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Revision as of 13:38, May 15, 2022

Birth

Silas Hunt was born in Westerlo on January 12, 1825, a son of Oliver Hunt and Betsey Knowles. [1]

Marriage & Children

Silas married in Greenville at about 1848, Sarah M.______. They had the following known children:

  • Amanda Hunt born at about 1849
  • David E. Hunt born at about 1852
  • Franklin I. Hunt born at about 1854
  • Cassie E. Hunt born at about 1859

Military Service

Residence: Greenville, Greene Co., NY[1]
Enlistment Date: 12 Sept 1864[2]
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY [2]
Enlistment Rank: Private [2]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 15th Engineers[2]
Company: Company F [2]
Muster Out Date: 13 June 1865[2]
Muster Out Place: Fort Barry, VA[2]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 28 to serve 1 year. [2]

Born Westerlo, NY, Age 28, Farmer, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Dark complexion, 6’ tall. [3]

Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York; Ancestry.com military databases

Death

At sometime between 1870 and 1880, Silas, his wife and their son Franklin, moved to Knox County, Nebraska where Silas died in 1907 (1908[4]). His wife, Sarah, died in 1916. Both are buried at the Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, Knox Co., Nebraska.

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Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York
  3. ↑ NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
  4. ↑ Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com