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Captain Stephen Van Rensselaer, (USA)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
Death: January 20, 1904 (65)
New York, New York County, New York, United States
Place of Burial: 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 11232, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of General Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, (USA) and Elizabeth Ray Van Rensselaer
Husband of Matilda Coster Van Rensselaer
Father of Charles Augustus Van Rensselaer; Elizabeth Ray Ellsworth; Stephen Van Rensselaer; Giorgianna Louisa Van Rensselear and Matilda Van Rensselear
Brother of Mary Screven; Cornelia Kennedy; Henry Van Rensselaer; Euphemia Waddington; Elizabeth Waddington and 4 others

Occupation: Company K, 7th NY Militia
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About Captain Stephen Van Rensselaer, (USA)

Captain Stephen Van Rensselaer, (USA)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20052400/stephen-van_rensselaer

Captain, 12th Regiment, United States Army; 7th Regiment, New York State Militia, Company K. Born in New York City, he joined the 7th Regiment as a sergeant at the onset of the Civil War and fought his way through Baltimore to Washington He soon resigned from the 7th, and on 14 May 1861, joined the 12th Regiment, United States Army, as a first lieutenant. He served in the Peninsula Campaign during the Seven Days Battle, was promoted to captain on 20 December 1862 and was severely wounded on the second day of fighting at Gettysburg (02 July 1863). He resigned on 09 September 1863. His last residence was the Park Avenue Hotel.

Stephen Van Rensselaer
BATTLE UNIT NAME: 7th Regiment, New York State Militia (30 days, 1861)
SIDE: Union COMPANY: K
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Sergeant
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Sergeant
ALTERNATE NAME: FILM NUMBER: M551 ROLL 144 PLAQUE NUMBER
NOTES: none

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Captain Stephen Van Rensselaer, (USA)'s Timeline

1838
October 29, 1838
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
1867
June 28, 1867
New York, New York, United States
1870
April 13, 1870
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
1871
December 29, 1871
City of Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
1904
January 20, 1904
Age 65
New York, New York County, New York, United States
January 23, 1904
Age 65
Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 11232, United States
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