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Ft.Hamilton 1879 Census

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Fort Hamilton - 1870 Federal Census

 
Soldiers stationed at:
Fort Hamilton,  New Utrecht, Kings County.    
Source: NARA film
Series: M593
Roll: # 963
Garrison Fort Hamilton 
PAGE: # 64

NOTE: The handwriting is very hard to read.I have put a question mark next to any name that I am not certain I am reading correctly.Unfortunately, some names I have to leave out entirely.

NOTE : The census taker, Mr. George Self, Assistant Marshall. I'm sure we all thank Mr. Self for his hard work during the months of June and July, 1870 in enumerating so many citizens. He did the entire town of New Utrecht himself,and it took him about 2 months to do it.

CODE: SURNAME AGE RANK BORN

HEUGS(??),Edward 50 1st Sergeant Massachusetts KELLY,Bernard 32 2nd Sergeant Ireland MURPHY,Patrick 36 Sergeant Ireland BACON,William 29 Sergeant England YOUNG,Louis 28 Sergeant New York GRAY,Hamilton 27 Corp. England ???MILLAN(??),Patrick 43 Corp. Ireland SEANTON(??),Bartibey(?)29 Corp. New York HARINGTON,Bernard(?) 23 Bugler Germany SAETER(??),David 23 Bugler Pennsylvania ELLIOTT,James 24 (34?) illegible Ireland HEALY,John 28 (38)? Wagoner (?) Ireland RAPPIE,?????? 24 Wagoner (?)Germany Line 30 totally illegible ADAMS,Frederick 26 Private Switzerland BARNES,???? 24 Private New York BUTTER,Sanford 29 Private New York COGHLAN,Patrick 38 Private Ireland COOGAN,Patrick 28 (38?) Private Ireland Carne??,Joseph 23 Private New York DAWES,Henry 31 Private England DAREY,Thos. W. 30 Private New York GAMISELL(?),Richard 36 Private New York GILROY,John 22 Private Ireland

PAGE: # 65

HA...or JA?,Thomas 30 Private Ireland (??illegible) KEITH,Willie J. 34 Private Canada (?) KEEGAN,Patrick 30 Private Ireland KAIKET(?),Michael 23 Private Ireland KEANEAST(?),William 24 Private Prussia KEALLAND(?),John C.(G) 21 Private Ireland JOHNSON,Matthew 19 Private New York KENNEDY,William 34 Private South Carolina LABRINAU(?),Ferdinand 50 Private Prussia MCEVERY(?),illegible 28 Private Ireland MCGAVIN(?),illegible 35 Private Ireland MCNALLY,Thomas 26 Private New York MCKINISE(?),Edmund (?) 25 Private Ireland MALLEN(?),James 24 Private New York MAGEEM(?),Michael 22 Private New York MALLOY,John 36 Private Connecticut (?) MAHTE(MALZTE?),Charles 22 Private England MARAN,James 28 Private Prussia ODONNELL(?),Michael 24 Private New York PARKS(PARTS?),George W.36 Private Ireland RIAN,Thomas 25 Private England RICHARDS,John 41 Private Ireland STIPPINGTON,John 29 Private Massachusetts SMITH,Thomas 28 Private Ireland TENHAPLE(?),William 28 Private Prussia TAYLOR,Robert 22 Private Ireland THIAS(?),Thomas 29 Private Canada (?) WATES(WATER?),Prier (?)40 Private Germany WINN(?),John 26 Private England WEIDFELD(?),Fred 39 (36?) Private Germany WATSON(?),William 29 Private New York WALASH(?),William 36 Private Ireland WRIGHT,James 34 Private Canada (?) BEATES(BEATER?),Mathew 33 Private Ireland BINJE(BENSE)?,Alfred 24 Private illegible BRYANT,Kemful(Hemful?) 25 Private New York BUCKELY(BACKLEY?),John 32 Private Ireland BAETS(BUETS??),James 23 Private New York BAC(E)HMES?),Charles 27 Private Germany BACKLEY(BUCKLEY)?,Otto 21 Private Prussia

PAGE: # 66

BRENELOR(?),Jaques (?) 23 Private England CARTON,Daniel 26 Private Ireland COLCON,James 28 Private England CON,James 29 Private Ireland DEET(K)S,, John 28 Private Ireland DADY, James 36 Private Ireland FRANCIS ?,Patrick 32? Private Scotland FAFFY ?,John 21 Private Pennsylvania? GLEND ?,John 26? Private Scotland GRIEG ?,John 26 Private Massachusetts HI(O)LTON,Charles 27 Private Baden H??TGLAS?,Felton? 34 Private Ireland HENRY,Thomas 28 Private Baden HANEGAN?,Julius 22 Private Ireland JOHNSON,Alfred 21/24? Private Ireland KING,William 23 Private Ireland KELLEHER,William 27 Private Ireland MATHEWS(MALKINS?),John 34/34 Private Hesse MCCONNAGH?,John 23 Private Ireland MORE(I)LL,Anthony 34 Private England MARON,Wilson 34/39 Private Rhode Island MEYER,Charles 18 ??????? Germany MITCHELL,Oscar 25? Private New York MA(O)LOY,Edward 24 Private New York MASS(ORR)ELL,Warren 24 Private New Hampshire MURPHY,John 22 Private Massachusetts MCCLlM(??),John 23 Private Ireland MILLER,Charles 22 Private New York MAYLT(MAYK?),William 30 Private Germany MCCAUERN?,Dennis 23 Private Ireland MURRAY?,John 22 Private Ireland NICHOLAS?,George 21 Private Prussia OHRUM(OHREIM?),John 28 Private Ireland OHRUM(OHREIM),Matthew 28 Private Ireland REILY,Thomas 40 Private Ireland PRESTON,Emerson 24 Private Maine RIAN,William 22 Private Ireland RYAN,Patrick 24/27 Private Ireland

PAGE: # 67

SLATORE(??),Thomas 34 Private Ireland SELTZER(KER),Maingart? 25 Private Ireland SEHALTY,Agase? 33 Private Prussia SCHULTY,Emmanuel 21? Private Prussia SHICKLEY?,William 21? Private England SIMPSON,William 21 Private England STRAPP,Patrick 39 Private New York SULLIVAN,John 25 Private Ireland SMEAH?,Charles 24 Private Ireland SCHNIDER(SEHANDER?),Phillip 24 Private Massachusetts LEHMAN(TREHMAN?),Oscar 24 Private Bavaria WARNER?,George 34 Private ???-crossed out HAEIST?,Frederick 36 Private Prussia SHICKLER(SNIKLEY?),Binyme? 21 Private England SHAUR?,Richard 36 1st.Lt. Rhode Island SHAUR?,Pheehie? 29 wife Canada (Connecticut?) SHAUR?,Frank 9 child Rhode Island SHAUR?,Gertrude 3 child New York SHAUR?,Lousia 1 child New York CHAMBERLAND,Louis 30 ? 1st. Lt. Massachusetts CHAMBERLAND,Elisabeth 23 wife? Massachuetts CHAMBERLAND,Silvie? 1 fem.child New York MALONI(MALONE?),Mary 30 domestic England DILLENLACK?,John 28 /////// New York WHEELER,Daniel 29 /////// Vermont SANTANA ?,Louis 22 domestic Mexico TALHAI??,Mary 30 domestic Ireland MANDIS,William 30 /////// ?????? MANDIS,Elisabeth 29 wife ?????? MANDIS,Julia 14 fem.child ?????? REYNOLDS,William 23 /////// Indiana HARRIS,Henry 24 /////// Indiana BELL?,James 25 /////// ?????? JACKSON,William 24 domestic Ohio SAUGE(I)R,James 29 domestic Virginia GARISELMAN??,Jake? 29 /////// ?????? GARISELMAN??,Mary 23 /////// Virginia GARISELMAN??,Mary 4 fem.child Virginia GARISELMAN??,Willis 1 fem.child Virginia GILLS,Sophia 24 domestic Virginia

PAGE: # 68

HALL,Robert			42          ///////     Scotland					
HALL,Cicilia	        ??          ///////     Ohio						
HALL,Adele				11          ///////     Texas			
HALL,Cicilia           09          ///////     Texas		
VOGDES,Isreal (?)		52          General     Pennsylvania

The general enumerated at Ft. Hamilton was Israel VOGDES, a native of Pennsylvania and a graduate of West Point,1837. He was Colonel of the1st Artillery and brever brigadier general from the Civil War. Ft.Hamilton was most likely his headquarters. His son, Charles, 14 in the1870 census, graduated from West Point in 1880 and served in the Spanish American War and World War I.

VOGDES,Georgina 47 keephouse New York VOGDES,Anthony 27 /////// New York VOGDES,Mary 24 /////// New York VOGDES,Mary 22 /////// New York VOGDES,Albert 20 /////// New York VOGDES,William 18 /////// Florida VOGDES,Charles 14 /////// Florida VOGDES,Emily 11 /////// Virginia TALHAI (?),Catharine 45 Domestic New York CLASS(RR)ON,(CLARSON?),Henry 37 Colonel Virginia CLASS(RR)ON,(CLARSON?),Julia 30 /////// Ohio CLASS(RR)ON,(CLARSON?),Henry 12 /////// Rhode Island CLASS(RR)ON,(CLARSON?),L(T)ilie 10 /////// Texas CLASS(RR)ON,(CLARSON?),Julia 01 /////// Ohio KERMET(?),Yeilui(?) 25 /////// Ireland LANGDON,Louis 38 Colonel New York LANGDON,Hattie 25 keephouse New York LANGDON,Willie 01 /////// New York DOYLE,Annie 37 Domestic Ireland LURGIES (??),Jane 39 Domestic Ireland

I do not know if the following people are connected in any way to the Fort, or not.

ALEXANDER,R.H. 41 Physician Illinois (?) ALEXANDER,Emily 29 Keephouse Pennsylvania ALEXANDER,Edward 01 /////// Nebraska (?) SWEENEY,Catherine 25 Domestic Ireland DUAXNIE (??),Catherine 25 Domestic Ireland RUPERT,Margaret 22 KeepHouse Ireland HIELS (??),Margaret 27 KeepHouse New York HIELS (??),Mary 03 /////// New York HIELS (??),Margaret 01 /////// New York HARRIAN,Mary 20 KeepHouse New York HILL,Mary 53 Domestic Ireland SMITH,Mary 38 KeepHouse Ireland SMITH,William 13 /////// New York SMITH,Andrew 11 //////// So.Carolina

Pages 69 through 72 did not appear to have people that were connected to the Fort, at least not in an obvious way.

PAGE # 73

CARU_W (?),John 25 Private Ireland MCCLIM (MCGLIM?),Michael 34 Private Ireland NEGILSH (VEGILSH?),Solomon 35 Private Germany TAYLOR,Clark 28 Private Connecticut HARRINGTON,Cim (??) 23 Private New York HOLMS (HALMS?),Henry 28 Private Ireland FURNDAR (HUNDAN?),Michael 22 Private Germany MASSE?,Phillip 21 Private New York SHELTON,Adam 31 Private France(?) MALLEN,Francis 27 Private New York NUGENT?,James 35 Private Ireland FOGARTY,Michael 23 Private Ireland MURPHY,Patrick 27 Private Ireland REHITZE ??,Frederick(?) 24 Private Germany BELLON,Daniel 26 Private Vermont BURKE,Richard 36 Private Prussia SHELTON,John 23 Private Germany OLIVE (OLINE?),Adolph 27 Private Ireland RIAN,Thomas 36 Private France(?) ANIDSWER ?,Jacob 36 Private Ireland RERITZE ??,Ferdinand 24 Private Germany BELL,William 23 Private Ireland REMINGTON(RIVINGTON?),James 23 Private New York GRIFFIN,Henry 23 Private New York EISHIL ?,Heinrich 22 Private Germany FARELL,John 36 Private Ireland DEMORTTEL ??,Miles 24 Private Ireland WHITE,John 23 Private New York DOUGHERTY,John 32 Private Ireland HUTSCHEK,Chas 28 Private New York H_ _ LY,Thomas(?) 24 Private Ireland BOEWCOTT ??,Chas 28 Private New York BOEWCOTT ??,William 24 Private New York GLEESON ?,Dennis 26 Private Ireland MURPHY,James 22 Private New York QUINN (?),John 25 Private Ireland HUSSETT,John 25 Private Germany WELSH (?),Michael 36 Private Ireland BREIGER ??,Frederick 22 Private Germany DURMA,Julias 37 Private Germany

PAGE # 75

PRIER (PRIES?),Kenneth 22 Private England SHIES (SHIER?),Robert 35 Private Ireland SMITH,William 14 Private Texas UGUHAR ??,John 37 Private Scotland WALTIER ?,Frederick 22 Private England WALTIER ?,Charles 24 Private Germany MACIGULD (MAUGULD?),Geo 22 Private New York ULMEN,Max 21 Private Germany VELDNBURGH ?,Fred 24 Private Germany READ (RIAD?),Peter 28 Private New York ELLIS,John 25 Private New York FARRINGTON,Daniel 21 Private New York WELCH,William 23 Private New York RIAN,John 23 Private Ireland

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