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Military Service

JElberfeld: Text replace - "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War" to "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War"

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Text replace - "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War" to "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War"

Betty: moved John Lyon to Lyon, John

2012-10-18T19:54:13Z

moved John Lyon to Lyon, John

Betty: Created page with "NOTOC ==Birth== John Lyon, born in 1843 to Stephen Lyon (B. Aug 5, 1800, D. Mar 17, 1878) and Catherine Simons (B. abt 1813, D. Mar 24, 1878), was one of eight childr..."

2012-10-18T19:07:56Z

Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Birth== John Lyon, born in 1843 to Stephen Lyon (B. Aug 5, 1800, D. Mar 17, 1878) and Catherine Simons (B. abt 1813, D. Mar 24, 1878), was one of eight childr..."

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==Birth==
John Lyon, born in 1843 to [[Stephen Lyon]] (B. Aug 5, 1800, D. Mar 17, 1878) and [[Catherine Simons]] (B. abt 1813, D. Mar 24, 1878), was one of eight children.<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref><ref name="Heroes of Albany">Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867</ref>

==Marriage==
John Lyon did not marry.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>

==Military Service==
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Name:
|John Lyon
|-
|Residence:
|Berne<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
|-
|Place of Birth:
|Berne, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Date of Birth:
|Sept 1843<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Names of Parents:
|Stephen (Lyon) and Catherine Simmons<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Marital Status:
|Single<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Occupation:
|Farmer<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Term of Enlistment:
|3 years<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Bounty Received:
|$100.00<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|8 Sep 1862
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Berne, New York <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|61st Infantry
|-
|Company:
|Company I
|-
|Died of Disease on:
|12 Dec 1862<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Place of Death:
|Falmouth, VA<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Place of Burial:
|Falmouth, VA<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21<ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry Military Databases</ref> "Died Dec 12, 1862 Falmouth Va of Typhoid fever. buried at Falmouth Va."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

Born in Berne, NY in September of 1843, Age 21 years, Farmer, Gray eyes, Black hair, Dark complexion, 5'8-1/2" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref>
|-
|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1865 census, Berne, Albany Co., NY; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
|}

==Death==
John Lyon died on December 12, 1862 in Falmouth, Va. after having become ill (with typhoid fever)<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>during the Civil War.<ref name="Heroes of Albany"/> He was buried where he died.<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

==Additional Media==

==[[Heroes of Albany]]==
''JOHN LYON was born in the town of Bern, in the year 1843, and was the son of STEPHEN and CATHERINE LYON. He was a youth of excellent moral character, and was a true patriot. On the 8th of September, 1862, he enlisted as a private in the Sixty-first Regiment of New York. He was stationed in Falmouth, Virginia, where he faithfully discharged every duty to which he was called. He was suddenly taken ill, and died on the 12th of December, 1862. His officers give him the highest praise for private virtues and public services.''

==== [[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]] ====

'''Sources''' 

<references /> 

[[Category:Military]][[Category:Civil War]][[Category:Biography]][[Category:Berne Biographies]]

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Betty: /* Military Service */

JElberfeld: Text replace - "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War" to "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War"

Betty: moved John Lyon to Lyon, John

Betty: Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Birth== John Lyon, born in 1843 to Stephen Lyon (B. Aug 5, 1800, D. Mar 17, 1878) and Catherine Simons (B. abt 1813, D. Mar 24, 1878), was one of eight childr..."

Betty: Created page with "NOTOC ==Birth== John Lyon, born in 1843 to Stephen Lyon (B. Aug 5, 1800, D. Mar 17, 1878) and Catherine Simons (B. abt 1813, D. Mar 24, 1878), was one of eight childr..."