Chauncey Moss Clark, born in 1823 to Edmund and Chloe ( Brainerd) Clark in the newly founded area Russell New York. Chaunceys grandfather helped to settle the town with Russell Atwater. The Clarks, Brainerds, Spencers, Knoxes and Matthews all settled in Russell at the same time.
He married his first cousin, Betsey Clark, daughter of Leicester ( Lester) and Philomelia (Knox) Clark.
Chauncey Clark served this country in the Civil war. First entering as a Lieutenant he rose to Captain in the 9th NY Cavalry. He was at Chantilly and was in command of the 9th picket the night that the confederates brought back the fallen body of General Phillip Kearny. He remarked in a letter home that it was one of his saddest dutys.
Besides serving as Captain in the American civil war, Chauncey donated money to fire departments, served as a town representative, founded a cheese factory, established a baseball team, was the founding member of the Hartwell Martyn post Grand Army of the Republic.
He died in his home in North Russell. The town of Russell does NOT have a death register for him, I am hoping that Canton NY will have one. He did NOT have an OBIT either that I can find on any newspaper.
Grace Leavitt who is a granddaughter of Chauncey made an application to the VA for his head stone in 1940. She made several mistakes on the application, but the VA caught a few. First mistake she applied for his stone under the name of Chauncey Matthew Clark. The VA crossed it out and put M instead. She put his rank as Private and the VA crossed it out and put Captain.............and finally she said he died Nov 11.......when the news paper notation of his burial stated he was buried Nov 10 and had died Friday Nov 6. Unfortunately we are stuck with this mistake.
He married his first cousin, Betsey Clark, daughter of Leicester ( Lester) and Philomelia (Knox) Clark.
Chauncey Clark served this country in the Civil war. First entering as a Lieutenant he rose to Captain in the 9th NY Cavalry. He was at Chantilly and was in command of the 9th picket the night that the confederates brought back the fallen body of General Phillip Kearny. He remarked in a letter home that it was one of his saddest dutys.
Besides serving as Captain in the American civil war, Chauncey donated money to fire departments, served as a town representative, founded a cheese factory, established a baseball team, was the founding member of the Hartwell Martyn post Grand Army of the Republic.
He died in his home in North Russell. The town of Russell does NOT have a death register for him, I am hoping that Canton NY will have one. He did NOT have an OBIT either that I can find on any newspaper.
Grace Leavitt who is a granddaughter of Chauncey made an application to the VA for his head stone in 1940. She made several mistakes on the application, but the VA caught a few. First mistake she applied for his stone under the name of Chauncey Matthew Clark. The VA crossed it out and put M instead. She put his rank as Private and the VA crossed it out and put Captain.............and finally she said he died Nov 11.......when the news paper notation of his burial stated he was buried Nov 10 and had died Friday Nov 6. Unfortunately we are stuck with this mistake.
No comments:
Post a Comment