Military Records
Found here are burial records of Civil War veterans in Lowell cemeteries
The “Edson” Books
In the 1920’s Frank Flanders, a Civil War Veteran, was the city Superintendent of Soldiers’ Graves. He undertook to record the burial sites of all soldiers in the cemeteries of Lowell. This information was recorded in a series of notebooks, two for Edson Cemetery, two for St. Patrick’s Cemetery, and one for the Lowell Cemetery. These volumes today are in the custody of the Edson Cemetery.
In the 1920’s Frank Flanders, a Civil War Veteran, was the city Superintendent of Soldiers’ Graves. He undertook to record the burial sites of all soldiers in the cemeteries of Lowell. This information was recorded in a series of notebooks, two for Edson Cemetery, two for St. Patrick’s Cemetery, and one for the Lowell Cemetery. These volumes today are in the custody of the Edson Cemetery.
Edson Cemetery
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Lowell Cemetery
St. Patrick's Cemetery
World War One Records
Letters from Lowell Soldiers, compiled by Karen Hickey. These appeared in the Lowell SUN 26 October 1917 to 26 April 1919.

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The Gold Star Record of Lowell
Lowell soldiers and sailors who died in the World War. Copied from The Gold Star Record of Massachusetts. Volume II, being brief biographical entries for each soldier or sailor.

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