John H. Preston

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• Name	John H. Preston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	Abt 1827 Harford County, Maryland, USA [2, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1 Jul 1863 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
  Military	1864 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [5]
  Murder of Abraham Behm	17 Nov 1873 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [6]  –  The Murder of Abraham Behm-Arrest of One of the Suspected Murderers
  Accessories Before The Fact	20 Nov 1873 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [7]
  Behm Murder Trial	26 Jan 1874 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]
  Confession of Lewis Rosentine	4 Feb 1874 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [9]  –  Murder Trial for the killing of Abraham Behm
  Race	Black [1]
  The Gallows	9 Jul 1874 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]  –  Execution of Lewis Rosentine and John Moody
  Veteran	Civil War: Pvt 32nd USCT [1]
  Residence	1876 310 Raspberry, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
  Died	6 Jul 1888 Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
  	Gravestone is still very diffiucult to read, so precises data may change.
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 3, 11, 12]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Person ID	I10494 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  [S632] Lincoln Cemetery Grave Markers, Rachael Williams, (Name: SavingOurAncestorsLegacy; Location: Pennsylvania; Date: 2021;), Lexington, John. USCT. Block F. Death Date is illegible. [S145] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 Record. [S3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S45] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S108] U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 31st through 35th; Microfilm Serial: M1992; Microfilm Roll:. [S4958] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 1873-11-17 - The Murder of Abraham Behm-Arrest of One of the Suspected Murderers, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1873-11-17;), The Murder of Abraham Behm-Arrest of One of the Suspected Murderers 1873-11-17. https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-telegraph-the-murder-of-abrah/133929397/?xid=637 [S5169] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 1873-11-20 - Accessories Before The Fact, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1873-11-20;), Accessories Before The Fact 1873-11-20. https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-telegraph-accessories-before/137850421/?xid=637 [S3825] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 26 Jan 1874 - Page 1, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 26 Jan 1874;), 26 Jan 1874. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117346745/harrisburg-telegraph/?xid=637 [S3824] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 1874-02-04 - Page 3, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1874-02-04;), Confession of Lewis Rosentine--One of the Murderers of Abraham Behm 1874-02-04. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117326069/confession-of-lewis-rosentine-one-of/?xid=637 [S3829] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 9 Jul 1874 - Page 3, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 9 Jul 1874;), The Gallows--Execution of Lewis Rosentine and John Moody. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117483822/the-gallows-execution-of-lewis/?xid=637 [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), John Lexington unknown. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/241947895/john-lexington [S632] Lincoln Cemetery Grave Markers, Rachael Williams, (Name: SavingOurAncestorsLegacy; Location: Pennsylvania; Date: 2021;), Preston, John. Block F. 32nd USCT.