ABRAM DOREMUS MONUMENT

Civil War Soldier

Rose Cemetery

TOWN of ROSE
WAYNE COUNTY, NY

ABRAM DOREMUS
1824-1910

BETSY FEATHERLY
HIS WIFE
1828-1909

Thank you to Daryl VerStreate Jr., Marion NY, for contributing this photograph. Daryl isn't related to Mr. Doremus, but is documenting Rose Cemetery Civil War veteran tombstones. Mr. Doremus served in Co. F. 111th NY Infantry. The site coordinators would appreciate receiving additional information about him to post on this page.

May 6, 2011

In response to your page requesting additional background on Abram Doremus, the Town Clerk's Register of Men who served in the Civil War Series #13774 indicates that Abram Doremus was born 9/15/1826 at Mentz, Cayuga Co., NY, son of John M. Doremus and Margaret Vanderhoof, enlisted at Rose, NY as Pvt on 8/30/1864 and mustered out on 6/6/1865 at Washington, DC, occupation of farmer.

The obituary for his wife, provided that he had children Mrs. Lyman Briggs, Mrs. Luman Briggs, Mrs. W.B. Hill, Mrs. D. Gillett of Huron, Mrs. D. Colburn of Newark and a son George Doremus of Michigan.

Sincerely,
Dawn L. Roe
Port Byron and Mentz Historian

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