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Name
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Francis Julius LeMoyne Burleigh
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First Name
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Francis Julius
often went by LeMoyne
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Last Name
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Burleigh
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Born
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17 February 1845
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Died
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5 December 1907
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Spouse
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1. Katharine Benson Judd (1846-1893) of Northampton
2. Maggie Mae (Margaret) Leach (1870-1947)
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Date Married
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To Katharine, 4 August 1870
To Maggie, 1895
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Profession
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Soldier
Editor
Journalism
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Note
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Fought in Civil War
Picture resource: CDV- Private Lemoyne Burleigh, co. H, 1st Lincoln cavalry. Signed on verso in period pen (full name, co. & regt.). Later promoted to 2nd Lieut. but not mustered. No photographer's imprint. (eBay photo courtesy: militarycollector_1861, Homer Glen, IL) - from Find-a-Grave link below
Captured during the Civil War, he and a group of Union compatriots escaped their Confederate guards while they were being marched to Andersonville
Editor of the Northampton Free Press starting in late 1871 or early 1872
On the staffs of Chicago Evening Post, Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn Union, New York World, New York Times, New York Tribune, and New York Witness.
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Find-a-Grave
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Northampton Free Press 1872-1874 under LeMoyne Burleigh
New York City
Massachusetts - Northampton and western
Illinois
Connecticut - Western
New York - Central Upstate
Abolition
