| Birth | 6 Apr 1836 | Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine | | | |
| Residence | 2 Aug 1850 | with his parents & attended school - Portland, Cumberland County, Maine | | | |
| Education | 1857 | at Bowdoin College where he completed his second year - Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine | | | |
| Occupation | 17 Sep 1857 | common sailor on a ship heading for Miramichi in New Brunswick - Portland, Cumberland County, Maine | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 29 Sep 1857 | sailed on a cargo ship under Captain Mitchell for Cardiff, Wales - Miramichi, Province of New Brunswick, Canada | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 4 Nov 1857 | and the ship he was working on docked - Cardiff, Wales | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 4 Nov 1857 | and the ship he was working on docked - Cardiff, Wales | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 20 Nov 1857 | while docked in Cardiff, Wales, he took a trip by rail - London, England | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 24 Nov 1857 | returned to Cardiff, Wales and the ship - London, England | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1 Dec 1857 | and the ship he was serving on set sail - Cardiff, Wales | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1 Dec 1857 | and the ship he was serving on set sail - Cardiff, Wales | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 19 Jan 1858 | and the ship he served on docked - Grenada | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 13 Feb 1858 | and his ship set sail for Puerto Rico - Grenada | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 13 Feb 1858 | and his ship set sail for Puerto Rico - Grenada | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 14 Feb 1858 | arrived and left the same - Puerto Rico | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1 Mar 1858 | and the ship anchored - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 27 Mar 1858 | took a steamer for New York - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 31 Mar 1858 | arrived on the steamer from St. Thomas - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 2 Apr 1858 | arrived home from his voyage of 6 months - Portland, Cumberland County, Maine | | | |
| Residence | 14 Jun 1860 | with the Sumner Clark family and was a school teacher - Castleton, Richmond County, New York | | | |
| Military | Bef Mar 1864 | was in the Civil War with the 156th N. Y. Vol. Inf. and with the 81st Regt. colored troops | | | |
| Military | Bef 5 Mar 1864 | | | | |
| Military | 5 Mar 1864 | enlisted & was mustered in as a 2 Lieut of Co K, 81 Regt US Colored Infantry - Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana | | | |
| Military | 1 Aug 1864 | requested a leave of absence of 60 days due to his sickness and to return to Maine to recover - Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana | | | |
| Military | 4 Aug 1864 | Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana | | | |
| Military | 8 Aug 1864 | was reported sick in the general hospital and unable to serve on the board of survey - Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana | | | |
| Military | 25 Aug 1864 | returned from leave of absence - Louisiana | | | |
| Military | 1 Sep 1864 | Portland, Cumberland County, Maine | | | |
| Military | 2 Sep 1864 | requested an extension of his leave of absence due to his illness - Portland, Cumberland County, Maine | | | |
| Military | 13 Feb 1865 | requested from the AGO to be appointed Ass't Adj't Gen;l of Volunteers with a rank of Captain. - Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana | | | |
| Military | 7 Mar 1865 | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | | | |
| Military | 15 Apr 1865 | was relieved from duty as Aide-de-camp by Headquarters of the Dept of Gulf - Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana | | | |
| Military | 16 May 1865 | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | | | |
| Military | 2 Jun 1865 | submitted a letter of resignation of his commission and was honorably discharged - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | | | |
| Education | Bef 1868 | at Dartmourth College - Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire | | | |
| Marriage | 8 Jun 1868 | New York, New York County, New York - Emma Gertrude FITCH | | | |
| Residence | 8 Jun 1868 | & was a clergyman - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Graduated | 1868 | Union Theological Seminary - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Occupation | 4 Jun 1870 | clergyman - Bergen, Genesee County, New York | | | |
| Residence | Apr 1873 | Bergen, Genesee County, New York | | | |
| Residence | Apr 1873 | Bergen, Genesee County, New York | | | |
| Residence | 1876 | near Elm Street and was pastor of the First Congregational Church - West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Residence | 1877 | near Elm Street and was pastor of the First Congregational Church - West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Occupation | 1 Jun 1880 | clergyman - Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Residence (family) | 2 Jun 1880 | with their family - Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts - Emma Gertrude FITCH | | | |
| Description | 11 May 1884 | 5' 7 3/4", blue eyes, light hair, fair complextion, med. full face, med. mouth & chin, high forehead - Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 12 May 1884 | applied for passport - Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Residence | 13 May 1884 | Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Jun 1890 | applied for disability benefits | | | |
| Military | 1890 | is listed as having the rank of Private and 2nd Lieutenant | | | |
| Residence | 1902 | Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Occupation | 1902 | poet and writer - Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Residence | 25 Apr 1910 | at 9 Cottage St. - Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Death | 22 Jun 1918 | Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Burial | Aft 22 Jun 1918 | at Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Hampden County Massachusetts | | | |