George William (Stacpoole) Stackpoole (1832 - 1862)

Born 15 Oct 1832 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Jan 1862 at age 29 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

Biography

Private George (Stacpoole) Stackpoole served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 27, 1861
Mustered out: Jul 28, 1861
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 83rd New York Volunteer Infantry

George was born in 1832. He was the son of Francis Stacpoole and Adeleine Bennett.

He lived with his parents and siblings in New York, United States. In the 1860 Census he was aged 28 and an Upholsterer.

In the Trow's New York City directory (1859-1860) George was recorded as being an Upholsterer, of 83 Hudson Avenue, New York^[1]. Also at the address was his father Francis and brother Richard, who was a lawyer.

With the advent of the Civil War, George enlisted to fight on 27 May 1861 at New York. He was assigned the rank of Private with the 83rd New York Volunteer Infantry, Company A.

He was mustered out on 28 July 1861 at Bolivar, West Virginia with a disability. Sadly he passed away six months later on 23 January 1862 at the age of 29^[2], probably unmarried, and was buried at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States^[3].

Sources

1. ↑ "United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSL-BCRR : 13 January 2022), George W Stacpoole, 1860.
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WHS-D7X : 3 June 2020), George Stackpole, 23 Jan 1862; citing Death, Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 447,565.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2598822/george-w-stackpoole : accessed 22 February 2022), memorial page for PVT George W. Stackpoole (unknown–23 Jan 1862), Find A Grave: Memorial #2598822, citing Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA ; Maintained by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (contributor 48353502)

• http://www.archerfamily.org.uk/family/stacpoole.htm

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTH-JPY : 23 December 2020), George W Stackpoole in household of Francis Stackpoole, New York City, New York County, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4H-9VC : 18 February 2021), George W Stackpole in entry for Francis Stackpole, 1860.