Lieut. Samuel Junius Abbott (USA)

Samuel J. Abbott was the only person to die in the Capitol fire in Albany, N.Y., on March 29, 1911.

During the Civil War, Abbott served in Company E of the 12th New York State Volunteer Infantry. He is listed as an ensign, a second lieutenant (May 13, 1861-August 3, 1861) and a first lieutenant (August 2, 1861-September 19, 1861). The Albany Evening Journal said he "had an enviable war record."

 According to Capitol lore. The ghost of Samuel Abbott, the disaster's sole human casualty, is said to haunt the Capitol's fourth floor, where the body of the 78-year-old night watchman was found. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/27/1911-capitol-fire-commemo_...

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=72905437

News Article about death: http://www.fultonhistory.com/Process%20Small/Newspapers/Oswego%20Pa...

• Military service: Sep 19 1861 - Albany, Albany, New York, United States
• Residence: Albany, New York
• Residence: 1855 - Ward 1, Syracuse City, Onondaga, New York, United States
• Residence: 1860 - 1st Ward Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
• Residence: 1865 - Ward 01, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
• Residence: 1870 - Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
• Residence: 1875 - Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
• Residence: 1880 - Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
• Residence: 1892 - Syracuse, 11, 02, Onondaga, New York
• Residence: 1900 - ED 45 Albany city Ward 12, Albany, New York, United States
• Residence: 1905 - Albany, Ward 12, E.D. 05, Albany, New York
• Residence: 1905 - Albany, Albany, New York
• Residence: 1910 - Albany Ward 12, Albany, New York, United States
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