AUGUSTA, Maine — A Sheriff’s Department captain is leading a search for descendants of the only Kennebec County sheriff’s deputy to die in the line of duty.
Capt. Daniel Davies said he wants to honor Sgt. Thomas Malloy, who died in 1884, by formally recognizing surviving family members. Davies said it’s a way to say thank you.
What little Davies has been able to learn about Malloy comes mostly from the Oct. 10, 1884, edition of the Kennebec Journal of Augusta.
It says Malloy was shot near the Soldiers Home, the forerunner of the VA Maine Healthcare Systems in Togus. The area was rife with brothels, bars and gambling that catered to veterans at the home.
The sheriff at the time sent Malloy and his partner there to crack down on the liquor business.
If it was a Scribner, I would say np.
I might be…. Is there an inheritance?
There is Thomas Malloy, he was in the Civil War as a sharpshooter.He was in 1st. Batt Co D. Later he transferred (1865)Maine 20th Inf, Co D. Perhaps from St. George, Me
There’s a Thomas F. Malloy married to Amelia F. Kelly who was from N.Y. moved to Maine, wife got a pension in 1920 in 1890 an application was made for a minor. This T. Malloy applied in 1877. he was from 173 Inf. F Co. in N.Y.
Thank for taking the time to find this info, might be very helpful.
You are welcome. For further searching
You can go to LDS look for family search.
You may have to register but it’s free.
You will want to look in all categories, such as
marriage, town, birth, death, also check similar
spellings. Be sure to look in Civil War sites
I’ll check in cemetery records I own tonight.
Some are online you may want to check them
Good Luck!
There is a Thomas Mallory died 09-Oct 1884 buried at Togus Cem. Plot G689. Was with F Co. 173 Inf. N.Y They may have additional info.
Found a Thomas Mallory in N.Y, father name William, both born in Maine. 1860 census Thomas was 17. I think the nearest PO. was in a town called Wampsville or similiar to that. Town they lived in maybe Lennox.