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SECOR, JOEL - Born: Knox, NY. Age: 18. Occupation: laborer. Enlisted, August, 4, 1862, as private in Co. K; killed in action; June 17, 1864, at Petersburg.
  
 
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Revision as of 21:09, 15 March 2013

Birth

Joel B. Secor was born Knox[1] or Berne[2], Albany County, NY on October 21, 1847 to Andrew J. Secor (B. Mar 21, 1812, D. Feb 27, 1899) and Julia Ann Bronk (B. June 20, 1814, D. >1880).[2][3][4] Joel was the youngest son of twelve children.[2][3][4]

Marriage & Children

Joel did not marry.[5]

Occupation

Before his enlistment in the 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment, Joel worked as a laborer.[1]

Life

Joel was born in a farming family. In the 1850 Census, the family was living in Berne and a decade later, in 1860, in Knox.


Military Service

Residence: Knox
Enlistment Date: 4 August 1862[1]
Enlistment Place: Knox, NY
Enlistment Rank: Private[1]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[1]
Company: K[1]
Killed in Action: 17 June 1864[1]
Death Place: Petersburg, VA[1]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18.
Sources Used: Ancestry.com\American Civil War Soldiers; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998.

Death

Joel was killed in action on June 17, 1864 at Petersburg, VA.[1] His remains were buried at Lake Rural Cemetery in East Berne.[2] After his death, his mother Julia A. Secor filed for his pension benefits on April 29, 1881.[5]

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery

SECOR, JOEL - Born: Knox, NY. Age: 18. Occupation: laborer. Enlisted, August, 4, 1862, as private in Co. K; killed in action; June 17, 1864, at Petersburg.

Additional Media

Knox - Joel Secor - Muster Roll
Knox - Joel Secor - Muster Roll Page 2

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Joel Secor
Name: Joel Secor
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1844
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 17 Jun 1864

Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:1092;Roll #:749.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.

Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897

SECOR, JOEL — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, August 4, 1862, at Knox; mustered in as private, Co. K, Seventh Artillery (originally One Hundred and Thirteenth Infantry), August 18, 1862, to serve three years; killed, June 17, 1864, at Petersburg, Va.


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bernehistory.org
  3. 3.0 3.1 1850 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY
  4. 4.0 4.1 1860 US Census, Knox, Albany Co, NY
  5. 5.0 5.1 Civil War Pension Records, Ancestry.com