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|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 19.; Substitute for Lucus Abele who was drafted on September 28, 1863; Born in NY, age 19 years, Farmer, Hazel eyes, Brown hair, Fair complexion, 5'5-1/2" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref> | |Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 19.; Substitute for Lucus Abele who was drafted on September 28, 1863; Born in NY, age 19 years, Farmer, Hazel eyes, Brown hair, Fair complexion, 5'5-1/2" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:35, 21 October 2012
Birth
Dewitt C. Bates was born on July 1, 1845 in Broome, Schoharie County, a son of Solva Bates and Violetta Goodfellow.[1]
Marriage & Children
Before 1880, he married a woman named Helen, who was several years older than he, having been born in March of 1842.[2][3] They had a son named Channing Bates in about 1877.[4]
Military Service
| Residence: | Westerlo |
| Enlistment Date: | 19 Oct 1863 |
| Enlistment Place: | 14th Congressional District, NY |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 48th Infantry |
| Company: | Company E |
| Promotion Date: | 21 Sep 1864 |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Corporal |
| Wounded in Action on: | 15 Jan 1865 |
| Wounded at: | Fort Fisher, NC |
| Muster Out Date: | 13 July 1865 |
| Muster Out Place: | US Military Hospital, Albany, NY |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 19.; Substitute for Lucus Abele who was drafted on September 28, 1863; Born in NY, age 19 years, Farmer, Hazel eyes, Brown hair, Fair complexion, 5'5-1/2" tall.[1] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General for the State of NY for the year 1900, |
Occupation
Dewitt worked primarily as a farmer however in 1880 his occupation was recorded as a teamster.[2]
Life
After the Civil War in 1870 Dewitt was working as a farmer and living in Rensselaerville with a large extended family with names including Hagadorn, Moke and Fero. In 1880 he was married to Helen, living with his wife Helen and young son Channing, and working as a teamster.[4] He continued to live in Westerlo in 1890.[5] In 1900 and 1910 he and his wife Helen were living on a farm they owned without a mortgage and he was working as a farmer.[3][6]
Death
Dewitt died on January 22, 1917 at South Westerlo.[7]
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 US Censuses
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 1900 US Census, Westerlo, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 1880 US Census, Westerlo, Albany Co, NY Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "1880Census" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 1890 US Veterans Census, Westerlo, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 1910 US Census, Westerlo, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com
