Batcher, Jacob C.

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Gravestone of Jacob C. Batcher, Vestal Methodist Church Cemetery, Vestal, Broome Co., NY; photo by Merry Ann Newton

Birth

Jacob was born 8 Jan. 1836 Town of Berne, son of Christopher Batcher and Catherine Clute. His family moved to Vestal, Broome Co., NY before 1840.[1]


Marriage and Children

He married Matilda Heath who was born in 1843 on December 25, 1860 at Owego, Tioga County, NY and had a daughter, Ella Batcher who was born in 1863.

Military Service

Residence: Binghamton, Broome Co., NY
Enlistment Date: 19 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Binghamton, New York
Enlistment Rank: Corporal
State Served: New York
Regiment: 137th Infantry [2]
Company: Company A
Died of Disease on: 21 Oct. 1864[1]Died of camp fever on December 28, 1862[3]
Place of Death: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia[1]Twelfth Army Corps Hospital, Harper's Ferry, Va.[3]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 26.[2]Enlisted at the age of 26 years. Enlisted at Binghamton, to serve three years[3]

He was buried in Vestal Methodist Church Cemetery, Vestal, Broome Co., NY[1]

Born Chenango Co., NY, occupation farmer, Hazel eyes, dark hair, fair complexion, 6'4" tall.[4]

Sources Used: Headstone inscription; Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers, Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York

Death

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hilltowns Genealogy from BerneHistory.org
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ancestry Military Databases
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York
  4. NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases