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==Birth==
Peter Wolford was born September 23, 1838 to [[Jacob Wolford]] (B. Dec 15, 1798, D. Mar 5, 1888) and his wife [[Katherine Loucks]] (B. July 21, 1800, D. July 31, 1872).<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref><ref name="1870Census">1870 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> He was one of three known children.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>

==Marriage & Children== 
Peter married [[Parthenia Blade]] (B. Sept 15, 1843, D. April 24, 1903)<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref> and they had the following children:
*[[Dewitt C. Wolford]] (B. Feb 1865)
*[[William A. Wolford]] (B. abt 1872)<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1880Census"/>
*[[Carrie Wolford]] (B. abt 1873, D. after 1931 Schenectady)<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1880Census"/>



==Military Service==
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|Name:
|Peter Wolford
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|Residence:
|
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|Enlistment Date:
|4 Nov 1862<ref name="AG Report">Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York</ref> or Oct 1862<ref name="1890Census"/>
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|Enlistment Place:
|Albany, New York <ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Enlistment Rank:
|Private
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|State Served:
|New York
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|Regiment:
|177th Infantry<ref name="1890Census">1890 US Veterans Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com</ref><ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Company:
|Company C<ref name="1890Census"/><ref name="Pension"/><ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Promoted on:
|1 May 1863<ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Promotion Rank:
|Corporal<ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Muster Out Date:
|10 Sep 1863<ref name="1890Census"/> <ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Muster Out Place:
|Albany, NY<ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21
|-
|Sources Used:Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1890 US Veterans Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY; Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com, Annual Report of the Adjutant General for the State of New York
|}

==Life==
In 1870, Peter Wolford was a farm laborer living in East Berne with his wife, young son and his parents. In the next decade, Peter's mother Katherine died and his family grew by two additional children. Peter, his family and elderly father were recorded in the 1880 Census living in Berne where Peter worked as a farm laborer. In the spring of 1885, Peter sold his property in Berne to C. E. Blade, who might have been a relative of his wife Parthenia, for $50.<ref name="Knowers">Knowersville Enterprise May 2, 1885</ref> In 1890 Peter was living in West Berne where he was recorded in the 1890 US Veterans Census and from where he filed for his Civil War Pension.<ref name="1890Census">1890 US Veterans Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="Pension"/> While living in Berne, Peter was active in the Charles McCulloch Post 645 GAR and held the office of "Officer of the Guard".<ref name=" ">Berne column, [[Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] Dec 16, 1892.</ref> By 1900, Peter, his wife and youngest daughter were living in Knox where Peter was a bread peddler and Carrie was a stitcher.<ref name="1900Census">1900 US Census, Westerlo, Albany Co, NY</ref> Peter's wife Parthenia died on April 24, 1903 and she was buried at the Beaverdam Cemetery in Berne.<ref name="Bernehistory"/> Sometime after her death, Peter moved to Schoharie where his sons [[Dewitt C. Wolford]] and [[William A. Wolford]] were living with their wives and children.<ref name="1910Census">1910 US Census, Schoharie Co, NY</ref>

==Death==
Peter Wolford died on September 18, 1916 and was buried with his wife at the Beaverdam Cemetery in Berne.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>

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