According to his death certificate, John Corr was born to Michael Corr and Ann Black in Ireland although the date of birth is in question. His death record indicates he was 69 in 1904 making his year of birth 1835, but other records contradict that year. When he joined the Grand Army of the Republic in 1887, he listed his birthdate as 20 Dec 1836. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1855.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, John enlisted in the Union Army serving in the 5th Infantry Regiment, Company K. This unit spent most of the war in the western frontier and saw action during the Battle of Val Verde in the New Mexico territory in 1862. The battle produced heavy casualties but no decisive result. During this service, John's knee was injured by an ambulance that ran over him. He also contracted dysentery which plagued him the rest of his life. Following the war, he reenlisted and posted to the St. Louis Arsenal attaining the rank of second class private working in the ordnance division.
Upon completion of his enlistment, he returned to Taunton and on October 26, 1872 he married Bridget C. Fallon, an Irish immigrant and daughter of William and Mary Fallon. John and Bridget resided on Park Street then at 6 Maxwell Street. In 1897 they purchased the house at 117 Broadway which remained in a Corr or Coyle family for the next 115 years. They had six children.
John worked as a laborer and later as a gate tender (flagman) at the Danforth St. railroad crossing. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a forerunner to many of today's veterans organizations. He spent many years petitioning the government for a veteran's pension based on the wartime injury to his knee and chronic dysentery. Eventually, by act of Congress in 1888, he and many other veterans were awarded pensions. John's share was $8.00 per month.
At age 69, John died from fibroid phthisis (tuberculosis) and dysentery with malarial poisoning as a contributing factor. He was buried in St. Francis (old) Cemetery by undertaker Charles T. Gaffney on August 6, 1904.
Bio by: Frank Coyle
At the outbreak of the Civil War, John enlisted in the Union Army serving in the 5th Infantry Regiment, Company K. This unit spent most of the war in the western frontier and saw action during the Battle of Val Verde in the New Mexico territory in 1862. The battle produced heavy casualties but no decisive result. During this service, John's knee was injured by an ambulance that ran over him. He also contracted dysentery which plagued him the rest of his life. Following the war, he reenlisted and posted to the St. Louis Arsenal attaining the rank of second class private working in the ordnance division.
Upon completion of his enlistment, he returned to Taunton and on October 26, 1872 he married Bridget C. Fallon, an Irish immigrant and daughter of William and Mary Fallon. John and Bridget resided on Park Street then at 6 Maxwell Street. In 1897 they purchased the house at 117 Broadway which remained in a Corr or Coyle family for the next 115 years. They had six children.
John worked as a laborer and later as a gate tender (flagman) at the Danforth St. railroad crossing. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a forerunner to many of today's veterans organizations. He spent many years petitioning the government for a veteran's pension based on the wartime injury to his knee and chronic dysentery. Eventually, by act of Congress in 1888, he and many other veterans were awarded pensions. John's share was $8.00 per month.
At age 69, John died from fibroid phthisis (tuberculosis) and dysentery with malarial poisoning as a contributing factor. He was buried in St. Francis (old) Cemetery by undertaker Charles T. Gaffney on August 6, 1904.
Bio by: Frank Coyle
According to his death certificate, John Corr was born to Michael Corr and Ann Black in Ireland although the date of birth is in question. His death record indicates he was 69 in 1904 making his year of birth 1835, but other records contradict that year. When he joined the Grand Army of the Republic in 1887, he listed his birthdate as 20 Dec 1836. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1855.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, John enlisted in the Union Army serving in the 5th Infantry Regiment, Company K. This unit spent most of the war in the western frontier and saw action during the Battle of Val Verde in the New Mexico territory in 1862. The battle produced heavy casualties but no decisive result. During this service, John's knee was injured by an ambulance that ran over him. He also contracted dysentery which plagued him the rest of his life. Following the war, he reenlisted and posted to the St. Louis Arsenal attaining the rank of second class private working in the ordnance division.
Upon completion of his enlistment, he returned to Taunton and on October 26, 1872 he married Bridget C. Fallon, an Irish immigrant and daughter of William and Mary Fallon. John and Bridget resided on Park Street then at 6 Maxwell Street. In 1897 they purchased the house at 117 Broadway which remained in a Corr or Coyle family for the next 115 years. They had six children.
John worked as a laborer and later as a gate tender (flagman) at the Danforth St. railroad crossing. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a forerunner to many of today's veterans organizations. He spent many years petitioning the government for a veteran's pension based on the wartime injury to his knee and chronic dysentery. Eventually, by act of Congress in 1888, he and many other veterans were awarded pensions. John's share was $8.00 per month.
At age 69, John died from fibroid phthisis (tuberculosis) and dysentery with malarial poisoning as a contributing factor. He was buried in St. Francis (old) Cemetery by undertaker Charles T. Gaffney on August 6, 1904.
Bio by: Frank Coyle
At the outbreak of the Civil War, John enlisted in the Union Army serving in the 5th Infantry Regiment, Company K. This unit spent most of the war in the western frontier and saw action during the Battle of Val Verde in the New Mexico territory in 1862. The battle produced heavy casualties but no decisive result. During this service, John's knee was injured by an ambulance that ran over him. He also contracted dysentery which plagued him the rest of his life. Following the war, he reenlisted and posted to the St. Louis Arsenal attaining the rank of second class private working in the ordnance division.
Upon completion of his enlistment, he returned to Taunton and on October 26, 1872 he married Bridget C. Fallon, an Irish immigrant and daughter of William and Mary Fallon. John and Bridget resided on Park Street then at 6 Maxwell Street. In 1897 they purchased the house at 117 Broadway which remained in a Corr or Coyle family for the next 115 years. They had six children.
John worked as a laborer and later as a gate tender (flagman) at the Danforth St. railroad crossing. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a forerunner to many of today's veterans organizations. He spent many years petitioning the government for a veteran's pension based on the wartime injury to his knee and chronic dysentery. Eventually, by act of Congress in 1888, he and many other veterans were awarded pensions. John's share was $8.00 per month.
At age 69, John died from fibroid phthisis (tuberculosis) and dysentery with malarial poisoning as a contributing factor. He was buried in St. Francis (old) Cemetery by undertaker Charles T. Gaffney on August 6, 1904.
Bio by: Frank Coyle
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John Corr
Died Aug. 2, 1904
Bridget His Wife
Died Dec. 9, 1918
Their Children
1888 James M. 1916
1876 John C. 1938
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James F. Lynch
1881-1950
Agnes Corr, his wife
1886-1970
Francis G. Coyle
1924-2005
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