Joyce Stanga sent me information on Henry Van Der Bogart's pension, which I will share here:
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE
Washington, D.C.
July 9, 1867
Sir:
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt from your office of application for Pension No. 126468 and to return it herewith with such information as is furnished by the files of this office.
It appears from the rolls on file in this office that Henry Vanderbogart was enrolled on the 3rd day of September 1864 at Troy, N.Y., in the 99th Regiment of the New York Volunteers, to serve one year, and mustered into service as a Private on the 9th day of September, 1864, at Troy, NY, in the 99th Regiment of New York Volunteers, to serve one year. On the muster roll of Company H of 132nd New York Regiment for the months of March and April, 1865, Private Henry Vanderbogart is reported "sick in Gen. Hospital at Raleigh, N.C." His name does not appear upon M.D. Roll. No evidence of discharge on file. Further evidence will be obtained if practicable and forwarded to Com. of Pension.
I am, Sir, very respectfully,
Your Obedient servant,
Andrew Breck
Assistant Adjutant General
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
January 15, 1898
Certificate No. 100516
Name Henry Vanderbogart
Sir:
In forwarding to the pension agent the the executed voucher for your next quarterly payment please favor me by returning this circular to him with replies to the questions enumerated below,
Very respectfully,
Commissioner
1st - Are you married? If so, please state your wife's full name and her maiden name.
Answer - Yes, Elizabeth Vanderbogart - maiden name Elizabeth Kittel
2nd. When, where and by whom were you married?
Answer: October 24th, 1870 West Stephentown Isaiah B. Coleman
3rd - What record of marriage exists?
Answer - I have a certificate
4th - Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce.
Answer - NO
5th - Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth.
Answer - Four Children -
Lucinda Vanderbogart b. January 4, 1872 living
Dece Viginy Vanderbogart b. November 8, 1874 Living
Henry Vanderbogart b. Mach 27, 1881 dead
Osborn Vanderbogart b. November 6, 1882 dead
Angie Vanderbogart b. June 5, 1886 dead
Date of reply - May 4, 1898
Witness - James Enos
Signed - X (his mark)
In January, 1915, a similar form was sent and answered by Henry Vanderbogart on April 12, 1915
DECLARATION FOR PENSION
State of New York, County of Rensselaer
On this 22 day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, personally appeared before me, a notary public, Henry Vandebogart, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 69 years of age, and a resident of Averill Park, RFD, county of Rensselaer, state of New York; and that he is the identical person who was enrolled at Troy, N.Y. under the name Henry Vandebogart, on the 3rd day of September 1864, as a Private in Captain Hollenbeck's Company H, 132nd Regiment, New York Vol., in the service of the United States, in the Civil War, and was honorably discharged at David's Island, NY on the 17th day of June, 1865.
That he was not employed in the service of the United States other than as stated above. That his personal description at enlistment was as follows: height - 5 feet 10 inches; complexion - light; color of eyes - blue; color of hair - light; that his occupation was farmer, that he was born December 8, 1843 at Nassau, N.Y.
That his several places of residence since leaving the service hae been as follows: from the service came to Stephentown, NY and have lived in Stephentown ever since. That he is a pensioner, certificate no. 100516. That he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the act of February 6, 1907.
That his post office address is Averill Park, RFD, county of Rensselaer, state of New York.
Henry Vandebogart X His mark
Also personally appeared Effie M. Dunham, residing in East Nassau, NY and Lottie M. Dunham, residing in East Nassau, NY, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say they were present and saw Henry Vandebogart, the claimant, make his mark to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the claimant and their acquaintance with him of 35 years and 8 years respectively, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
Effie M. Dunham
Lottie M. Dunham
May 24, 1912
Here is an interesting family story sent in by Joyce:
ONE THOUSAND TREES
In 1933, Dece VanderBogart, Jr. a freshman at Averill Park High School, needed a project for his agriculture class. His family had only two cows and fifteen chickens, not enough for a dairy or poultry project. They did, however, have land. If Dece wanted to plant trees, the school board would provide them. He test the soil and decided that Norway Spruce would be the best kind to plant.
The saplings, all one thousand of them, came packed in bundles in a large carton. Dece had to carry them home on the school bus and then walk another mile and a half from the bus stop. When he got them home, he had to work quickly, because the roots had no soil. He dug a trench, set them in soil and watered them until he could get them all planted.
It was a big project. His friend Steve Luckow offered to help in exchange for one of Dece's homing pigeons. They had to clean the brush, mark off the rows, plant the trees and take careful notes on everything.
In a month the trees were all planted on the family farm, on South Road in West Stephentown. Dece turned in his notes to the teacher and received a passing grade. But it took six years for the trees to grow big enough to sell as Christmas trees, and by then he had married and moved away. His mother sold Christmas trees for several years, and then the trees became too big to sell for Christmas trees, she sold the lower branches as holiday decorations.
Seventy years later, many of those trees have been cleared off for building lots, but there are still about 500 of them left, fine timber which would make a nice log cabin. Not many high school projects last that long!
THE REST OF THE STORY
by Joyce Vanderbogart Stanga
It was my dad who planted those thousand trees. We lived on the other side of the mountain, in Lanesborough, Massachusetts. One December, we went to Stephentown and I saw for myself all those beautiful Christmas trees. We chose the very, very best one for our own tree. My dad cut it himself and put it in the rumble seat of our Studebaker.
On the trip home, I was greatly worried that the tree would somehow fall our of the rumble seat, and I kept turning around to make sure it was still safe. "Joyce, sit down!", my parents kept warning me, "the tree will be okay." But I kept looking back. Finally, a stern warning, "Joyce, if you turn around again, I will stop the car and take you out and spank you." I sat obediently for some time, and then I turned around again. OH, NO! Our beautiful tree was gone!! My dad turned the car around and we frove back to New York State, but we never found our tree. We had to get another one.
And that was the day I learned that grown-ups do not always know everything.
Claim 1748
Claim of John Vandebogart
For Contingent expenses of clothing and equipments, depreciated, worn out, lost and destroyed in the War with Great Britain, declared June 18th, 1812.
Presented in conformity to an Act “For the relief of certain Volunteers and Militia called into service,” &c., passed April 21st, 1818, and 9th April, 1819.
Petatiah J. Marsh, Attor
West Troy, Albany Co, N.Y.
DECLARATION
United States of America
State of New York
County of Rensselaer
On this 13 day of July A.D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven personally appeared before me, a Justice of Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid John Vandebogart aged 72 years, a resident of Stephentown, Rens Co in the State of New York, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical John Vandebogart who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Henry Vanvleck in the Regiment of Infantry commanded by Colonel Vanrensselaer in the War with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812. That he volunteered or was drafted under the General Orders of the Governor of this State, for its defense at New York and vicinity on or about the 1st day of September 1814 for the term of 3 months and under further General Orders of said Governor, he volunteered at Chatham, Columbia County, on or about the _____ day of ___ A.D. ___ for the term of ____ and continued in actual service in said War, for the term of 3 months and was honorably discharged from said service; for which he has received from the United States Land Warrant, Number 43852 for 120 acres, and that he has not received any pay for the said service, nor any portion of the sum directed to be paid him by the Act entitled “An Act for the relief of certain Volunteers and Militia called into service for the defense of the frontiers of the State in the late War, and for other purposes, passed April 21st 1818; and the Act of 9th April 1819, and that there is now due and payable to him from the State of New York, the sum of ____ dollars, with interest thereon, agreeable to the said Law. And further, in the performance of the service before recited, he furnished at his own cost the following clothing and equipments, as directed by “An Act to organize the Militia of the State of New York,” &c passed March 29th 1809, and the General Orders heretofore referred to:
1 Hat $3
1 Ordinary Coat $12
1 Vest $4
1 Pair Pantaloons $6
1 Stock $1
1 Overcoat $16
1 Blanket $3.50
2 Pr. Stockings $1
2 Shirts $4
1 Pr. Suwarrow Boots $6
1 Neckerchief $1
Cash Pd. for Transportation to New York $7.50
Cash Pd. for Transportation from New York $7.50
In amount seventy five dollars, which were depreciated, worn out, lost and destroyed in said service, for which he has not received payment, either in part or whole. And that said sum, together with his additional pay ____ dollars, is justly due and payable to him, with interest thereon, for his services and contingent expenses as Volunteer or draft in the Militia of said State , for its defense during the said War, as provided to be paid by the Act entitled “An Act for the relief of certain Volunteers,” &c, passed April 21st 1818, a copy of which is hereunto annexed.
John Vandebogart
I do hereby constitute and appoint, irrevocably Petatiah I. Marsh my true and lawful Attorney for me, and in my name, place and stead, to ask, demand and receive from the State of New York, or from and officer or person appointed or directed to pay the same, the amount due me as above stated, or any sum that may be found to me justly due me, giving and granting unto my said Attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite to be done in and about the premises, as full, to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution, and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney or his substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Witness my hand and seal the day and year first above written
John Vandebogart
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
D. Lewis
State of New York
County of Rensselaer
I, D. Lewis a Justice of Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Do Hereby Certify, that the Militia service of John Vandebogart as set forth, has been acknowledged and confirmed by the United States issue to him of Land Warrant No. 43852 for one hundred and twenty acres under the Bounty Land Act passed by Congress March 3, 1855.
I also certify, that the said John Vandebogart personally known to me, or has been proven to my satisfaction to be the person described above, and subscribed the before written matter in my presence, and duly made oath according to law, that the foregoing claim, to the best of his knowledge and belief, is true; and also acknowledged the execution of the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name
This thirteenth day of July 1857
D. Lewis Justice