Brate, Lewis L.
Birth
Lewis L. Brate was born on August 18, 1816 (1826[1]) in Westerlo to Martin Brate and Elizabeth Albright who was the daughter of Jacob Albright and Hannah Arnold.
Marriage & Children
On September 5, 1846 at the Union Dutch Reformed Church, Unionville, Albany, New York[2], Lewis married Lucy Dunbar who was born in January of 1829 and was the daughter of Albert Dunbar.[3] They had one child, Hiram Brate (B. May 11, 1848, D. Dec 8, 1862).[3]
Military Service
| Name: | Lewis Brate |
| Residence: | Albany County[4] |
| Place of Birth: | Westerlo[4] |
| Date of Birth: | 13 Aug 1826[4] |
| Names of Parents: | Martin (Brate) and Elizabeth Albright[4] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[4] |
| Bounty Received: | None[4] |
| Enlistment Date: | 17 Sep 1864[5] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 23rd Light Artillery [5] |
| Transferred on: | 31 Dec 1864[5] |
| Transferred to: | 8th Heavy Artillery [5] |
| Muster Out Date: | 5 Jun 1865 [5] |
| Muster Out Place: | Munson's Hill, VA[5] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 38.[5]
Born in Westerlo, Farmer, Gray eyes, Brown hair, Light complexion, 5'8" tall.[1]
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| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1865 census, Berne, Albany Co., NY; Howell, George Rogers, History of the County of Albany, NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Lewis' wife Lucy died on April 6, 1878 and she was buried at the Dunbar Farm Burying Ground in Dormansville, Albany County, NY.[3] This is where their son Hiram had been buried in 1862.[3]
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
In 1880 Lewis lived in the household with his brother, Isaac, in Albany.
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
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
- ↑ Records of the Union Dutch Reformed Church, Unionville, Albany Co., NY
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedBernehistory - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Ancestry Military Databases
