Apr 1935	Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont
  		Death Certificate of Nelson Washburn 1935
  Burial	Baird Cemetery, Chittenden, Rutland County, Vermont
  Notes	NELSON WASHBURN Last Survivor of Arza P. Noyes Post, G.A.R., Chittenden, Dies in Rutland (Special to the Free Press) RUTLAND, April 11 — Nelson Washburn, 92, Civil War veteran, last survivor of Arza P. Noyes Post, G.A.R., of Chittenden, died today at the home of his son, Leon E. Washburn, here. Mr. Washburn was born at Sand Lake Mountain, N.Y. He enlisted in the First Vermont Cavalry in July 1861, and was discharged at New Orleans, La., August 10, 1865. He served a part of this time at Ship Island in the Gulf of Mexico. He fought at Red River and Baton Rouge. Four generations of the Washburn family fought for their country. His great-grandfather participated in the Mexican War. He lived in Chittenden 40 years, coming to Rutland nine years ago. He is survived by his wife, Ida Burdett Washburn, and a son, Cecil R. Washburn of this city, besides the son at whose home he died. The funeral will be held at the Stearns funeral parlors Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. (The Burlington Free Press, Burlington, Vermont · Friday, April 12, 1935, page 2)
  Person ID	I34946	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Washburn
  Mother	Caroline Cline
  Family ID	F12722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Julia Laird,   b. 1846   d. 16 May 1923, Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1865	Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont
  Divorce	Abt 1875
  Family ID	F19838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Ida Marion Burditt,   b. 26 Jun 1855, Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont d. 25 Dec 1937, Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1878	Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont
  Children	1. Bertha Washburn,   b. 1879   2. Dottie Washburn,   b. 1879   d. 1888 (Age 9 years)   3. Mabel G. Washburn,   b. 1881   d. 1918 (Age 37 years)   4. Leon Earl Washburn,   b. 1894   d. 1977 (Age 83 years)   5. Cecil Raymond Washburn,   b. 13 Apr 1896, Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont d. 21 Feb 1973, Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F12721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 15 Jan 1843 - Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York Military Service - American Civil War (North) 1st Battalion Vermont Light Artillery Mustered out 10 Aug 1864 - 28 Jan 1862 - Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont Marriage - 2 Apr 1865 - Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont Marriage - 1 Jun 1878 - Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont Death - 11 Apr 1935 - Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont Burial - - Baird Cemetery, Chittenden, Rutland County, Vermont  = Link to Google Earth
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