Simons, George Albert
Birth
George A. Simons was born in Berne [1] on August 13, 1835[2] or July 14, 1845, son of Peter Simons and his first wife Catharine Fitzgerald (1817 - after June 1850).[3] The 1840 census shows Peter Simons in Albany. The 1850 census for the City of Albany, Ward 8 clearly shows George's mother's name as Catherine and his age as 5, so he may have been born in Albany, not Berne.[4] Peter Simons married next Margaret Wilson.[3]
Marriage & Children
It is not now known whether he married.
Military Service
| Name: | George Albert Simons [5] |
| Residence: | Berne [5] |
| Place of Birth: | Berne, NY[5] |
| Date of Birth: | 13 Aug 1835[5] |
| Names of Parents: | Peter and Margaret (Wilson) Simons [5] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 10 months [5] |
| Bounty Received: | $100.00 [5] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| Enlistment Date: | 1 Oct 1862[5] or 18 October 1862[6] or 13 October[7] |
| Enlistment Place: | Knox, NY[5]or Albany, NY[6] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 177th Infantry |
| Company: | Company G |
| Promotion Date: | Aug 1864[5] |
| Promotion Rank: | Sergeant[5] |
| Promotion Date: | unknown |
| Promotion Rank: | Clerk of Quarter Master [5] |
| Muster Out Date: | 10 Sep 1863 [6] |
| Muster Out Place: | Albany, NY[6] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18.[6] "Promoted to sergeant, afterwards to clerk in quarter Master office.Discharged Aug 1863. Reenlisted 15 Cav. 1864 Discharged May 1865 PO Address Bern Albany N.Y."[5] The 1850 census for the City of Albany, Ward 8 clearly shows George's mother's name as Catherine and his age as 5, so he may have been born in Albany, not Berne.[4] Margaret Wilson was his step-mother.[3]
Born in Berne, NY on August 13, 1835, Age 18, Farm laborer, Gray eyes, Black hair, Light complexion, 5'5" tall.[2] |
| Sources Used: 1850 census, Albany, Ward 8, 1860 census Berne and 1865 census Berne, Albany Co., NY; Howell, George Rogers, History of the County of Albany, NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers;Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Obituary
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 George Albert Simons[8]
Name: George Albert Simons
Birth Date: 14 Jul 1845
Birth Place: Albany, New York
Father: Peter Simons
Mother: Margaret Brell
Residence Place: Knox
Enlistment Date: 11 Oct 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 177th Regiment
Company: G
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about George A Simons[8]
Name: George A Simons
Birth Date: 13 Aug 1835
Birth Place: Bern, New York
Father: Peter Simons
Mother: Margaret Wilson
Residence Place: Knox
Enlistment Date: 6 Oct 1861
Enlistment Location: Berne, Albany, New York
Regiment: 10th Infantry
Company: G
Rank: Private
Marital Status: Single
(NOTE: 177th Regiment Infantry was first "10th New York National Guard" in the Civil War)
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about George A Simons[8]
Name: George A Simons
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birth Place: Albany, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 862
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date: 10 Sep 1863
Civil War Record Summaries
Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about George A Simons
Name: George A Simons
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 18 Oct 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, New York 177th Infantry Regiment on 21 Nov 1862.
Mustered out on 10 Sep 1863 at Albany, NY.
Birth Date: abt 1844
American Civil War Soldiers about George Simons[8]
Name: George Simons
Enlistment Date: 18 Oct 1862
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 October 1862 at the age of 18.
Enlisted in Company G, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 21 Nov 1862.
Mustered Out Company G, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 10 Sep 1863 at Albany, NY.
Sources: 14
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
177th NY Infantry
SIMONS, GEORGE A. — Age, 18 years, Enlisted October 18, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co. G, November 21, 1862; mustered out with company, September 10, 1863, at Albany, N. Y., as Simonds.
History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell
Berne: ROLL OF HONOR, WAR OF REBELLION. George A. Simons (Name only)
Census Records
| 1850 United States Federal Census about George Simons[8] Name: George Simons |
1860 United States Federal Census about George Simons[8] Name: George Simons Additional MediaU.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about George A Simons[8] Sources
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