Born Honore Defer, 23 May 1837, in Pleigne, Canton Jura, Switzerland, he enlisted using the name Francis Defer at Detroit on August 16, 1862. He served in Company C until he was admitted to Harper Hospital in Detroit on July 11, 1865, and was discharged on July 18, 1865. He died on May 7, 1874, in Detroit. He is buried there in Elmwood Cemetery.
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