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| − | Elias Westfall was born in 1839 in [[k:Knox|Knox]], Albany County, NY<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref> to | + | Elias Westfall was born in 1839 in [[k:Knox|Knox]], Albany County, NY<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref> to John Westfall and Elizabeth Gray.<ref name="BHP">Berne Historical Project, http://www.bernehistory.org</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:41, 5 March 2013
Birth
Elias Westfall was born in 1839 in Knox, Albany County, NY[1] to John Westfall and Elizabeth Gray.[2]
Occupation
Before he entered the Civil War, Elias worked as a clerk.[1] and later he was a mason.[3]
Marriage & Children
Elias married Cathaline Crounse (1837-1922), a daughter of Nicholas Crounse and Elizabeth Severson.[2]
Military Service
| Residence: | Knox |
| Enlistment Date: | 9 Aug 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[1] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[1] |
| Company: | Company E[1] |
| Promotion Date: | 1 May 1865[1] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Sergeant[1] |
| Muster Out Date: | 16 Jun 1865[1] |
| Muster Out Place: | Baltimore, MD |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 23.[1] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998 |
Death
Elias died July 4, 1917 at Stuyvesant, N.Y. at 73 years of age. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Guilderland, N.Y.[3]
Obituary
From The Altamont Enterprise (Altamont, NY), July 6, 1917
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Elas Westfall, former resident of Settle's Hill, a veteran of the Civil war, and a well known mason by trade, died at Stuyvesant on July 4th, after a brief illness. The funeral will take place at the residence of his son-in-law, Levi R. Williams, to-day, July 6. Burial at Fairview cemetery. Peter J. Ogsbury, Charles W. Wright, John T. Stafford and Newton Ketcham, comrades in the army, will set as bearers at the cemetery. Mr. Westfall was 73 years of age and is survived by his wife. Mr. Westfall was a member of M. H. Barckley Post, G.A.R., and of St. John's Lutheran church of Altamont.
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Obituary 
Fairview Cemetery, 2006, photo by Thomas Dunne
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Berne Historical Project, http://www.bernehistory.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Obituary of Elias Westfall, Published in The Altamont Enterprise (Altamont, NY), July 6, 1917
