Source, Granville, N.Y. Sentinel--Fri. Jan.23, 1914. FORT EDWARD, N.Y. Joseph DeGroff, a veteran of the civil war and a member of C. E. Mills post, G. A. R., died Friday morning after a lingering illness. He is survived by his wife ; two sons, Charles of Fort Edward and Edward of Chicago, and one sister of Schenectady.