Individual Details

Lt Col Henry POMEROY

(22 Nov 1824 - 4 Mar 1876)

Events

Birth22 Nov 1824Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Baptism21 Oct 1827Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Graduated1843Union College - Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York
Miscellaneous1847worked at the Rochester House with his father and brother John - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Occupation1848Second Assistand Engineer on the Canal Board - New York State
Occupation13 Jan 1849New York State
Occupation13 Jan 1849New York State
Occupation1849civil engineer at 55 State - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Marriage5 May 1850Lavina "Sivena" SPICER
Occupation17 Oct 1850engineer - Nunda, Livingston County, New York
Residence1855[possibly] - Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Occupation1858Professor of Mathematics at Lawrence University - Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Occupation28 Jun 1860Prof.in Engineering at Lawrence University - Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Military1 Nov 1861commissioned a Major and enlisted in Co S, 1 WI Cavalry - Wisconsin
Military5 Feb 1863was promoted to Lt Colonel and served in Co S, F & G of the 1 WI Cavalry - Wisconsin
Military27 Apr 1863sent a dispatch to a general alerting him to the activity of the enemy moving towards Bloomfield - Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Missouri
Military11 Feb 1864discharged on Surgeon's certificate of disability from the Civil War
Military29 Jul 1865was a Colonel in the United States Volunteers - New York
OccupationFrom 1870 to 1875Professor of Mathematics at Washington College - Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri
Residence1872at 1516 Pine and was a professor at Washington University - Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Missouri
Residence1 Jun 1875Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Death4 Mar 1876Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Burialat Riverside Cemetery - Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Families

SpouseLavina "Sivena" SPICER (1828 - 1892)
ChildFlorence POMEROY (1851 - )
ChildHenrietta POMEROY (1852 - )
ChildGrace POMEROY (1854 - )
ChildEthel POMEROY (1858 - )
ChildRalph Dudley POMEROY (1861 - 1921)
ChildHugh E POMEROY (1866 - 1940)
FatherEnos POMEROY (1791 - 1870)
MotherSarah Strong NORTON (1804 - )
SiblingElizabeth Robinson POMEROY (1826 - 1827)
SiblingJohn Norton POMEROY Sr (1828 - 1885)
SiblingGeorge Whitfield POMEROY (1832 - 1909)
SiblingEdward POMEROY (1836 - 1862)
SiblingMary POMEROY (1840 - 1902)