Frederick Holbrook - Death Record

I located the death record for my 3rd great grandfather, Frederick Holbrook on Ancestry.com (accessed on 5 June 2011). Here is a transcription and digital image of the record.
 
Transcription (bold text is what is entered into the form):
DEATH - MALE
Full Name of Deceased Frederick Holbrook

Usual Residence Brattleboro [stamped]
If in Hospital or Institution, Its Name [BLANK]
Color White
Age 96 Yrs. 2 Mos. 13 Days
Single-Married [BLANK]
Occupation Bank president
Widowed-Divorced [BLANK]
Birthplace Conn.
Father's Name John Holbrook
Father's Birthplace Mass.
Mother's Maiden Name Lady Knowlton
Mother's Birthplace Shrewsbury, Mass
Date of Death April Month 28 Day 1909
Disease Causing Death Senile Exhaustion
Contributing Disease Bronchitis 91
Medical Attendant S.E. Lawton
Town Brattleboro [stamped]
William S. Newton [stamped] Town Clerk

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data:

• Vermont. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2003. Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, Montpelier, Vermont.
• Vermont. Vermont Death Records, 2004-2008. Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, Vermont.

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Governor Frederick Holbrook - Letter to Abraham Lincoln

 Frederick Holbrook was the Governor of Vermont during the Civil War years. On July 29, 1862 he wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln. Click on the link to see a digital image and transcription of the letter at the Library of Congress. The letter urges Lincoln to call up more troops to fight for the Union. Governor Holbrook thought that a million more men would be needed; however, Lincoln was calling for 300,000.

Frederick Holbrook, Governor of Vermont 1861-1863

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Governor Frederick Holbrook from Vermont

I love old newspapers! There is so much information hidden away inside their pages.

Governor Frederick Holbrook was my third great-grandfather. He was the Governor of the State of Vermont during the Civil War. Here is an article I found on the Google News site about Governor Holbrook. The article was originally published in the Mansfield Daily Sheild on March 23, 1901 when he was 88 years old. The Nashua Telegraph published a short article on 15 Feb 1909 indicating that Frederick Holbrook reached his 96th birthday and was the oldest living former governor in the United States. Frederick passed away a couple months after this on 28 Apr 1909 at the age of 96. He is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont.

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Tombstone Tuesday - Governor Frederick Holbrook

Cemetery: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
Photo Date: 4 August 2006

Frederick Holbrook was b. 15 Feb 1813 in Warehouse Point, Hartford County, Connecticut to Deacon John and Sarah (Knowlton) Holbrook, d. 28 Apr 1909 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. He m. Harriet Goodhue 13 Jan 1835. Frederick was Governor of the State of Vermont from 1861 through 1863 during the Civil War. Frederick  is my 3rd great-grandfather.

Transcription: FREDERICK HOLBROOK/FEBRUARY 15, 1813/APRIL 28, 1909/GOVERNOR OF VERMONT/1861-1863

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