Secor, Gabriel Henry

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Birth

Gabriel H. Secor was born in Knox on May 8, 1844, a son of Peter Secor and Jane Toles[1]

Marriage & Children

At about 1868, Gabriel married Emma Louise Brimhall who was born at about 1848[2]. They moved to the city of Albany and had the following children:

  • Irving Secor[2]
  • Henry Brimhall Secor[2]
  • Geraldine Secor[2]

Occupation

Gabriel was a life insurance agent

Military Service

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Residence: Knox[1]
Place of Birth: Knox, NY[1]
Date of Birth: 8 May 1844[1]
Names of Parents: Peter (Secor) and Jane Toles[1]
Marital Status: Single[1]
Occupation: Farmer[1]
Term of Enlistment: 3 years[1]
Bounty Received: $100.00[1]
Enlistment Date: 21 Oct 1861[3]
Enlistment Rank: Private[3]
State Served: New York[3]
Regiment: 91st Infantry[3][4]
Company: Company D[3]
Discharged for Disability: 7 Apr 1862[3]
Place of Discharge: Key West, FL[3]
Re-enlistment Date: 30 Aug 1862[5]
Re-enlistment Place: Knox, New York
Re-enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 61st Infantry[1][4]
Company: Company I
Wounded in Action on: 2 July 1863[1]
Wounded at: Gettysburg, PA[1]
Transferred to: 2nd Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps[5]
Transferred on: 24 Aug 1863
Promoted on: 19 Aug 1865
Promotion Rank: Full 2nd Lieutenant
Muster Out Date: 19 Aug 1865
Muster Out Place:
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18 both times.[5] "Wounded in battle of Gettysburg Pa July 2nd , transferred to invalid corps"[1] Soldier applied for pension 14 Aug 1898, his widow, Emma D.Secor applied on 26 Dec 1904.
Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers and CW Pension Index; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York, Regimental Rosters

Death

Gabriel died on December 7, 1924 at Albany, NY.[6]

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media

Knox - Gabriel Henry Secor - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gabriel H Secor
Name: Gabriel H Secor
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Transferred
Separation Date: 24 Aug 1863

Knox - Gabriel Henry Secor - Muster Roll Page 2

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gabriel H Secor
Name: Gabriel H Secor
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1861
Enlistment Location: Albauy
Muster Year: 1861
Separation Details: Discharged
Separation Date: 7 Apr 1862

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.

Census Records

1860 federal; Knox (Series M653, Roll 723, Page 624)

  • Daniel Pitcher 39 Farmer
  • Margaret A. Pitcher 36
  • William H. Pitcher 17
  • Peter P. Pitcher 12
  • Catharine Pitcher 15
  • Harrison Pitcher 10
  • Hiram Pitcher 4
  • Adam Pitcher 1/12
  • Gabrial Secor 16

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 Gabriel Henry Secor
Name: Gabriel Henry Secor
Birth Date: 8 May 1844
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York
Father: Peter Secor
Mother: Jane Soles
Residence Place: Knox
Enlistment Date: Sep 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 61st Regiment
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single


Sources

  1. Jump up to: 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Berne NY Family files, www.bernehistory.org
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York, Regimental Rosters
  4. Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Ancestry Military Databases, CW Pension Index
  5. Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ancestry Military Databases
  6. Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com