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[[Category:Biography]][[Category:Military]][[Category:Civil War]] [[Category:Rensselaerville Biographies]]
[[Category:Biographies]][[Category:Military]][[Category:Civil War]] [[Category:Rensselaerville Biographies]]

Latest revision as of 06:24, May 18, 2022


Birth

James Henry Boyd was born in Rensselaerville at about 1849, a son of John and Mary Boyd. [1][2]


Marriage & Children

James married Ann ___ who was born in 1843, at about 1863 and had the following children:

  • Della Boyd
  • Minnie Boyd
  • Nellie Boyd
  • Harry Boyd

Military Service

Residence: Amsterdam, NY[3]
Enlistment Date: 23 March 1864 [4]
Enlistment Place: Schenectady, NY[5]
Enlistment Rank: Private[4]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 98th Infantry[4]
Company: Company B [4]
Muster Out Date: 31 Aug 1865 [4]
Muster Out Place: Richmond, VA [4]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18 to serve 3 years. [4]

Born in Rensselaerville, NY, Age 18, Laborer, Hazel eyes, Brown hair, Light complexion, 5’7” tall. [5]

Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant General for the State of New York; Town and City Registers of the men who served in the Civil War; Ancestry.com military databases.

Death

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Neither James or his wife appeared on the 1920 census for Amsterdam.

Additional Media


Sources

  1. ↑ 1850 Census, Rensselaerville
  2. ↑ 1860 Census, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., NY
  3. ↑ Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases