Moses Chamberlain Cate (1828 - 1916)

Born 23 Aug 1828 in Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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Died 28 Jul 1916 at age 87 in Solon Township, Leelanau, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Private Moses Cate served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 4 Aug 1862
Mustered out: 12 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd Ohio Infantry, Company D

Moses was born in 1828 to Shadrach Cate and Rebecca Chamberlain. Moses worked on the family farm until the age of 19 and then became a painter and shoemaker. Moses married Mary L. Barnard on 2 Dec 1855 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Moses enlisted in Company D of the 103rd OVI on 4 Aug 1862 as a Sergeant. In December of 1862 his wife gave birth to a baby daughter and after a request for leave was refused, he and his brother-in-law, William Hannaford (who also had a baby daughter that was ill and subsequently died), went AWOL. When they returned on 6 Feb 1863, he was reduced to ranks and they were threatened with execution for desertion, but Cate was a personal friend of Governor Todd who threatened to refuse to furnish any more troops until Cate and Hannaford were pardoned. Both General Burnside and Colonel Casement also assisted in their release and a pardon was eventually granted from President Lincoln. Moses was promoted to Sergeant on 22 Apr 1863 and then to 1st Sergeant on 15 Aug 1863. However after getting sick and being hospitalized he was reduced to Private on 04 Sep 1864. He mustered out with the company on 12 Jun 1865. After the war he moved to Leelanau County, Michigan where he farmed, served as the 1st Postmaster and was the county Sheriff. The 1890 U.S. Veteran's Census records that Moses suffered from several medical issues. He passed away in 1916.

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Biographical Sketch

Moses C. Cate, farmer, town of Solon, Leelanaw County, was born in London, Merrimac County, N. H., Aug. 23, 1828. He remained on the home farm until he was nineteen years of age, when he learned the trade of painter, at which he worked three years. He then worked at shoemaking in Ne Hampshire and Ohio for twelve years. In 1862 he enlisted in the One Hundred and Third Ohio Infantry, serving in the Army of the Ohio. The regiment was mostly in Kentucky and Tennessee, and under Sherman as far as Atlanta. He was orderly sergeant of his company. Was mustered out in June, 1865. Came from Ohio to Leelanaw County, Mich., in 1866, and took up as a homestead the southwest quarter of Section 18, Town 28, Range 12, town of Solon. He was married Dec. 2, 1855, to Mary L. Barnard, of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and has three children, one son and two daughters. Mr. Cate was first supervisor of his town, in 1872, and held the office of seven years. Was elected supervisor in 1883. Has also been justice of the peace. Has been postmaster of the Solon office since 1871. Was sheriff of the county in 1881 and '82." -- From "The Traverse Region" published by H. R. Page & Company of Chicago, 1884.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19409368/moses_chamberlain-cate: accessed August 24, 2024), memorial page for Moses Chamberlain Cate (23 Aug 1828–28 Jul 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19409368, citing Solon Township Cemetery, Solon, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Alanna (contributor 46857872).

• "The Traverse Region" published by H. R. Page & Company of Chicago, 1884.

• Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses.

• The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Brookfield, Carroll, New Hampshire; Roll: 426; Page: 1b

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Solon, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: M653_955; Page: 630; Family History Library Film: 803955

• Year: 1870; Census Place: Elmwood, Leelanau, Michigan; Roll: M593_684; Page: 313B

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Solon, Leelanau, Michigan; Roll: 589; Page: 476d; Enumeration District: 159

• The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Solon, Leelanau, Michigan; Roll: 724; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0022

• Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records