Secor, Gabriel Henry

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Birth

Gabriel H. Secor was born in Knox on May 8, 1844, a son of Peter Secor and Jane Toles[1]

Marriage & Children

At about 1868, Gabriel married Emma Louise Brimhall who was born at about 1848[2]. They moved to the city of Albany and had the following children:

  • Irving Secor[2]
  • Henry Brimhall Secor[2]
  • Geraldine Secor[2]

Occupation

Gabriel was a life insurance agent

Military Service

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Residence: Knox[1]
Place of Birth: Knox, NY[1]
Date of Birth: 8 May 1844[1]
Names of Parents: Peter (Secor) and Jane Toles[1]
Marital Status: Single[1]
Occupation: Farmer[1]
Term of Enlistment: 3 years[1]
Bounty Received: $100.00[1]
Enlistment Date: 21 Oct 1861[3]
Enlistment Rank: Private[3]
State Served: New York[3]
Regiment: 91st Infantry[3][4]
Company: Company D[3]
Discharged for Disability: 7 Apr 1862[3]
Place of Discharge: Key West, FL[3]
Re-enlistment Date: 30 Aug 1862[5]
Re-enlistment Place: Knox, New York
Re-enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 61st Infantry[1][4]
Company: Company I
Wounded in Action on: 2 July 1863[1]
Wounded at: Gettysburg, PA[1]
Transferred to: 2nd Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps[5]
Transferred on: 24 Aug 1863
Promoted on: 19 Aug 1865
Promotion Rank: Full 2nd Lieutenant
Muster Out Date: 19 Aug 1865
Muster Out Place:
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18 both times.[5] "Wounded in battle of Gettysburg Pa July 2nd , transferred to invalid corps"[1] Soldier applied for pension 14 Aug 1898, his widow, Emma D.Secor applied on 26 Dec 1904.
Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers and CW Pension Index; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York, Regimental Rosters

Death

Gabriel died on December 7, 1924 at Albany, NY.[6]

Obituary

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 Gabriel Henry Secor[7]
Name: Gabriel Henry Secor
Birth Date: 8 May 1844
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York
Father: Peter Secor
Mother: Jane Soles
Residence Place: Knox
Enlistment Date: Sep 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 61st Regiment
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900

Knox - Gabriel Henry Secor - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gabriel H Secor[7]
Name: Gabriel H Secor
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Transferred
Separation Date: 24 Aug 1863

Knox - Gabriel Henry Secor - Muster Roll Page 2

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gabriel H Secor[7]
Name: Gabriel H Secor
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1861
Enlistment Location: Albauy
Muster Year: 1861
Separation Details: Discharged
Separation Date: 7 Apr 1862

Civil War Record Summaries

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Gabriel H Secor[7]
Name: Gabriel H Secor
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 30 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Knox, NY
State Served: New York
Was Wounded?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 61st Infantry Regiment on 19 Sep 1862.
Mustered out on 24 Aug 1863.
Transferred to Company 32nd, U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps 32nd Co 2nd Infantry Company on 24 Aug 1863.
Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 19 Aug 1865.
Birth Date: abt 1844
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Gabriel H Secor[7]
Name: Gabriel H Secor
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 21 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, New York 91st Infantry Regiment on 21 Oct 1861.
Mustered out on 07 Apr 1862 at Key West, FL.
Birth Date: abt 1843
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York

1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox

History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell

Heroes of Albany

Carnival of Blood

Census Records

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Civil War Pension Index

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  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Berne NY Family files, www.bernehistory.org
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York, Regimental Rosters
  4. 4.0 4.1 Ancestry Military Databases, CW Pension Index
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ancestry Military Databases
  6. Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 www.Ancestry.com