Townsend, Daniel

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Birth

Daniel was born in Berne at about 1840, a son of Daniel Townsend and Phoebe Galusha[1]


Marriage & Children

Military Service

Residence: Stanford, NY
Enlistment Date: 6 Aug 1861
Enlistment Place: Stanfordville, NY
Enlistment Rank: Corporal
State Served: New York
Regiment: 47th Infantry
Company: Company D
Transferred on: 17 Apr 1865
Transferred to : 11th Infantry VRC
Company: Company F
Muster Out Date: 30 Aug 1865
Muster Out Place:
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 22 to serve 3 years.

Borne in Berne, Age 23, Farmer, Hazel eyes, Brown hair, Fair complexion, 5’8” tall. [2]

Sources Used: Ancestry.com military databases; Annual Report of the Adjutant General for the State of New York, Regimental Rosters.

Death

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media


Sources

  1. Berne NY Family files, www.bernehistory.org
  2. NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases