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

Latest revision as of 07:48, May 18, 2022

Birth

Robert was born in New York in February of 1830, a son of John G. Westervelt and Mary Bebee.[1]

Occupation=

Robert's father was an affluent doctor. Robert chose farming, and lived in many areas working on farms. Prior to the Civil War he was in Albany and found his way to Westerlo where he was working as a farm laborer for James Lobdell.

Marriage & Children

He married at on October 3, 1872 in Rhode Island, Jane Gill who was born in England.[1] They had a daughter, Elizabeth G. Westervelt born there in 1874[2].

Military Service

Residence: Westerlo[3]
Place of Birth: New York City, NY[3]
Date of Birth: 1830[3]
Occupation: Farmer[3]
Enlistment Date: 8 Sep 1861
Enlistment Place: Kingston, New York [4]
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 80th Infantry
Company: Company H
Discharged for Disability on: 12 Mar 1862[4]
Discharged at:
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 30. [4] " P.O. Address South Westerlo Albany Co N.Y."[3]
Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

His wife, Jane, died on December 19, 1912 at Cranston, Rhode Island. Robert died on July 30, 1917 at Providence, Rhode Island.[5]

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media

Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Marriage licenses recorded in Rhode Island by LDS
  2. Birth Records recorded in Rhode Island by LDS
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ancestry Military Databases
  5. Death Records recorded in Rhode Island by LDS