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Major Henry Otis Brigham

Male 1830 - 1868  (37 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Henry Otis Brigham 
    Title Major 
    Born 2 Sep 1830  Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Library book: History of the Brigham Family 682 
    Military Service U.S. Army Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Educated at Norwich, Vermont, Military Academy. He was a drummer boy in the Mexican War at age l6.

    He became 1st Lieutenant then government clerk at Washington DC in 1861, a paymaster in volunteer service at the head of the Pay Department of the Gulf from 1863 to 1865. In Regular Service he was stationed at Detroit. 
    Henry Otis Brigham Enlistment.
    Henry Otis Brigham Enlistment.
    Henry Otis Brigham Enlistment.
    Henry Otis Brigham Service.
    Henry Otis Brigham Service.
    Henry Otis Brigham Service.
    Died 22 Jan 1868  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Henry Otis Brigham Death.
    Henry Otis Brigham Death.
    Henry Otis Brigham Death.
    Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 9 siblings 
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    Person ID I4291  Nagel
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2018 

    Father Hastings Brigham,   b. 4 Aug 1794, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1865  (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Nancy Spear,   b. 17 Feb 1796,   d. 23 Feb 1843  (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 30 Jan 1821 
    Family ID F1379  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mahala Jane Bigelow,   b. 4 Aug 1833,   d. 11 May 1886  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 30 May 1852 
    Family ID F1704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart