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Joseph Brown Kendall

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Joseph Brown Kendall

Birth
Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
1926 (aged 89–90)
Minnesota, USA
Burial
Byron, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.0353207, Longitude: -92.6431538
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Joseph was a member of Company K 5th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War

Joseph Brown Kendall was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1938. At the age of 18 years he came, as one of the family of his father, Dr. Stanton B. Kendall to Minnesota. In 1861 he enlisted in the 5th Wisconsin Regiment, saw hard service in the Army of the Potomac, and was severely wounded in the Battle of Chancellorsville, and rendered lame for life. He was appointed a clerk in the quartermaster's department at Washington, where he served four years. He graduated from a commercial and law school. In 1868, he
opened a store at Byron and did an extensive business, and later became proprietor of a large brick yard. Joseph was prominent in all public affairs, being honored with the fullest confidence of the community. Source: Extracted from "History of Olmsted County by
Hon. Joseph A. Leonard, Pages 170-171, Godspeed Historical Association Publishers, Chicago, 1910.
Joseph was a member of Company K 5th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War

Joseph Brown Kendall was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1938. At the age of 18 years he came, as one of the family of his father, Dr. Stanton B. Kendall to Minnesota. In 1861 he enlisted in the 5th Wisconsin Regiment, saw hard service in the Army of the Potomac, and was severely wounded in the Battle of Chancellorsville, and rendered lame for life. He was appointed a clerk in the quartermaster's department at Washington, where he served four years. He graduated from a commercial and law school. In 1868, he
opened a store at Byron and did an extensive business, and later became proprietor of a large brick yard. Joseph was prominent in all public affairs, being honored with the fullest confidence of the community. Source: Extracted from "History of Olmsted County by
Hon. Joseph A. Leonard, Pages 170-171, Godspeed Historical Association Publishers, Chicago, 1910.


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