Daniel Peck (1822 - 1903)

Born 1 Jul 1822 in Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1903 at age 80 in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

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Biography

First Lieutenant Daniel Peck served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 16, 1862
Mustered out: June 1, 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company K 106th New York Infantry

This profile is part of the Peck Name Study.

Daniel Peck was born on July 01, 1822 in Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont, United States. He married Martha Fuller in 1842 Together they had 3 children:

1. Everett Peck
2. Celinda Peck
3. Hannah Peck

He died on February 18, 1903 in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Military

U.S. Civil War

PECK, DANIEL.—Age, 40 years. Enrolled at Ogdensburg, to serve three years, and mustered in as second lieutenant, Co. K, August 16, 1862; as first lieutenant, January 29, 1863; discharged for disability, June 1, 1864. Commissioned second lieutenant, September 10, 1862, with rank from August 16, 1862, original; first lieutenant, February 21, 1863, with rank from January 29, 1863, vice J . D . McBroom, promoted.^[1]

Census

1850 United States Census

Name: Daniel Peck

Sex: Male

Age: 28

Birth Year (Estimated): 1822

Birthplace: Vermont

Race: White

Ethnicity: American

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1850

Event Place: Fowler, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Household Identifier: 213

House Number: 213

Line Number: 1

Schedule Type: 1850 Population

Martha Peck F 24 New York

Hannah Peck F 4 New York

Celinda Peck F 1 New York

James Bishop M 15 Vermont^[2]

1860 United States Census

Name: Daniel Peck

Sex: Male

Age: 38

Birth Year (Estimated): 1822

Birthplace: New York

Race: White

Ethnicity: American

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1860

Event Place: Fowler, St Lawrence, New York, United States

Page Number: 21

Martha Peck F 38 New York

Hannah Peck F 14 New York

Celinda Peck F 11 New York

Infant Peck M 0 New York^[3]

1880 United States Census

Name: Daniel Peck

Sex: Male

Age: 58

Birth Year (Estimated): 1822

Birthplace: Vermont, United States

Marital Status: Married

Occupation: Member Assembly

Race: White

Ethnicity: American

Relationship to Head of Household: Self (Self)

Father's Birthplace: Connecticut, United States

Mother's Birthplace: Vermont, United States

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1880

Event Place: Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Event Place (Original): Gouverneur, ED 252, St. Lawrence, NY, United States

Household Identifier: 11372460

Person Number: 0

Sheet Letter: B

Sheet Number: 395

Volume: 1

Martha Peck Wife F 55 New York, United States

Everett Peck Son M 20 New York, United States

Fredrick Fuller M 18 New York, United States

Martha Desby F 34 Vermont, United States

Anna Mead F 23 New York, United States

Kattie McDonald F 27 New York, United States

Mary Sylvester F 23 New York, United States

Fannie Mulholland F 16 New York, United States

Fredrick Nichols M 20 New York, United States

William Boscoe M 23 New York, United States^[4]

1900 United States Census

Name: Daniel Peck

Sex: Male

Age: 79

Birth Date: Jul 1821

Birthplace: N Y

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Ethnicity: American

Years Married: 58

Relationship to Head of Household: Father

Father's Birthplace: N Y

Mother's Birthplace: N Y

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1900

Event Place: Gouverneur, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Event Place (Original): Gouverneur Township Gouverneur village (north part), ED 93, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Household Identifier: 419

Line Number: 54

Sheet Letter: B

Sheet Number: 17

Martha Peck Wife F 74 N Y

Everett J Peck Son M 40 N Y

Eva Peck F 37 N Y

Emeline Drake F 65 N Y^[5]

Death

Death of Capt. Dan Peck^[6]

Capt. Daniel Peck^[7]

An Affecting Meeting^[8]

Hon. Daniel Peck^[9]

Resolutions Of Respect^[10]

Obituary^[11]

During the Last Fortnight^[12]

Captain Daniel Peck^[13]

Research Notes

Per familysearch bio:

Gouverneur Northern Tribune - Feb 20, 1903 A few minutes after eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, Hon. Daniel Peck, as widely known as any other character of this part of the state, passed quietly and without pain or struggle to the other land. Had he lived until July he would have been eighty-one years of age. Uncle Dan, as he was familiarly called, was born at Clarendon Vt, son of Rev. John Peck, a Baptist minister. He removed to this county and located at Fullerville, Fowler, coming overland by team when young Peck was fifteen years old.

Later on he married Miss Fuller and together with the Fuller Bros. engaged in making iron at the Fullerville furnace, the remains of which are still visible at Fullerville. A large quantity of iron was made by the business could not pay because of the low price and long distance the iron had to be drawn by team. He went out of the iron business about 1861 and shortly after he enlisted in the 106th regiment, recruited from this section and went to the front seeing much service and rising to the rank of Captain. He was mustered out in 1864. He was at one time an aid of the staff of Gen. Seymour. His reputation as a soldier was first class.

After the war he ran the hotel at Little York for many years and became one of the most popular of country landlords. He assumed the proprietorship of the Fuller House in this village on its completion by Fuller in 1976 and ran the same until it was closed to the public, some three years since. Then with his son and family he removed to Missouri where the family remained for about a year, when they sold out there and returning to town, leased the St. Lawrence Inn, of which the only son, Everett, is now proprietor and where the last days of our venerable townsman were spent.

Daniel Peck loved the republican party and his country with fervent devotion. He was always in politics, serving his town on the board of Supervisors and holding minor offices. He represented this district in the Assembly in the eighties for two or three terms and was a useful member there. He was a man who had to be reckoned with for many years in every local political battle. His convictions were fixed and unalterable as touching the things political or otherwise in which he believed.

Three children were born to his home of which two, a son, Everett and a daughter, Mrs. Pickett of Fergus Falls, who closed his eyes in death and watched over his decline with all a daughter's love for many weeks remain to mourn besides the bereaved widow, whose impaired health and advanced age forbid the expectation that she will long be separated from her companion of over sixty years.

Few men there are who have followed the road for forty years past who will not remember Hon. Daniel Peck. He was a man of his own kind. Hearty, sometimes bluff, always sincere and honest. He knew how to run a hotel and never made any distinction in men because of their dress or money. He is dead. Another one of the links binding this section to a remote past is severed. The funeral will be attended tomorrow at 2:30, the Masonic fraternity and Barnes Post, of which he was a member, will take part as will a great number of other people who have known deceased during his long and active life.

• Per obit married March 10, 1840?
• Per obit was Postmaster and a justice of the peace
• 9 consecutive years represented the town on board of supervisors per obit
• In 1876 or 1878 elected to assembly to represent the state and was a member of the lower house for 3 consecutive terms. Per obit

Sources

1. ↑ https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/106th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC16-B1T : Tue Jul 18 02:28:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniel Peck and Martha Peck, 1850.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCW8-5DS : Tue Jul 18 01:37:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniel Peck and Martha Peck, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZFK-W7G : Thu Aug 03 09:05:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniel Peck and Martha Peck, 1880.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSGM-6F4 : Thu Aug 03 02:41:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Everett J Peck and Eva Peck, 1900.
6. ↑ Norwood news., February 24, 1903, Page 8, Image 8
7. ↑ The Ogdensburg advance and St. Lawrence weekly Democrat., February 26, 1903, Page 1, Image 1
8. ↑ Commercial advertiser., February 25, 1903, Page 1, Image 1
9. ↑ The Northern tribune., February 20, 1903, Page 4, Image 4
10. ↑ The Northern tribune., March 20, 1903, Page 5, Image 5
11. ↑ Gouverneur free press., February 25, 1903, Page 3, Image 3
12. ↑ Commercial advertiser., March 04, 1903, Page 5, Image 5
13. ↑ St. Lawrence Republican and Ogdensburgh weekly journal., February 25, 1903, Page 3, Image 3

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25988227/daniel-peck: accessed 18 August 2023), memorial page for Daniel Peck (1 Jul 1822–18 Feb 1903), Find A Grave: Memorial #25988227, citing Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA; Maintained by RDL (contributor 47303398).