Lieutenant John H. Galbraith

1826 - 1880  (53 years)

• Name	John H. Galbraith
  Title	Lieutenant
  Birth	08 May 1826	Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	9 Mar 1862	Portage, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  	American Civil War (North) 136th NY Vols., F Co. Mustered out on 19 Dec 1862
  Death	23 Feb 1880	Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Burial	Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Notes	From the History of Livingston County, New York, 1881, by James H. Smith the following biography is written. "John Galbraith was born May 8, 1826. His father, Patrick Galbraith, came from the north of Ireland about the year 1820, and a few years later settled in Sparta, on the farm where Robert Ross now lives, and where John was born. He was the fifth of a family of ten children, six sons and four daughters, three of whom are now living, as follows: Jane, wife of James Gilman, of Groveland, Lizze Galbraith, living in Mt. Morris, and Mary L., wife of P. G. Kelley, of the latter place. John remained with and assisted his father until twenty-one years of age, when he and his brother Samuel B., bought their father's farm and worked ittogether for a few years., when John sold his interest to Samuel. Soon after this he bought a farm in the town of Groveland, built there a new house, and February 9, 1854, was married to Lydia, daughter of Henry Driesbach, Sr., of Sparta. This farm he sold in 1857 or 58, and moved to Mt. Morris, where he engaged in business in a flouring mill, which he conducted till 1862, when he entered the army, having enlisted and been appointed First Lieutenant in company F, of the 136th Regiment. After his return from the army he engaged in farming, his principal occupation until his death which occurred Feb. 23, 1880, at the age of fifty-three. In politics he was a Democrat, and held the office of highway commissioner a number of years, as also that of Supervisor of Sparta for several terms. In religious views he was a Presbyterian. John Galbraith, though a man of few words as well as modest and retiring, naturally won the esteem and confidence of all with whom he come in contact. In all his business transactions he was honorable, direct, and in every sense reliable, and throughout the whole history of his life there has nothing occurred that detracts in the least from a uniformly honorable record. He took a deep though unobtrusive interest in public matters. He was always proud of the high agricultural fame of Livingston county, inheriting from his Scottish ancestry that love of liberty, that devotion to free institutions, that independence which characterize the Scottish people wherever they may be. When the late rebellion broke out, his love of country was exhibited in his enlistment into her armies, where he faithfully served as First Lieutenant. He was generous to a fault, and his liberality was proverbial, and yet many of his most liberal acts were unknown to all but him and the recipients of his kindness. In every sense Mr. Galbraith was one whose life though unostentatious, was in every way worthy to be recorded in the history of Livingston county. Mrs. Galbraith has been a member of the German Reformed Church over seventeen years. The married life of Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith has been a happy one. They had nine children, three of whom died in their youth. Those who are living are Mary E., Lydia D., now Mrs. John A. Culbertson, of Sparta, Henry D., John, Jennie M., and Anna W.. Mrs. Galbraith and Henry D., conduct the large farm of three hundred acres, in a successful and creditable manner." One of their daughters married a Carney and had six children; Ethel, Anna, William, Eloise, Vergie, Glenn., probably from Springwater. In 1870(census) the value of his real estate was $11,280, and his personal property was valued at $1,500.
  Person ID	I3078	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	Patrick Galbraith,   b. 12 Dec 1792, Antrim Co., Northern Ireland d. 2 Oct 1865, Mt.Morris, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. 1797, Ireland d. 20 Jun 1872, Mt.Morris, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1815
  Family ID	F10256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Driesbach,   b. 12 Feb 1833, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 25 Mar 1899, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1854	Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Children	1. Mary E. Galbraith,   b. Abt 1855, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA + 2. Lydia D. Galbraith,   b. 13 Nov 1857, Groveland, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 04 Feb 1883, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 25 years)   3. Henry D. Galbraith,   b. 1861, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 19 Oct 1935, West Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 74 years) + 4. John H. Galbraith,   b. 1863, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 23 Oct 1908 (Age 45 years) + 5. Jennie M. Galbraith,   b. Feb 1869, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 1950 (Age ~ 80 years) + 6. Anna W. Galbraith,   b. 12 May 1874, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 13 Apr 1919 (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 08 May 1826 - Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA Marriage - 9 Feb 1854 - Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA Military Service - American Civil War (North) 136th NY Vols., F Co. Mustered out on 19 Dec 1862 - 9 Mar 1862 - Portage, Livingston Co., New York, USA Death - 23 Feb 1880 - Livingston Co., New York, USA Burial - - Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  . 1870 census Sparta, #2 (John Galbraith), "John Galbriath, ae. 45"