Difference between revisions of "Bell, Elias"

From Helderberg Hilltown Biographies
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (moved Elias Bell to Bell, Elias)
 
(4 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
  
 
==Birth==
 
==Birth==
−
<!-- Enter Birth Information Here -->Elias Bell was born in Berne, Albany County, NY in about 1847.<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>
+
<!-- Enter Birth Information Here -->Elias Bell was born in Berne, Albany County, NY in about 1847.<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>
 
Elias was born in Berne, NY on July 11, 1847, a son of [[Chauncy E. Bell]] and Magdalena Bronk<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
 
Elias was born in Berne, NY on July 11, 1847, a son of [[Chauncy E. Bell]] and Magdalena Bronk<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
  
Line 59: Line 59:
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Regiment:
 
|Regiment:
−
|'''[[7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery<ref name="A-G Report">[[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]]</ref>
+
|'''[[h:7th Regiment|7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery<ref name="A-G Report">[[h:Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]]</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Company:
 
|Company:
Line 76: Line 76:
 
Born, Berne, NY, age 18, Occupation farmer, Black eyes, Black hair, Light complexion, 5'9" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref>
 
Born, Berne, NY, age 18, Occupation farmer, Black eyes, Black hair, Light complexion, 5'9" 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; [[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] of the State of New York for the Year 1898; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War  
+
|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1865 census Berne, Albany Co., NY; [[h:Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] of the State of New York for the Year 1898; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; 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; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War  
 
|}
 
|}
  
Line 93: Line 93:
  
 
==Additional Media==
 
==Additional Media==
−
=== '''[[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''===
+
=== '''[[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]]'''===
 
<!--Below is for any images you uploaded that you want to appear on this page. Replace {filename} with your uploaded filename (ex. newpicture.jpg) and then replace {caption} with your caption. When replacing theses also replace the { and } that appear around the words filename and caption. There are six links ready for you - add additional lines if necessary between the <gallery> tags-->
 
<!--Below is for any images you uploaded that you want to appear on this page. Replace {filename} with your uploaded filename (ex. newpicture.jpg) and then replace {caption} with your caption. When replacing theses also replace the { and } that appear around the words filename and caption. There are six links ready for you - add additional lines if necessary between the <gallery> tags-->
  
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
−
Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center>
+
Image:Bell, Elias.jpg|<center>Civil War Pension Index</center>
 
Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center>
 
Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center>
 
Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center>
 
Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center>

Latest revision as of 21:23, 28 March 2013


Birth

Elias Bell was born in Berne, Albany County, NY in about 1847.[1] Elias was born in Berne, NY on July 11, 1847, a son of Chauncy E. Bell and Magdalena Bronk[2]

Marriage & Children

At about 1870, he married Sarah L.______ [3] and they had the following known children:

  • Chancy Bell[3]
  • Edward H. Bell[3]
  • Female Bell born at about 1880. [3]

Occupation

At the time of his enlistment in the Civil War, Elias was working as a farmer.[1]


Military Service

Name: Elias Bell
Residence at Enlistment: Berne[2]
Place of Birth: Berne, NY[2]
Date of Birth: 11 July 1847[2]
Names of Parents: Chauncy (Bell) and Magdalena Bronk[2]
Marital Status: Single[2]
Occupation: Hotel Keeper[2]
Term of Enlistment: 3 years[2]
Bounty Received: None[2]
Enlistment Date: 23 Nov 1863[1]
Enlistment Place: Berne, New York [4]
Enlistment Rank: Private[1]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[5]
Company: Company M[1]
Muster Out Date: 1 Aug 1865[1]
Muster Out Place: Baltimore, MD[5]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18[4]"Discharged Aug 1st 1865 P.O. Address Bern Albany Co N.Y."[2]

Born, Berne, NY, age 18, Occupation farmer, Black eyes, Black hair, Light complexion, 5'9" tall.[6]

Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1865 census Berne, Albany Co., NY; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1898; Howell, George Rogers, History of the County of Albany, NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Life

George Rogers Howell in his book History of the County of Albany, NY recorded Elias Bell as "from Berne" and that he served in the Civil War.[7]

Death

Elias died on December 27, 1894 and was buried at the Rensselaerville Cemetery, Rensselaerville, NY.

Elias Bell marker at the Rensselaerville cemetery courtesy of Russ on Find A Grave

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media

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

  • Civil War Pension Index


Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 bernehistory.org
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ancestry Military Databases
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
  6. ↑ NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
  7. ↑ Howell, George Rogers, History of the County of Albany, NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817
Retrieved from "https://history.altamontenterprise.com/wikiBio/index.php?title=Bell,_Elias&oldid=15311"