Unusual names aren't uncommon in cemeteries. This one - Orange Peck - caught my eye in the Soldiers Lot. Unfortunately, there is little information on him beyond the fact that he died on December 28, 1864.
A good name. I like Lemon Lyon too http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=102345035
Orange Peck's name is listed in the following article, an impressively thorough bit of local newspaper reporting:
"To-Day's Floral Tribute; Decorating the Graves of Albany's Heroes; An Immense Concourse and Impressive Ceremony; Detailed Report of Exercises; Address by Post-Commander Kimberly-The Hymns and Dirges Performed-Oration by Rufus W. Clark, D.D., &c.; List of Those Buried in the Soldier's Lot, and also the Roll of Honor for Albany County." Albany Evening Journal. May 30, 1876. http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Albany%20NY%20Evening%20Journal/Albany%20NY%20Evening%20Journal%201870.pdf/Albany%20NY%20Evening%20Journal%201870%20-%200511.pdf
He's on several family trees on Ancestry, at least one of which identifies his parents as:
Stephen Peck (1811-1886) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25531940 Julia Peck (1823-1900) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25531887
US Census Records seem to back that up; there's also other men named Orange Peck - must have been a family name of some kind. I don't know why he was buried in Albany rather than in Gouverneur.
I found a Mrs. Orange F. Elliott (1817-1846) at Old Mount Ida Cemetery in Troy. Where Mr. Orange F. Elliott is, I'm not sure. htp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117629722
A good name. I like Lemon Lyon too http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=102345035
ReplyDeleteOrange Peck's name is listed in the following article, an impressively thorough bit of local newspaper reporting:
"To-Day's Floral Tribute; Decorating the Graves of Albany's Heroes; An Immense Concourse and Impressive Ceremony; Detailed Report of Exercises; Address by Post-Commander Kimberly-The Hymns and Dirges Performed-Oration by Rufus W. Clark, D.D., &c.; List of Those Buried in the Soldier's Lot, and also the Roll of Honor for Albany County." Albany Evening Journal. May 30, 1876.
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Albany%20NY%20Evening%20Journal/Albany%20NY%20Evening%20Journal%201870.pdf/Albany%20NY%20Evening%20Journal%201870%20-%200511.pdf
He's on several family trees on Ancestry, at least one of which identifies his parents as:
ReplyDeleteStephen Peck (1811-1886) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25531940
Julia Peck (1823-1900) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25531887
US Census Records seem to back that up; there's also other men named Orange Peck - must have been a family name of some kind. I don't know why he was buried in Albany rather than in Gouverneur.
Hope to see some more posts from you!
ReplyDeleteI found a Mrs. Orange F. Elliott (1817-1846) at Old Mount Ida Cemetery in Troy. Where Mr. Orange F. Elliott is, I'm not sure. htp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117629722