Blakeslee, Phillip
From Albany Hilltowns
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Birth
Phillip Blakeslee was born in about 1846.
Marriage & Children
Military Service
| Residence: | |
| Enlistment Date: | 23 Feb 1864 |
| Enlistment Place: | Kingston, NY |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 80th Infantry |
| Company: | Company K |
| Muster Out Date: | 29 Jan 1866 |
| Muster Out Place: | Portsmouth, VA |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18. AKA Blaksly, Blackenly and Blicksly. He was deaf in his right ear as a result of the war.[1] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General for the State of NY for the year 1900, 1890 US Veterans Census, Westerlo |
Life
We know little about Phillip Blakeslee at this time. In the 1870 US Census in Coeymans Hollow, Albany County, NY, there was a Phillip Blakesley age 27 who was working as a farm laborer for Martin Merrit (B. abt 1827) and his wife Lydia.[2] In 1890 Phillip was recorded as living in South Westerlo.[1]
Death
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
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