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Name
David Finger   #2638
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Sex
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Born
5 Feb 1832
Place
Penn Yan, Yates, New York
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Died
7 Aug 1913
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     approx. age 81


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1 Dec 1856
Place
Penn Yan, Yates, New York
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  1  Charles E. Finger 10 Mar 1859
  2  Hattie F. Finger 2 Jan 1862
  3  Edith Lina Finger 11 Sep 1864
  4  Frederick Rodger Finger 10 Sep 1867

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He was the executor of his brother Harlow's estate, 21 Dec 1896.

He served in the Civil War in the Co B, 3rd NY Lt Art and Unassigned 2 Bttln V.R.C.(Vet Reserve Corps) He enlisted on Dec 17, 1861 and was discharged Dec 17, 1864. He received an invalid pension (cert 150318) for 'Gunshot wound of right knee and chronic rheumatism and resulting disease of heart (was shot at the battle of Kingston, N.C. 14th of December 1862)'. According to a medical report he was 5' 7' tall, 120 lbs, blue eyes, brown hair, and his occupation was boatman.' - Pension Record, NARA

Found him on the 1850 Milo, Yates, New York census (img 37) as David Finger age 17.

Found him on the 1870 Penn Yan, Yates, New York census (img 53) age 39.

Found him on the 1880 Benton Center, Yates, New York census (dist 215 img 1) age 47, day laborer.

Found him on the 1900 Penn Yan, Yates, New York census (dist 142 img 21) age 68, sexton, church.

Found him on the 1910 Penn Yan Ward 2, Yates, New York census (dist 179 img 3) age 78. Living with him is his wife, Mary L. age 79, and Harriet M. Law, age 72, sister-in-law.


                                                                    | David Finger  1733
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                                  | Johannes E. Finger  1758        | 
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                                  |                                 | Elisabeth Dick 1738 
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| David Finger 1793               |
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|                                 | Grietze "Margaret" Wieler 1758  |
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| Alida Unknown 1792              |
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