Brate, Jacob
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Birth
Jacob Brate was born in Albany Co., NY in 1827 a son of Henry Brate and Eliza Smith. [1]
Marriage & Children
He apparently never married.
Military Service
| Residence: | Westerlo[1] |
| Place of Birth: | Albany Co., NY[1] |
| Date of Birth: | 1827[1] |
| Names of Parents: | Henry Brate and Eliza Smith[1] |
| Marital Status: | Single[1] |
| Occupation: | Laborer[1] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years [1] |
| Enlistment Date: | 28 Jul 1862 |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, NY |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company F |
| Wounded in Action on: | 30 May 1864[2] |
| Wounded at: | Totopotomoy Creek, VA[2] |
| Discharged for Disability on: | 5 May 1865[2] |
| Discharged at: | York, PA[2] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 25.[3] "Received a wound in his right foot remained in Hospital untill his Discharge About the first of May 1865."[1] |
| Sources Used: 1860 census, Westerlo, NY; Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General for the State of NY for the year 1898; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Jacob died on December 9, 1874 and is buried at the Udell burial ground.
He received a headstone provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans by the US Government. The index card reads as follows:
Brate, Jacob
Pvt. Co. F, 7th N,Y. H. Art
Cemetery: Udel
City or Town: Westerlo
County and State: Albany, NY
Grave:____, died Dec 9, 1874
Headstone supplied by DW Whitney[3]
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Received a wound in his right foot remained in Hospital untill his Discharge About the first of May 1865
Sources
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Ancestry Military Databases
