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Revision as of 15:14, 21 October 2012
Birth
Joel B. Secor was born Knox[1] or Berne[2], Albany County, NY on October 21, 1847 to Andrew J. Secor (B. Mar 21, 1812, D. Feb 27, 1899) and Julia Ann Bronk (B. June 20, 1814, D. >1880).[2][3][4] Joel was the youngest son of twelve children.[2][3][4]
Marriage & Children
Joel did not marry.[5]
Occupation
Before his enlistment in the 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment, Joel worked as a laborer.[1]
Life
Joel was born in a farming family. In the 1850 Census, the family was living in Berne and a decade later, in 1860, in Knox.
Military Service
| Residence: | Knox |
| Enlistment Date: | 4 August 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Knox, NY |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[1] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[1] |
| Company: | K[1] |
| Killed in Action: | 17 June 1864[1] |
| Death Place: | Petersburg, VA[1] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18. |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com\American Civil War Soldiers; 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
Joel was killed in action on June 17, 1864 at Petersburg, VA.[1] His remains were buried at Lake Rural Cemetery in East Berne.[2] After his death, his mother Julia A. Secor filed for his pension benefits on April 29, 1881.[5]
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Joel Secor
Name: Joel Secor
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1844
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 17 Jun 1864
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 #:1092;Roll #:749.
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.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 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 2.2 2.3 Bernehistory.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 1850 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 1860 US Census, Knox, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Civil War Pension Records, Ancestry.com
