Egbert Benson Birdsall was born October 10, 1797 in Quaker Hill, Dutchess County, New York, a son of Lewis Akin Birdsall and Patience (Lee) Birdsall. He was the fourth child of six. The Birdsall family were among the earliest settlers in that town.
His siblings were (Judge) John L. Birdsall; Jane (Birdsall) Harris; Maurice Lee Birdsall, M.D.; Eliza (Birdsall) Van Tuyl; and Lewis Akin Birdsall, M.D.
Egbert Benson entered West Point Military Academy in 1819, and graduated in 1823 as a Second Lieutenant, and served as a career U.S. Army officer. His posts over the years 1823 until his death were in many frontier Army Forts, including Ft. Towson, Indian Territory; Ft. Armstrong, Illinois; Madison Barracks, New York; and Jackson Barracks, New Orleans. His last assignments were in Florida during the Second Seminole Wars, at Forts Picolate; Russell; Shannon; Micanopy; Brooke; and Marion Barracks. His highest rank was Captain.
He was married to Mary Wilcox on July 4, 1833, in East Bloomfield, New York, by an Episcopal priest. She was the daughter of Ralph Wilcox, M.D. and Arminta Sprague Wilcox of East Bloomfield. Egbert Benson's last post was in Marion Barracks, Saint Augustine, Florida, and he died in Saint Augustine on March 4, 1845, after about 3 years on sick leave, and the day after Florida became a State of the Union. During the Seminole Wars, many soldiers in Florida suffered from malaria.
It is not clear whether his wife Mary Wilcox Birdsall and their children accompanied him to few, or many, of his posts. The couple had two children: Mary Birdsall (1835-1918?), born in either New York or Florida, ; and John Sanford Birdsall (1837-1920 ), born at Ft. Towson, Indian Territory. Daughter Mary married a John Wilson Stump (1836-1867, from Harford County, Maryland) in Harris County, Texas in 1854 and son John married Rebecca Elizabeth Chambers in Clark County, Washington in 1867.
As executor, his widow probated her husband's will on April 24, 1845, in St. Johns County, Florida. Where he is buried is not known, but a possibility is the Saint Augustine National Cemetery where there is a mass grave of servicemen who died during the Second Seminole Indian War. Widow Mary Wilcox Stump died in East Bloomfield, New York 4 years later, and her burial site is also unknown.
His siblings were (Judge) John L. Birdsall; Jane (Birdsall) Harris; Maurice Lee Birdsall, M.D.; Eliza (Birdsall) Van Tuyl; and Lewis Akin Birdsall, M.D.
Egbert Benson entered West Point Military Academy in 1819, and graduated in 1823 as a Second Lieutenant, and served as a career U.S. Army officer. His posts over the years 1823 until his death were in many frontier Army Forts, including Ft. Towson, Indian Territory; Ft. Armstrong, Illinois; Madison Barracks, New York; and Jackson Barracks, New Orleans. His last assignments were in Florida during the Second Seminole Wars, at Forts Picolate; Russell; Shannon; Micanopy; Brooke; and Marion Barracks. His highest rank was Captain.
He was married to Mary Wilcox on July 4, 1833, in East Bloomfield, New York, by an Episcopal priest. She was the daughter of Ralph Wilcox, M.D. and Arminta Sprague Wilcox of East Bloomfield. Egbert Benson's last post was in Marion Barracks, Saint Augustine, Florida, and he died in Saint Augustine on March 4, 1845, after about 3 years on sick leave, and the day after Florida became a State of the Union. During the Seminole Wars, many soldiers in Florida suffered from malaria.
It is not clear whether his wife Mary Wilcox Birdsall and their children accompanied him to few, or many, of his posts. The couple had two children: Mary Birdsall (1835-1918?), born in either New York or Florida, ; and John Sanford Birdsall (1837-1920 ), born at Ft. Towson, Indian Territory. Daughter Mary married a John Wilson Stump (1836-1867, from Harford County, Maryland) in Harris County, Texas in 1854 and son John married Rebecca Elizabeth Chambers in Clark County, Washington in 1867.
As executor, his widow probated her husband's will on April 24, 1845, in St. Johns County, Florida. Where he is buried is not known, but a possibility is the Saint Augustine National Cemetery where there is a mass grave of servicemen who died during the Second Seminole Indian War. Widow Mary Wilcox Stump died in East Bloomfield, New York 4 years later, and her burial site is also unknown.
Egbert Benson Birdsall was born October 10, 1797 in Quaker Hill, Dutchess County, New York, a son of Lewis Akin Birdsall and Patience (Lee) Birdsall. He was the fourth child of six. The Birdsall family were among the earliest settlers in that town.
His siblings were (Judge) John L. Birdsall; Jane (Birdsall) Harris; Maurice Lee Birdsall, M.D.; Eliza (Birdsall) Van Tuyl; and Lewis Akin Birdsall, M.D.
Egbert Benson entered West Point Military Academy in 1819, and graduated in 1823 as a Second Lieutenant, and served as a career U.S. Army officer. His posts over the years 1823 until his death were in many frontier Army Forts, including Ft. Towson, Indian Territory; Ft. Armstrong, Illinois; Madison Barracks, New York; and Jackson Barracks, New Orleans. His last assignments were in Florida during the Second Seminole Wars, at Forts Picolate; Russell; Shannon; Micanopy; Brooke; and Marion Barracks. His highest rank was Captain.
He was married to Mary Wilcox on July 4, 1833, in East Bloomfield, New York, by an Episcopal priest. She was the daughter of Ralph Wilcox, M.D. and Arminta Sprague Wilcox of East Bloomfield. Egbert Benson's last post was in Marion Barracks, Saint Augustine, Florida, and he died in Saint Augustine on March 4, 1845, after about 3 years on sick leave, and the day after Florida became a State of the Union. During the Seminole Wars, many soldiers in Florida suffered from malaria.
It is not clear whether his wife Mary Wilcox Birdsall and their children accompanied him to few, or many, of his posts. The couple had two children: Mary Birdsall (1835-1918?), born in either New York or Florida, ; and John Sanford Birdsall (1837-1920 ), born at Ft. Towson, Indian Territory. Daughter Mary married a John Wilson Stump (1836-1867, from Harford County, Maryland) in Harris County, Texas in 1854 and son John married Rebecca Elizabeth Chambers in Clark County, Washington in 1867.
As executor, his widow probated her husband's will on April 24, 1845, in St. Johns County, Florida. Where he is buried is not known, but a possibility is the Saint Augustine National Cemetery where there is a mass grave of servicemen who died during the Second Seminole Indian War. Widow Mary Wilcox Stump died in East Bloomfield, New York 4 years later, and her burial site is also unknown.
His siblings were (Judge) John L. Birdsall; Jane (Birdsall) Harris; Maurice Lee Birdsall, M.D.; Eliza (Birdsall) Van Tuyl; and Lewis Akin Birdsall, M.D.
Egbert Benson entered West Point Military Academy in 1819, and graduated in 1823 as a Second Lieutenant, and served as a career U.S. Army officer. His posts over the years 1823 until his death were in many frontier Army Forts, including Ft. Towson, Indian Territory; Ft. Armstrong, Illinois; Madison Barracks, New York; and Jackson Barracks, New Orleans. His last assignments were in Florida during the Second Seminole Wars, at Forts Picolate; Russell; Shannon; Micanopy; Brooke; and Marion Barracks. His highest rank was Captain.
He was married to Mary Wilcox on July 4, 1833, in East Bloomfield, New York, by an Episcopal priest. She was the daughter of Ralph Wilcox, M.D. and Arminta Sprague Wilcox of East Bloomfield. Egbert Benson's last post was in Marion Barracks, Saint Augustine, Florida, and he died in Saint Augustine on March 4, 1845, after about 3 years on sick leave, and the day after Florida became a State of the Union. During the Seminole Wars, many soldiers in Florida suffered from malaria.
It is not clear whether his wife Mary Wilcox Birdsall and their children accompanied him to few, or many, of his posts. The couple had two children: Mary Birdsall (1835-1918?), born in either New York or Florida, ; and John Sanford Birdsall (1837-1920 ), born at Ft. Towson, Indian Territory. Daughter Mary married a John Wilson Stump (1836-1867, from Harford County, Maryland) in Harris County, Texas in 1854 and son John married Rebecca Elizabeth Chambers in Clark County, Washington in 1867.
As executor, his widow probated her husband's will on April 24, 1845, in St. Johns County, Florida. Where he is buried is not known, but a possibility is the Saint Augustine National Cemetery where there is a mass grave of servicemen who died during the Second Seminole Indian War. Widow Mary Wilcox Stump died in East Bloomfield, New York 4 years later, and her burial site is also unknown.
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