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==Birth==
Weston J Ostrander was born Jan 1847 in Duanesburg, Schenectady, New York, the son of John Ostrander (1812 – 1855) and Deborah Caroline Scrafford (1815 – 1848) His siblings were:<ref>Ostrander-Belanger Family Tree - ancestry.com</ref>
*Margaret Jane Ostrander (1833 – 1895)
*Eva Marie Ostrander (1834 – 1911)
*William James Ostrander (1836 – )
*Caroline Ostrander (1837 – )
*Nancy Ostrander (1839 – )
*Charles H Ostrander (1840 – 1909)
*May A Ostrander (1842 – )
*Peter Ostrander (1843 – )
*Augusta Ostrander (1845 – )
*Miron W Ostrander (1846 – )

==Marriage & Children== 
Weston Ostrander married Mary Harriet Titus Lovell (1855 – 1903). Their children were:<Ref>Richard Warren Smith - Ancestry.com</ref>
*George Jay Ostrander (1885 – 1918)
*Catherine E Ostrander (1886 – 1978)
*Frank Lovell Ostrander (1889 – 1968)
*Rosella Louise Ostrander (1892 – 1978)
*Wesley Ostrander (1893 – 1894)

==Military Service==
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|Name:
|Weston Ostrander (Wesley Ostrander) (Westley Ostrander)
|-
|Residence:
|Albany
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|14 Sep 1864
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Albany
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|15th Engineers
|-
|Company:
|L
|-
|Regiment:
|50th Engineers
|-
|Company:
|U
|-
|Muster Out Date:
|June 13, 1865
|-
|Muster Out Place:
|Fort Barry, Va.
|-
|}
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|Sources Used: See below
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==Death==
Weston Ostrander died 16 Aug 1926 in Chemung County, New York, USA

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==Additional Research Notes==

==='''[[h:Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''===

==='''[[h:New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]'''===
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'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Weston Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Weston Ostrander<br>
Age:	18<br>
Birth Year:	abt 1846<br>
Birth Place:	Duanesburg, New York<br>
Enlistment Year:	1864<br>
Enlistment Location:	Albany, New York<br>
Muster Year:	1864<br>
Separation Details:	Muster Out of Service<br>
Separation Date:	13 Jun 1865<br>

'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Weston Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Weston Ostrander<br>
Age:	18<br>
Birth Year:	abt 1846<br>
Birth Place:	Dasancburgh, New York<br>
Enlistment Year:	1864<br>
Enlistment Location:	Albany, New York<br>
Muster Year:	1864<br>

==='''Civil War Record Summaries'''===
'''U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Weston Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Weston Ostrander<br>
Residence:	Albany, New York<br>
Age at enlistment:	18<br>
Enlistment Date:	14 Sep 1864<br>
Rank at enlistment:	Private<br>
Enlistment Place:	Albany, New York<br>
State Served:	New York<br>
Survived the War?:	Yes<br>
Service Record:	Enlisted in Company L, New York 15th Engineer Regiment on 14 Sep 1864.Mustered out on 13 Jun 1865 at Fort Barry, VA.<br>
Birth Date:	abt 1846<br>
Sources:	New York: Report of the Adjutant-General<br>

'''U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Weston Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Weston Ostrander<br>
Residence:	Albany, New York<br>
Age at enlistment:	18<br>
Enlistment Date:	14 Sep 1864<br>
Rank at enlistment:	Private<br>
Enlistment Place:	Albany, New York<br>
State Served:	New York<br>
Service Record:	Enlisted in Company U, New York 50th Engineer Regiment on 14 Sep 1864.<br>
Birth Date:	abt 1846<br>
Sources:	New York: Report of the Adjutant-General<br>

'''U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Weston Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Weston Ostrander<br>
Side:	Union<br>
Regiment State/Origin:	New York<br>
Regiment Name:	15 N.Y. Engineers (New).<br>
Regiment Name Expanded:	15th Regiment, New York Engineers (New)<br>
Company:	L<br>
Rank In:	Private<br>
Rank In Expanded:	Private<br>
Rank Out:	Private<br>
Rank Out Expanded:	Private<br>
Film Number:	M551 roll 107<br>

'''American Civil War Soldiers about Weston Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Weston Ostrander<br>
Enlistment Date:	14 Sep 1864<br>
Enlistment Place:	Albany, New York<br>
Side Served:	Union<br>
State Served:	New York<br>
Service Record:	Enlisted as a Private on 14 September 1864 at the age of 18.<br>
Enlisted in Company U, 50th Engineers Regiment New York on 14 Sep 1864.<br>
Sources:	14<br>

'''American Civil War Soldiers about Weston Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Weston Ostrander<br>
Enlistment Date:	14 Sep 1864<br>
Enlistment Place:	Albany, New York<br>
Side Served:	Union<br>
State Served:	New York<br>
Service Record:	Enlisted as a Private on 14 September 1864 at the age of 18.<br>
Enlisted in Company L, 15th Engineers Regiment New York on 14 Sep 1864.<br>
Mustered Out Company L, 15th Engineers Regiment New York on 13 Jun 1865 at Fort Barry, VA.<br>
Sources:	14<br>

==='''[[h:Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]'''===
15th NY Engineers<br>
OSTRANDER, WESTON.—Age, 18 years. Enlisted, September 14, 1864, at Albany; mustered in as private, Co. L, September 14, 1864, to serve one year; mustered out with company, June 13, 1865, at Fort Barry, Va. 

50th NY Engineers<br>
OSTRANDER , WESTON.—Age , 18 years. . Enlisted, September 14, 1864, at Albany; mustered in as private, unassigned, September 14,1864, to serve one year; no further record. 

===1890 Veterans Schedules for Big Flats, Chemung, New York ===
'''1890 Veterans Schedules about Westley Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Veteran's Name:	Westley Ostrander<br>
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State):	Big Flats, Chemung, New York<br>
Year enlisted:	1864<br>
Year discharged:	1865<br>
Rank:	Private<br>
Westley Ostrander, Private, Company L, 15th NY Engineers, Enlisted September 14, 1864, Discharged June 13, 1865, Served 8 months, 29 days - Post-office address: Horseheads, piles and deafness.

==Census Records==
{|
|'''1850 United States Federal Census about Weston J Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Weston J Ostrander<br>
Age:	3<br>
Birth Year:	abt 1847<br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1850:	Duanesburg, Schenectady, New York<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Family Number:	26<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
John Ostrander	38<br>
Margaret J Ostrander	17<br>
Eve M Ostrander	15<br>
Wm James Ostrander	14<br>
Caroline Ostrander	13<br>
Nancy Ostrander	11<br>
Charles H Ostrander	9<br>
May A Ostrander	8<br>
Peter Ostrander	7<br>
Augusta Ostrander	5<br>
Miron W Ostrander	4<br>
'''Weston J Ostrander	3'''<br>

|'''1860 United States Federal Census about Wesley Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Wesley Ostrander<br>
Age in 1860:	13<br>
Birth Year:	abt 1847<br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1860:	Knox, Albany, New York<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Post Office:	West<br>
Value of real estate:	View image<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
William Ostrander	31<br>
Margaret Ostrander	26<br>
'''Wesley Ostrander	13'''<br>
Stephen A Ostrander	4<br>
Charles P Ostrander	3<br>
Amelia Ostrander	11/12<br>
|-
|'''1870 United States Federal Census about Wesley Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Wesley Ostrander<br>
Age in 1870:	23<br>
Birth Year:	abt 1847<br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1870:	Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York<br>
Race:	White<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Value of real estate:	View image<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
Peter Figard	45<br>
Maggie Figard	45<br>
Antoinette Figard	18<br>
Arthur Figard	16<br>
'''Wesley Ostrander	23<br>'''

|'''1900 United States Federal Census about Weston Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Weston Ostrander<br>
[Victor Ostrander] <br>
[User-submitted-comment] <br>
Age:	53<br>
Birth Date:	Jan 1847<br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1900:	Big Flats, Chemung, New York<br>
[Chemung] <br>
Race:	White<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Relation to Head of House:	Head<br>
Marital Status:	Married<br>
Spouse's Name:	Mary H Ostrander<br>
Marriage Year:	1884<br>
Years Married:	16<br>
Father's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Mother's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Occupation:	View on Image<br>
Neighbors:	View others on page<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
Weston Ostrander	53<br>
Mary H Ostrander	45<br>
George J Ostrander	14<br>
Catherine E Ostrander	12<br>
Frank L Ostrander	10<br>
Ella Ostrander	8<br>
|-
|'''1910 United States Federal Census about Weston Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Western Ostrander<br>
[Weston] <br>
Age in 1910:	64<br>
Birth Year:	abt 1846<br>
[1846] <br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1910:	Veteran, Chemung, New York<br>
Race:	White<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Relation to Head of House:	Self (Head)<br>
[Head] <br>
Marital Status:	Widowed<br>
Father's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Mother's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Neighbors:	View others on page<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
Weston Ostrander	64<br>
Frank Ostrander	21<br>
Ella L Ostrander	18<br>

|'''1920 United States Federal Census about Western Ostrander<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Western Ostrander<br>
[Weston Ostrander] <br>
[Western Ostrdreder] <br>
[Western Ochdroder??] <br>
Age:	74<br>
Birth Year:	abt 1846<br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1920:	Elmira Ward 2, Chemung, New York<br>
Race:	White<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Relation to Head of House:	Head<br>
Marital Status:	Widowed<br>
[Widow] <br>
Father's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Mother's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home owned:	Rent<br>
Able to Read:	Yes<br>
Able to Write:	Yes<br>
Neighbors:	View others on page<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
Western Ostrander	74<br>
Rosella Herrick	27<br>
|}
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