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PVT James Henry Esgate

21 Feb 1829 – 6 Dec 1913

Birth	21 Feb 1829
Death	6 Dec 1913
Cemetery	Forest Cemetery Coeur d'Alene , Kootenai County , Idaho , USA
Added by	Herbert Rickards on 13 Nov 2007
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6667424

Gravesite details

2 stones, one military, one s/s Anne

Bio

Private James H. Esgate -Born in the town of Hilgay in Norfolk England in 1829. He married Anne E. Register (date unknown) who was also born in England. He served in Co.E 166 Ohio National Guard Inf. During the Civil War of 1861-65 (The N.G. Did not leave the state during the war and was for home defense.) He came to Coeur d'Alene area around 1908. He died Dec. 6th 1913 of a stroke at age 84. He was buried in the Forest Cemetery in Coeur d'Alene Idaho with full military honors by the G.A.R. Post No.18. -The attached war time photo of James is from the GAR Post membership records. The photo of his military grave stone. (Look to the right behind it and you'll see his family grave stone were he and his wife Anne Elizabeth are buried, For some reason I forgot to take a photo of it.) this photo and the ones of the cemetery were taken in Oct. 1988. Civil war vintage photo of James is courtesy of his descendant Karen Bruton who also helped me to correct some mistakes on his bio. Thanks Karen.

Inscription

CO E 166 OHIO N G INF

Photos

Family

Parents

• George Esgate 1807–1868

Spouse

• Anne Elizabeth Register Esgate 1834–1913

Siblings

• John Esgate 1828–1892
• Elizabeth Esgate Rumbelow 1841–1909

Children

• William M Esgate 1859–1947
• Alma Esgate King 1863–1937
• Frank Wagner Esgate 1865–1924
• Danford W Esgate 1866–1956
• Elizabeth Ann Esgate Farley 1867–1937
• Albert E Esgate 1870–1933
• George William Esgate 1873–1926
• Chester Arthur Esgate 1877–1955
• Ernest Edward Esgate 1878–1884

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