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    Joshua Emrick

    Birth: 1825

    Death: 2-24-1882

    Birth Date Prefix: around

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    Alternate Surname: Emerick

Biography

He worked as a black smith (a stone cutter specifically) in Auburn and he enlisted to serve in the Civil War. He married Rachel and they had several children together (Gaston, Arthur, Mary, and William). He is mentioned in a 1861 letter as WSJ explained to WHS that his house in Auburn was nearly paid for.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, January 11, 1861

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
He worked as a black smith (a stone cutter specifically) in Auburn and he enlisted to serve in the Civil War. He married Rachel and they had several children together (Gaston, Arthur, Mary, and William). He is mentioned in a 1861 letter as WSJ explained to WHS that his house in Auburn was nearly paid for.
Citation Notes: 
18610111WSJ_WHS1 and https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=HqX1589&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Joshua&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Emerick&gsln_x=NN&msypn__ftp=Auburn,%20Cayuga,%20New%20York,%20USA&msypn=10206&msypn_x=1&msypn__ftp_x=1&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=if4&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=45903266&dbid=7667&indiv=1&ml_rpos=6 and https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/2469/1647935?pid=69914581&backurl=https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DHqX1591%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsfn%3DJoshua%26gsfn_x%3D1%26gsln%3DEmrick%26gsln_x%3DNN%26msypn__ftp%3DAuburn,%2520Cayuga,%2520New%2520York,%2520USA%26msypn%3D10206%26msypn_x%3D1%26msypn__ftp_x%3D1%26catbucket%3Drstp%26MSAV%3D0%26uidh%3Dif4%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D69914581%26dbid%3D2469%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=HqX1591&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
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Citation URL: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=HbtMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA126&lpg=PA126&dq=joshua+emrick+auburn+new+york&source=bl&ots=Neeno_edqm&sig=rAUYAnz5u1ElYBMM0PEwHZx_jyM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9n9KWnbfZAhVCU98KHQ92DEIQ6AEIRTAF#v=onepage&q=joshua%20emrick%20auburn%20new
Title of Webpage: 
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - 09:30
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Citation Notes: 
On page 126 a Joshua Emrick of Auburn is mentioned as enlisting to serve in the NY Regiment for the Civil War on December 18, 1863 when he was 38 years old which gives us the birth year of 1825. This matches the Civil War muster records: https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/1965/31514_220492-00069?pid=4557&backurl=https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DHqX1588%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsfn%3DJoshua%26gsfn_x%3D1%26gsln%3DEmerick%26gsln_x%3DNN%26msypn__ftp%3DAuburn,%2520Cayuga,%2520New%2520York,%2520USA%26msypn%3D10206%26msypn_x%3D1%26msypn__ftp_x%3D1%26catbucket%3Drstp%26MSAV%3D0%26uidh%3Dif4%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D4557%26dbid%3D1965%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D3&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=HqX1588&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102055995
Title of Webpage: 
Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 102055995
Website Viewing Date: 
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - 09:30
Website Last Modified Date: 
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - 09:30
Citation Notes: 
BURIAL Soule Cemetery Sennett, Cayuga County, New York, USA