Towsend, Chauncey Groat
Birth
Chauncy Groat Towsend (Chauncey Townsend) (Chauncey Townsand) (Chauncey Towsand) was born in Knox at about 1833, a son of Philip and Catherine Towsend.
Marriage & Children
He married at about 1854, Hannah M.____ and lived in Berne in 1870. They had the following known children:
- Catharine Townsend
- Maggie E. Townsend
- Julia M. Townsend
Military Service
| Residence: | Knox[1] |
| Place of Birth: | Knox, NY[1] |
| Names of Parents: | Philip (Towsend) and Catherine [1] |
| Marital Status: | Married[1] |
| Occupation: | Wheel Wright[1] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[1] |
| Bounty Received: | $100.00[1] |
| Enlistment Date: | 28 Aug 1862[2] |
| Enlistment Place: | Knox[2] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York[2] |
| Regiment: | 61st Infantry[2] |
| Company: | Company I[2] |
| Deserted on: | 20 Sept 1862[2] |
| Deserted at: | Albany, NY[2] |
| Additional Remarks: "Deserted Sept 20th 1862 and went to Canada"[1] |
| Sources Used: Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York. |
Death
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 Chancy Great Towsend
Name: Chancy Great Towsend
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York
Father: Philip Towsend
Mother: Catharine Townsend
Residence Place: Knox
Enlistment Date: Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 61st Regiment
Company: I
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Chauney G Towsand
Name: Chauney G Towsand
(Chauncy G Townsend)
Age: 30
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Separation Details: Deserted
Separation Date: 10 Sep 1862
Civil War Record Summaries
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Chauncey G Townsend[3]
Name: Chauncey G Townsend
Age at enlistment: 30
Enlistment Date: 29 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Knox, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 61st Infantry Regiment on 29 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 10 Sep 1862 at Albany, NY.
Birth Date: abt 1832
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
American Civil War Soldiers about Chauncey Townsend[3][4]
Name: Chauncey Townsend
Enlistment Date: 29 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 29 August 1862 at the age of 30.
Enlisted in Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 29 Aug 1862.
Deserted from Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 10 Sep 1862 at Albany, NY.
Sources: 14
History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell
Chauncey Groat Townsend, private. Sixty-first Regiment, Company I ; enlisted in August, and mustered September 19, 1862.
Census Records
1860 federal; Knox (Series M653, Roll 723, Page 603)[3]
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Chancy Towsand, "United States Census, 1860"[4] Name: Chancy Towsand |
| Chauncey Townshend, "United States Census, 1870" name: Chauncey Townshend |
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