Thomas William Blauvelt (abt. 1829 - abt. 1905)

Born about 30 Mar 1829 in Stoney Point, Rockland County, New York

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Died about 18 Feb 1905 at about age 75 in New York

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Biography

Thomas William Blauvelt was born on March 30, 1829 in Haverstraw, New York. According to a register of Men Who Served in the Civil War, his parents were Abraham Blauvelt and Martha Conklin. ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Thomas married Rachel Babcock circa 1850.^[5]

Thomas and Rachel were listed on the 1860 US Federal Census along with sons Samuel (age 2; 1858) and Hamilton (age 9; 1851). The family was residing in the Town of Haverstraw, Rockland, New York, United States.^[3]

Thomas and Rachel had eight children - but by 1900, only four were still living: ^[5]

1. Hamilton Blauvelt

2. Samuel Blauvelt

3. Anna Blauvelt

4. William Blauvelt

5. Eugenia (Blauvelt) Mann

Thomas died on February 18, 1905 in New York. He was interred at Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, New York - Plot 247. ^[6]

Military Service

Thomas served in the Civil War as a Corporal in Company D - Seventeenth (17th) New York Infantry. He enlisted in Stoney Point, Rockland, New York on 8 Jul 1863.^[1][7]

More Information: Resources for NY US Civil War

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} New York, Town Clerks’ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865. New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Town Clerks´ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865; Collection Number: (N-Ar)13774; Box Number: 50; Roll Number: 27
2. ↑ 1850 US Federal Census; Year: 1850; Census Place: Haverstraw, Rockland, New York; Roll: M432_588; Page: 287B; Image: 209; Ancestry.com. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCHQ-DY3 : 12 April 2016), Samuel Blauvelt in entry for Thomas W Blauvelt, 1860.
4. ↑ 1870 US Federal Census
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} 1900 US Federal Census; Year: 1900; Census Place: Stony Point, Rockland, New York; Roll: 1155; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1241155
6. ↑ Find A Grave Index, database with images (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67537248 : accessed 02 October 2017), memorial 67537248, Thomas William Blauvelt (1829-1905), Mount Repose Cemetery Haverstraw Rockland County New York, USA.
7. ↑ U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha