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==Birth==
David Adams Palmer was born in Rensselaerville on October 11, 1822, a son of Erastus Palmer and Maria Thorn<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>

==Marriage & Children== 
David married at about 1859 at Otsego County, NY, Catherine,"Kate", Perry.  They had one daughter, Martha Palmer, who was born at about 1868.

==Military Service==
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|Residence:
|Maryland, Otsego County, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|30 Aug 1864<ref name="AG Report">Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York </ref>
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Norwich, NY <ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private 
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|1st Engineers <ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Company:
|Company E<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Promotion Date:
|1 Nov 1864<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Promotion Rank:
|Artificer<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Muster Out Date:
|30 June 1865 <ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Muster Out Place:
|Richmond, VA<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 32 to serve 1 year. <ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York; Town and Cities Register of the men who served in the Civil War
|}

==Death==
David died on August 18, 1893 and was buried at the Elk Creek Cemetery, Maryland, Otsego Co., NY.  Catherine died on April 28, 1908 and is buried beside him.

[[Image:David-Palmer-marker.jpg|300px|thumb|center|<center>David Palmer and his wife, Catherine Perry</center>]]

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