SUMMARY OF WAR OF 1812 PENSION FILES FOR:

NAME

Knickerbocker

Guyle

or Gile

Van Alstyne Reference:

UNIT

Captain Abner Woodworth's Company, NYS Militia

Col. Coit's Regiment NYS Militia

2ND UNIT

RANK

Private

Sargent

SUR. ORG #

6850

Soldier's Claim Admitted:24 July 1872

SUR CERT #

11612

WIDOW ORG #

41763

Widow's Claim Admitted: 11 December 1883

WIDOW CERT #

33604

BORN

DIED

18 October 1881

St Mary's, Canada

MILITARY

ENLISTED

12 January 1814

ENLIST LOCAT.

Seneca, Ontario County, New York

DISCHARGE

11 April 1814

DISCH. LOCATIO

Buffalo, Erie County, New York

RESIDENCE 1

1855

Dunnville, Haldimond County, Ontario, Canada

RESIDENCE 2

1871

Pontiac, Oakland County, Ontario, Canada

WIDOW INFO

NAME

Alvord

Fanny

BORN

22 June 1806

Was 77 years old on 29 September 1883

DIED

MARRIED

2 July 1846

Erie County, New York

RESIDENCE

1881

81 Brady Street, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

NOTE 1

1st Husband was Wally Leonard who died or deserted her about 1840, six children of this first marriage, Good Info on this page!!

NOTE 2

She Married 1st Husband on 9 April 1822 @ Sixteen Years of Age; Only son Charles Leonard was Living at time of Applicat.

NOTE 3

Soldier's first wife was Catherine Van Ostrand, who died prior to 1846; There were ELEVEN children from this marriage

NOTE 4

30 November 1817

Soldier Married Catherine Van Ostrand at Goham (?) New York

NOTE 5

May 1841

About this time, Catherine Van Ostrand Knickerbocker died at Lockport, (County), New York

CHILDREN

None Mentioned

No Names of Guyle and Catherine Knickerbocker Kids, however 0ne was 8 and two were married in 1846

BOUNTY LAND

44,237

160.1855

CLAIM NUMBERS