LaPaugh, Judson Clement

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Birth

Judson C. LaPaugh was born on October 18, 1838[1] Oct. 1840[2] in Westerlo.[3] son of David LaPaugh and Polly Mary Vanleuven. His surname was also spelled La Paugh, Laupaugh and Laughpaugh.[4]

Marriage & Children

Judson married say 1877 Catherine. They lived in Rensselaerville and had three or more children:

  • Isabel LaPaugh b. ~1878[3]
  • Stanley LaPaugh b. Feb. 1881[2]
  • Maud LaPaugh b. Oct. 1882[2]

Catherine died before 1900[2]


Occupation

Judson was a farmer before he served in the Civil War.[4]. In 1880 he was a laborer,[3] and in 1900 a day laborer.[2]


Military Service

Residence: Westerlo[1]
Place of Birth: Westerlo, NY[1]
Date of Birth: 18 Oct 1838[1]
Names of Parents: David (LaPaugh) and Mary Vanleuven[1]
Marital Status: Single[1]
Occupation: Farmer[1]
Enlistment Date: 1 Dec 1863[4]
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY[1]
Enlistment Rank: Private[4]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[4][1]
Company: Company D or Company K[4]
Transfer Date: 10 Mar 1864
Transferred to: Company K
Wounded on: 19 May 1864[4]
Wounded at: Spotsylvania[4]
Wounded on: 14 Aug 1864[4]
Wounded at: Deep Bottom[4]
Wounded on: 25 Aug 1864[4]
Wounded at: Reams Station, VA[4]
Discharged for Disability on: 4 Apr 1865[4]
Discharged at: Emory General Hospital, Washington, DC
Additional Remarks: Judson first received an unspecificied wound May 19, 1864, three months later August 14, 1864 he was wounded in the left hand, less than two weeks later he was wounded a third time.[4]"PO Address Westerlo Albany Co N.Y."[1] Eight months after the last wound, he was discharged for a disability. He received a pension on February 12, 1884[5]

Born in Westerlo, NY, Age 23, Farmer, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Light complexion, 5'9" tall.[6]

Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant-General for the State of NY for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

He died after 1905.[7]

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media

Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 1900 federal census
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 1880 federal census
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
  5. Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com
  6. NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
  7. 1905 state census, Rensselaerville, Albany Co., NY