The only James H Capen that I can find in Civil War records first enlisted in Townshend,
VT in the infantry on 9-20-1862. It was not uncommon to reenlist for a second term in a
different unit and it was also not uncommon for men living in Vermont to serve in the NY
Cav. My own GGGG was from VT and served in two units, The 4th NY Cav and the 9th NY Cav.
There was also a strong family link between the VT/NY Capens and NJ. Several of them
moved to central NJ, Cumberland and Landis Counties after the War ended (mine included).
You may want to expand your search into VT. There were many James Capens from these
families during this period. Cheers, George
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From: yankeeindixie(a)earthlink.net
To: Capen-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [CAPEN] James H. Capen
I am looking for James H Capen, born abt 1843 in England, married Abigail
Creamer 11 July 1867 (I believe in NJ) and died 11 Dec 1868 at sea on his way to
England. He enlisted in 1864 as a private in the NY cavalry and mustered out in
1865. I know he had one daughter, Mary Elizabeth born 1 Sep 1868 in NJ. I
don't know why he was on a ship heading back to England and his wife and
daughter remained in the US. That is the only information I have on him ... one
of my brick walls.
Any help I can get will be greatly appreciated.
Lisa
lisa.bon(a)gmail.com
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