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| − | *Rensselaer William Foote born, Delhi New York, 12 November, 1815, to [[Charles A. Foote Genealogy|Charles Augustus Foote]] and Maria (Margaret) (Baldwin) Foote. | + | *'''Rensselaer William Foote born,''' Delhi New York, 12 November, 1815, to [[Charles A. Foote Genealogy|Charles Augustus Foote]] and Maria (Margaret) (Baldwin) Foote. |
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*Guardianship filed for Catherine Foote for the "minor child" James, and the other children, over the age of 14, of the late Charles Foote, her brother. | *Guardianship filed for Catherine Foote for the "minor child" James, and the other children, over the age of 14, of the late Charles Foote, her brother. | ||
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| + | ===1833=== | ||
| + | *November. Arrives in Newark, New Jersey at the home of his mother's sister [[Aaron Vanderpoel|Harriet and her husband, the congressman Aaron Vanderpoel]] in November. | ||
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| + | *15 October: sister Frances Foote marries Charles Augustus Marvine, a banker from Delhi. | ||
==West Point== | ==West Point== | ||
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*[Or before] Travels to "West Indies". | *[Or before] Travels to "West Indies". | ||
*31 May, 1836: [[New York City]]. | *31 May, 1836: [[New York City]]. | ||
| + | *14 June, 1836: nephew George Marvine born to Frances Foote and Charles Marvine. | ||
===1838=== | ===1838=== | ||
*Appointed second lieutenant, U.S. 6th Infantry. | *Appointed second lieutenant, U.S. 6th Infantry. | ||
| + | *October or November, travels to Florida, through [[Fort Monroe, Virginia]]. | ||
==Florida and the Seminole Wars== | ==Florida and the Seminole Wars== | ||
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===1840=== | ===1840=== | ||
| + | *9 August: Niece Margaret born to Frances Foote and Charles Marvine. | ||
*Experiences ill health; living in, or visiting New York City. | *Experiences ill health; living in, or visiting New York City. | ||
*25 December: Begins Journal in [[Fort Palatka, Palatka, Florida|Pelatka Florida.]] | *25 December: Begins Journal in [[Fort Palatka, Palatka, Florida|Pelatka Florida.]] | ||
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*8 March: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balize,_LA La Balize, or Pilotown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.] | *8 March: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balize,_LA La Balize, or Pilotown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.] | ||
*10 March: leave New Orleans. | *10 March: leave New Orleans. | ||
| − | *September: Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. | + | *14 August: Second Seminole War ends. |
| − | *9 September: Fort Towson. | + | *22 September: [[Fort Gibson, Arkansas]]. |
| − | *18 September: Fort Smith. | + | *September: [[Jefferson Barracks, Missouri]]. |
| + | *9 September: [[Fort Towson, Oklahoma]]. | ||
| + | *18 September: [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]]. | ||
==The Western Territories== | ==The Western Territories== | ||
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| + | *Fall to December, Travels from St. Louis, Misouri to Los Angeles, to Fort Yuma, California by stage coach, and ship. | ||
===1860=== | ===1860=== | ||
*February, Fort Yuma, | *February, Fort Yuma, | ||
| − | ==The Civil War | + | ===1861=== |
| + | *Fort Yuma, spring and summer. | ||
| + | *August Fort Yuma to San Fransico to New York. | ||
| + | *1 October, Union Place Hotel, New York. | ||
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| + | ==The Civil War== | ||
===1862=== | ===1862=== | ||
*22 January: Barrytown, Dutchess county, New York. | *22 January: Barrytown, Dutchess county, New York. | ||
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*6 March: Washington, D.C. | *6 March: Washington, D.C. | ||
*2 June: Camp Lovell, "about 8 miles from Richmond, Va." | *2 June: Camp Lovell, "about 8 miles from Richmond, Va." | ||
| − | *Died, [[Battle of Gaines' Mills, Virginia]]. Buried in a mass grave on the battlefield. Memorial | + | *Died, [[Battle of Gaines' Mills, Virginia]]. Buried in a mass grave on the battlefield. Memorial placed, Woodlawn cemetery, Delhi, New York. |
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[[category:Rensselaer William Foote Memorial]] | [[category:Rensselaer William Foote Memorial]] | ||
[[category:Civil War/War Between the States]] | [[category:Civil War/War Between the States]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:23, 27 December 2021
Contents
Childhood and Family
1809
- Frances Foote, sister born.
1811
- Catherine, sister born.
1814
- Sister Harriet born and dies, age 9 months.
1815
- Rensselaer William Foote born, Delhi New York, 12 November, 1815, to Charles Augustus Foote and Maria (Margaret) (Baldwin) Foote.
1818
- Birth of brother, Charles A. Foote, jr.
1821
- Birth of youngest brother, James.
1824
- 29 August, 1824. Death of his mother, Maria Baldwin Foote.
1827
- Death of his uncle, Frederick Foote, in Livorno, Italy.
1828
- 1 August, 1828. Death of his father, Charles Augustus Foote.
- Apprenticed to a printer in Delhi, New York. (Uncertain year/s.)
1829
- 28 December, death of his grandfather, Ebenezer.
1830
- Guardianship filed for Catherine Foote for the "minor child" James, and the other children, over the age of 14, of the late Charles Foote, her brother.
1833
- November. Arrives in Newark, New Jersey at the home of his mother's sister Harriet and her husband, the congressman Aaron Vanderpoel in November.
1832
- 15 October: sister Frances Foote marries Charles Augustus Marvine, a banker from Delhi.
West Point
1834
- Attends United States Military Academy, in the same class as Winfield Scott Hancock, Lewis Addison Armistead, John Blair Smith Todd, and Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard.
1835
- Discharged from West Point, July.
- December: Second Seminole begins.
1836
- [Or before] Travels to "West Indies".
- 31 May, 1836: New York City.
- 14 June, 1836: nephew George Marvine born to Frances Foote and Charles Marvine.
1838
- Appointed second lieutenant, U.S. 6th Infantry.
- October or November, travels to Florida, through Fort Monroe, Virginia.
Florida and the Seminole Wars
1839
- "Clark's Place, St Andrew's Bay, West Florida" Assembles a hand-written, 48 page glossary entitled "Indian Words."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Cherokee_removal
1840
- 9 August: Niece Margaret born to Frances Foote and Charles Marvine.
- Experiences ill health; living in, or visiting New York City.
- 25 December: Begins Journal in Pelatka Florida.
- 28 December: Arrives Fort Holmes, Florida.
- 30 December: Arrives Fort Russel.
1841
- January 2nd: Arrives Fort Clinch.
- 8th January: "Annatteclya", Annutteliga Hammock, Florida.
- 12–17 February: On horseback around Tampa, Florida.
- 13 February: Tampa.
- 25 February or before: At "annutteeliga", Annutteliga Hammock.
- June: Fort Harrison, letter sent to.
- 14 July: At Fort Harrison, Florida, Regimental Headquarters.
- 13 September: Tampa Bay, Florida.
1842
- 22 February: Fort Wekiva (on the Wekiva River?), Florida.
- 29 February: Cedar Keys, Florida.
- 4 March: Sea Horse Key, Florida.
- 8 March: La Balize, or Pilotown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
- 10 March: leave New Orleans.
- 14 August: Second Seminole War ends.
- 22 September: Fort Gibson, Arkansas.
- September: Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
- 9 September: Fort Towson, Oklahoma.
- 18 September: Fort Smith, Arkansas.
The Western Territories
1843
- 21 April: Fort Smith, Arkansas.
1844
- 14 February: Invitation to dinner from Zachary Taylor, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
1845
- 27 September, birth of his niece, Katherine Adelia Foote, daughter of brother Charles and Adelia.
- December: Fort Smith, Arkansas.
1851
- 30 September: Delhi, New York.
1852
- 13 January: New York City.
- September: Cincinnati, Ohio.
- 23 September: Buffalo, New York: in the recruiting service, along with Gen. Carter L. Stevenson.
- 14 December: Boston, Massachusetts.
1853
- 13 February: Boston Massachusetts.
- 7 – 27 June: Boston.
- 12 December: Fort Ridgely, Minnesota
1854
- 19 August: The Grattan Massacre.
1855
- 13 September: Fort Laramie, "Nebraska Territory".
1856
1857
- 27 August: New York City.
1858
1859
- Fall to December, Travels from St. Louis, Misouri to Los Angeles, to Fort Yuma, California by stage coach, and ship.
1860
- February, Fort Yuma,
1861
- Fort Yuma, spring and summer.
- August Fort Yuma to San Fransico to New York.
- 1 October, Union Place Hotel, New York.
The Civil War
1862
- 22 January: Barrytown, Dutchess county, New York.
- 2 March: New York City.
- 6 March: Washington, D.C.
- 2 June: Camp Lovell, "about 8 miles from Richmond, Va."
- Died, Battle of Gaines' Mills, Virginia. Buried in a mass grave on the battlefield. Memorial placed, Woodlawn cemetery, Delhi, New York.
