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<!-- Enter Birth Information Here -->Thomas Stafford Jr. was born in Knox, Albany County, NY in about 1830.<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref> He was the son of [[Thomas Stafford Sr.]] (B. abt 1804, D. April 14, 1884) and [[Maria Truax]] (B. April 17, 1809, D. April 24, 1881) and was one of oldest among ten children.<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref>  
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<!-- Enter Birth Information Here -->Thomas Stafford Jr. was born in Knox, Albany County, NY in about 1830.<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref> He was the son of [[Thomas Stafford Sr.]] (B. abt 1804, D. April 14, 1884) and [[Maria Truax]] (B. April 17, 1809, D. April 24, 1881) and was one of oldest among ten children.<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref>  
  
 
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|Additional Remarks:  Enlisted at the age of 32.  Name was transferred to Company D on consolidation on 30 June 1865; no further record
 
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Revision as of 00:44, 22 October 2012

Birth

Thomas Stafford Jr. was born in Knox, Albany County, NY in about 1830.[1] He was the son of Thomas Stafford Sr. (B. abt 1804, D. April 14, 1884) and Maria Truax (B. April 17, 1809, D. April 24, 1881) and was one of oldest among ten children.[2]

Marriage & Children

Thomas married a woman named Anna(B. abt 1834)[2] and had the following children:

Occupation

Thomas worked as a carpenter before he enlisted in the 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment.[1]


Military Service

Residence: Knox
Enlistment Date: 13 Aug 1863 or 13 Aug 1862[1]
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY
Enlistment Rank: Private[1]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[1]
Company: Company K[1]
Missing In Action on: 16 June 1864[1]
Missing in Action at: Petersburg, VA[1]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 32. Name was transferred to Company D on consolidation on 30 June 1865; no further record
Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; 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

It appears that Thomas Stafford Jr. was killed on June 16, 1864 at Petersburg, Va.[1]

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media

Knox - Thomas Stafford Jr. - Muster Roll
Knox - Thomas Stafford Jr. - Muster Roll Page 2

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Thomas Stafford Junior
Name: Thomas Stafford Junior
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Transferred
Separation Date: 30 Jun 1865


New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Thomas Stafford
Name: Thomas Stafford
Age:32
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1862

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.

Census Records

1860 federal; Albany, 9th Ward (Series M653, Roll 720, Page 249)

  • Thos. Stafford 30 Carpenter
  • Anna Stafford 26
  • Silas Stafford 8
  • Melinda Stafford 6
  • Riesetta Stafford 1


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 2.4 Bernehistory.org