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|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; [[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] of the State of NY for the year 1898; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; 1865 census, Westerlo, Albany Co., NY
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Latest revision as of 17:41, 27 March 2013

Birth

Cornelius was born in 1836 in New Scotland, a son of Adonijah and Barbara Britton

Marriage & Children

Cornelius married Jane ____ at about 1863 in Westerlo and had the following known children:

  • Hannah L. Britton b. at about 1864
  • Adonijah Britton b. about 1866
  • Margaret A. Britton b. about 1869
  • Emma J. Britton b. about 1871
  • John C. Britton b about 1874
  • Mary E. Britton b. about 1879

Military Service

9th Heavy Artillery Battle Flag
Residence: Westerlo, Albany Co., N.Y.[1]
Place of Birth: Albany County[1]
Date of Birth: 1837[1]
Enlistment Date: 16 Mar 1865[2]
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 10th Heavy Artillery[2]
Company: Company H
Discharged for disability on: 23 June 1865[3]
Discharged from: Ira Harris Hospital, Albany, NY[3]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 28.[2]
Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; 1865 census, Westerlo, Albany Co., NY

Death

Cornelius died between 1892 and 1900, probably in the Town of New Scotland.

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 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ancestry Military Databases
  3. 3.0 3.1 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General