Secor, Peter

Knox during the Civil War

Birth

Peter Secor was born in Knox on August 20, 1811, (1820s) a son of Gabriel Secor, Sr. and Mary Winne

Marriage & Children

Peter married Jane Toles on May 22, 1843 and had the following children:

• Gabriel Henry Secor
• Matilda Secor
• Margaret Secor
• Emily Secor
• Herman Secor
• Miner B. Secor
• Elva Secor
• Cornelius V. Secor

Military Service

61st Infantry Battle Flag

Residence:	Knox, Thomson's Lake
Place of Birth:	Knox, NY
Date of Birth:	20 Aug 1811
Names of Parents:	___ and Mary Winnie
Occupation:	Farmer
Term of Enlistment:	3 years
Bounty Received:	$100.00
Enlistment Place:	Knox, NY
Enlistment Date:	28 Aug 1862
Enlistment Rank:	Private
State Served:	New York
Regiment:	61st Infantry
Company:	I
Discharged for Disability:	4 February 1863
Discharged at:	Washington, DC

Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 35"PO Address Knox, NY"

Sources Used: Ancestry.com\American Civil War Soldiers; 1890 Veterans Census;Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

Peter died March 6, 1900 at his daughter's home in Cohoes, N.Y. at 77 years of age.

Obituary

From The Altamont Enterprise (Altamont, NY), March 16, 1900

PETER SECOR
Peter Secor, 77 years old, died at the home of his daughter, Alva Lansing, on Mangam avenue, Cohoes, Tuesday, March 6th. Mr. Secor was an invalid, but had been confined to his room for only three days, when the end came. He was a veteran of the civil war, having served in the Sixty-first New York Volunteers, General Nelson A. Mile's old regiment. The funeral was largely attended from the Secor church, Thompson's Lake. Mr. Secor is survived by three sons, G. Henry Secor, Minor Secor, and Cornelius Secor and four daughters, Matilda Cornelius, Margaret Swan, Alva Lansing and Emma.

Additional Research Notes

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

New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Peter Secor
Name: Peter Secor
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1811
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York
Mother: Mary Winnie
Residence Place: Knox
Enlistment Date: Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 61st Regiment
Company: I
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900

Knox - Peter Secor - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Peter Secor
Name: Peter Secor
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Discharged
Separation Date: 4 Feb 1863

Civil War Record Summaries

American Civil War Soldiers about Peter Secor
Name: Peter Secor
Enlistment Date: 28 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 August 1862 at the age of 35.
Enlisted in Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 28 Aug 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 4 Feb 1863 at Washington, DC.
Sources: 14

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Peter Secor
Name: Peter Secor
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 61 N. Y. Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 61st Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: I
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 126

Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York

61st NY Infantry
SECOR, PETER - Age, 35. Enlisted, August 28, 1862, at Knox, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1862; discharged for disability, February 4, 1863, at Washington, D. C.

1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox

Veteran's Name: Peter Secor
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Knox, Albany, New York
Year enlisted: 1862
Rank: Private

Secor, Peter - Private, Company H, 61st NY Infantry, Enlisted August 30, 1862. Post-office Address Thompsons Lake, NY, Hernia, Discharged for disablity.

History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell

Knox - Peter Secor, private. Sixty-first Regiment, Company ; enlisted in August, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862.

Census Records

1850 United States Federal Census about Peter Secor Name: Peter Secor Age: 26 Birth Year: abt 1824 Birthplace: New York Home in 1850: Knox, Albany, New York Gender: Male Family Number: 8 Household Members: Name Age Peter Secor 26 Jane Secor 27 Gabriel Secor 6 Matilda Secor 4 Margret Secor 2

1860 United States Federal Census about Peter Secor Name: Peter Secor Age in 1860: 38 Birth Year: abt 1822 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Knox, Albany, New York Gender: Male Post Office: Knox Household Members: Name Age Peter Secor 38 Jane Secor 40 Emily Secor 10 Herman Secor 7 Minor Secor 2 Margaret Secor 12

1870 United States Federal Census about Peter Secor Name: Peter Secor Age in 1870: 49 Birth Year: abt 1821 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Knox, Albany, New York Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: East Berne Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Peter Secor 49 Jane Secor 50 Elva Secor 6 Cornelius Secor 4

1880 United States Federal Census about Peter Secor Name: Peter Secor Age: 65 Birth Year: abt 1815 Birthplace: New York Home in 1880: Knox, Albany, New York Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Father Marital Status: Widower Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Laborer Household Members: Name Age Miner Secor 23 Willetta Secor 18 Peter Secor 65 Cornelius Secor 14

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