Secor, Peter
Birth
Peter Secor was born in Knox on August 20, 1811[1], (1820s) 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
| 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
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[5]
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
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Peter Secor[5]
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
Civil War Record Summaries
American Civil War Soldiers about Peter Secor[5]
Name: Peter Secor
Enlistment Date: 28 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 August 1862 at the age of 35.
Enlisted in Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 28 Aug 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 4 Feb 1863 at Washington, DC.
Sources: 14
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Peter Secor[5]
Name: Peter Secor
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 61 N. Y. Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 61st Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: I
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 126
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
61st NY Infantry
SECOR, PETER - Age, 35. Enlisted, August 28, 1862, at Knox, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1862; discharged for disability, February 4, 1863, at Washington, D. C.
1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox
Veteran's Name: Peter Secor
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Knox, Albany, New York
Year enlisted: 1862
Rank: Private
Secor, Peter - Private, Company H, 61st NY Infantry, Enlisted August 30, 1862. Post-office Address Thompsons Lake, NY, Hernia, Discharged for disablity.
History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell
Knox - Peter Secor, private. Sixty-first Regiment, Company ; enlisted in August, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862.
Census Records
| 1850 United States Federal Census about Peter Secor[5] Name: Peter Secor |
1860 United States Federal Census about Peter Secor[5] Name: Peter Secor |
| 1870 United States Federal Census about Peter Secor[5] Name: Peter Secor |
1880 United States Federal Census about Peter Secor[5] Name: Peter Secor |
Additional Media
Obituary
Sources
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Berne History family files
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ancestry Military Databases
- ↑ Obituary of Peter Secor, Published in The Altamont Enterprise (Altamont, NY), March 16, 1900
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 www.Ancestry.com
