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Birth
Elias Bell was born in Berne, Albany County, NY in about 1847.[1] Elias was born in Berne, NY on July 11, 1847, a son of Chauncy E. Bell and Magdalena Bronk[2]
Marriage & Children
At about 1870, he married Sarah L.______ [3] and they had the following known children:
Occupation
At the time of his enlistment in the Civil War, Elias was working as a farmer.[1]
Military Service
| Name: | Elias Bell |
| Residence at Enlistment: | Berne[2] |
| Place of Birth: | Berne, NY[2] |
| Date of Birth: | 11 July 1847[2] |
| Names of Parents: | Chauncy (Bell) and Magdalena Bronk[2] |
| Marital Status: | Single[2] |
| Occupation: | Hotel Keeper[2] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[2] |
| Bounty Received: | None[2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 23 Nov 1863[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Berne, New York [4] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[1] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[5] |
| Company: | Company M[1] |
| Muster Out Date: | 1 Aug 1865[1] |
| Muster Out Place: | Baltimore, MD[5] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18[4]"Discharged Aug 1st 1865 P.O. Address Bern Albany Co N.Y."[2]
Born, Berne, NY, age 18, Occupation farmer, Black eyes, Black hair, Light complexion, 5'9" tall.[6] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1865 census Berne, Albany Co., NY; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1898; Howell, George Rogers, History of the County of Albany, NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Life
George Rogers Howell in his book History of the County of Albany, NY recorded Elias Bell as "from Berne" and that he served in the Civil War.[7]
Death
Elias died on December 27, 1894 and was buried at the Rensselaerville Cemetery, Rensselaerville, NY.
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
[[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Civil War Pension Index
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 bernehistory.org
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ancestry Military Databases
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
- ↑ NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
- ↑ Howell, George Rogers, History of the County of Albany, NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817
