Frazer Hermance

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1st Sergeant Frazer Hermance

Born: March 4, 1828, at Hudson, Columbia, New York.

Died: September 14, 1902 at 210 Congress Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut (aged 70 years).

Buried:

Death Certificate: Registrar of Town of Bridgeport, County of Fairfield, Connecticut.

Description:
Height - Unknown.
Eyes - Unknown.
Hair - Unknown.
Complexion - Unknown.

Occupation:

Pre-War: Unknown.

Post War: Conductor.

Enlisted: April 25, 1861 at Brooklyn, NY to serve 3 years (33 years of age).

Mustered In: May 23, 1861 as corporal.

Company: G.

Promoted: Sergeant, no date.

Promoted: 1st Sergeant on March 1, 1862.

Missing In Action: July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Captured: July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Confined: July 21, 1863 as Prisoner of War in Richmond, Virginia.

Paroled: August 26, 1863 at City Point, Virginia.

Reported: CYB on August 26, 1863.

Reported: Camp Parole on September 1, 1863.

Returned to Regiment: December 16, 1863.

Recruiting Service - December 31, 1863.

Mustered Out: With Company on June 2, 1864 at New York City, New York.

Father: Henry A. Hermance.

Mother: Marieta Sargent.

Marriages:
Catherine ("Kate") Mariah Dingham
Born October 28, 1831.
Father: Andrew R. Dingham.
Mother: Elizabeth Watson.

Married: July 13, 1853 at Leeds, Greene, New York.

  • Divorced on October 8, 1866 by the Honorable Thomas Clerke, Justice Supreme Court.

    Died: Unknown.

    Buried: Unknown.

    Mary Pamela Ketchum

    Married: September 12, 1867 at New York, New York.
    by Reverend John S. Inskip at residence of Pastor.

    Died: Unknown (after October 20, 1902).

    Buried:Unknown.

    Children:
    Kate Sargent Hermance - Born November 24, 1858.
    Walter Dingham Hermance - Born March 11, 1863.

    Last Known Address: 122 Meadow Street, New Haven, Connecticut.

    Last Pension Rate: Unknown but paid up through June 4, 1902 at Boston Massachusetts.


  • Frazer is buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
    We wish to thank 1st Sergeant Fraser A. 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.
    1st Sergeant Fraser A. Hermance's descendant, Kathleen Hermance Lilly.
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