Charles and Mary Hermance's gravesite at Greenwood Cemetery
Charles and Mary Hermance on the left with other unknown 14th Brooklyn veterans
Inside the 14th Brooklyn Armory at 14th Street & 8th Avenue in Brooklyn
Charles (with the double cane) and Mary Hermance with other unknown 14th Brooklyn veterans
Beside the Edward Fowler statue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Born: June 14, 1842 at Syracuse, New York.
Died: November 30, 1919 (aged 77 years).
Buried:
Description:
Height - 5 Feet 5 Inches.
Eyes - Blue.
Hair - Brown.
Complexion - Fair.
Occupation:
Pre-War: Sign Painter.
Post War: Clerk in Ordnance Department, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York.
Enlisted: April 25, 1861 at Brooklyn, NY to serve 3 years (18 years of age).
Soldier Number: G25.
Mustered In: May 23, 1861 as Private.
Company: G
Discharged: September 22, 1862 at Washington DC
Promoted: to 2nd Lieutenant, 158th New York Infantry.
Enlisted: August 29, 1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 158th New York Volunteers.
Commissioned: As 2nd Lieutenant on November 10, 1862 into B Company, New York 158th Infantry.
with rank from August 29, 1862.
Discharged:January 13, 1863, at New Berne, North Carolina, no reason given.
Marriage:
Mary Frances Carberry
Born December 18, 1843 at Westmeath, Ireland.
Married 1859 by Justice Voorhees, Brooklyn New York.
Died: March 26, 1894 at Brooklyn, New York (aged 50 years).
Burried: with her husband, Lot 02256, Section 71, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Children:
Mary P. Hermance: Born December 2, 1863; Died August 4, 1934.
Charles F. Hermance: Died October 6, 1866.
Helena V. Hermance: Died May 14, 1867.
Charles H. Hermance: Died May 18, 1867.
Alice L. Hermance - Died May 30, 1867.
Ida Hermance: Died December 3, 1869.
William P. Hermance: Born April 2, 1870; Died March 22, 1932.
Edward James Hermance: Born 4-2-1874; Died - Unknown.
Charles Hermance: Died January 20, 1878.
George W. Hermance: Born December 2, 1878; Died - Unknown.
John W. Hermance: Died January 19, 1879.
Catherine Hermance: Died April 4, 1883.
Albert D. Hermance: Died January 10, 1887.
Last Known Address: 326 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York.
Last Pension Rate: $38.00, last paid on November 4, 1919.