Pvt.
Alexander
Alek
Garrison
Born about in Putnam, New York, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Dianthia (Brace) Garrison
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 45
in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States
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Biography
Alexander Garrison is a part of US Black heritage.
Alexander was born about 1838 in Putnam County, New York.
Occupations
- 1880: Foundry worker
- 1863: Farmer
Residences
- 1880: Walnut Street, St. Albans, Vermont with his wife, son Arthur and Sarah Bruce
- 1863: New York (military enlistment)
Military Service
Private in the all-black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, Company F. Enlisted on 8 April 1863 from New York. He was about 25 years old, single and working as a farmer when he enlisted. Mustered out 20 August 1865.
Death
He passed away in 1883 and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in St. Albans, Vermont.
Projects
Sources
- 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Albans, Franklin, Vermont; Roll: 1344; Page: 274D; Enumeration District: 113 (as A. A. Garrison)
- Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
- Find a Grave: Alexander Garrison
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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~3.12%
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Peggy (Charland) Plumley
Peggy (Charland) Plumley
Alexander Alek Garrison is my 3rd Great Grandfather. Family Lore is that we are descendants of the Garrison Slaves. Since I am unable to find any information before Alexander, I am wondering if I would need to look at slave records? Do they exist?
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Categories: USBH Heritage Exchange, Linked | USBH Heritage Exchange, Status Unknown | 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored), United States Civil War | 1880 US Census, Franklin County, Vermont | St. Albans, Vermont | Grand Army of the Republic | Greenwood Cemetery, St. Albans, Vermont