Henry Lewis Babcock

Notes:

In Westerly, R. I., June 13, 1889, Henry L. Babcock, in his 47th year.
He was sitting in the G. A. R. rooms in the evening, conversing with comrades. He fell over against one and seemed to be in a faint. They laid him upon the floor and tried to revive him, but he gasped a few times and was gone. Mr. Babcock was the son of James and Eliza Babcock, and was born in Hopkinton, R. I., Dec. 5, 1842. During the Rebellion he enlisted in the 26th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers. He was terribly wounded at Port Hudson and beyond all expectations so recovered as to return home and be able to work, but had suffered from it ever since. This wound probably induced his sudden death.
His first wife was Josephine Barber, who died leaving one daughter. The companion who mourns his sudden departure was Ida E. Sisson, of Alfred Centre, N. Y., whom he married Dec. 5, 1878. He leaves a daughter and two sons. He was a member of the Pawcatuck Church. Beloved by his friends and comrades, fellow-citizens and shop-mates, his funeral services were largely attended. O. U. W.
(The Sabbath Recorder, Vol 45, No 27, p 432, July 4, 1889)

Henry married Josephine Barber about 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Ida Elmina Sisson on 5 Dec 1878. Ida (daughter of Alonzo Curtis Sisson and Patience Allen) was born on 7 May 1851 in Alfred, Allegany County, New York; died on 19 Mar 1907; was buried in Alfred Rural Cemetery, Alfred, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gertrude married Frank Burton French on 30 Apr 1896 in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts. Frank was born in ca 1868 in New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]