Charles Hermance

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Charles Hermance

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.


  • Charles is buried in Lot 02256, Section 71, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
    We wish to thank Charles Hermance's descendant,
    Kathleen Hermance Lilly
    for much of the information provided on this page.

  • Sources:
    The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.
    Report of the Adjutant-General: New York.
    Military & Pension Papers from National Archives, Washington DC.
    Charles Hermance's descendant, Kathleen Hermance Lilly.
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