Great-grandfather of Judy Wiers 

Private     Co. I        14th NY Infantry
Dates of Service: 18 May 1861 - May 1863

• French Canadian
• Born in Alexandria, NY,  April 25, 1839
• Mustered in at Utica, NY, May 18, 1861
• Wounded June 1862 in Gaines Mill, VA
• Mustered out Utica, NY, May 1863
• Married Hannah Taylor, Jefferson County, NY, July 1863
• Moved to Caro, MI in 1870
• Was a farmer
• Fathered 7 children
• In later years, move to Traverse, MI
• Died on November 3, 1909, at the age of 70 and was buried in Traverse City, MI

GRAVESITE: Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan

Written by Judith Ann (Wolbert) Wiers, December 2007