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Revision as of 16:54, 27 March 2013

Birth

Peter Secor was born in Knox on August 20, 1811[1], a son of Gabriel Secor, Sr.[2] and Mary Winne[1]

Marriage & Children

Peter married Jane Toles on May 22, 1843 and had the following children:[2]

  • 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[1], Thomson's Lake
Place of Birth: Knox, NY [1]
Date of Birth: 20 Aug 1811 [1]
Names of Parents: ___ and Mary Winnie[1]
Occupation: Farmer[1]
Term of Enlistment: 3 years[1]
Bounty Received: $100.00[1]
Enlistment Place: Knox, NY[1]
Enlistment Date: 28 Aug 1862
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 61st Infantry
Company: I
Discharged for Disability: 4 February 1863[3]
Discharged at: Washington, DC[3]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 35[3]"PO Address Knox, NY"[1]
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.[4]

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

Additional Media

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

Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:239;Roll #:1110.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.
1890 Veterans Schedules about Peter Secor
Veteran's Name: Peter Secor
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Knox, Albany, New York
Year enlisted: 1862
Rank: Private

Peter Secor Obituary


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

Sources

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  2. 2.0 2.1 Berne History family files
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ancestry Military Databases
  4. Obituary of Peter Secor, Published in The Altamont Enterprise (Altamont, NY), March 16, 1900