He was born in Canada (2, 3) or New York (4). He was 22 years old when he was enlisted (2, 3, 4 [38 in 1880]).
He was a miner when he was enlisted (2, 3).
He was 5 feet 11 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair (2, 3).
He was a substitute for L E McCrune (1, 2, 3). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 16 March 1865 (1, 2, 3). He was enlisted for one year, at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, by Captain Blair [?] (2, 3). He was mustered in as a private in company K (1). His service was credited to the 38th subdivision of the 18th congressional district (2, 3).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1).
In 1880, he was living in Union, Hudson County, New Jersey (4). He was a carpenter (4). He was living with his wife Hannah, and two daughters (4).
In 1890, he may have been living in Orangetown, Rockland County, New York (5). If so, he also served in the 127th New York Infantry (5).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Henry C Debaun)
2 company K, third descriptive roll (Henry C Debaun)
3 company K, fourth descriptive roll (Henry C Debaun [?])
4 1880 US census, New Jersey, Hudson County, Union, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 60, microfilm series T9, film 785, page 347 A = 5 handwritten (Henry C Debaun)
5 [possible entry only--this doesn't match the evidence I have, but I didn't see a closer match] 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, New York, Rockland, Orangetown, supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 98 (Henry B DeBaun)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched December 2006)
[I did not find an entry for him in RootsWeb WorldConnect (searched July 2007)]
| line | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 |
| street name | Hackensack [?] Plank | |||
| house number | 152 | |||
| dwelling visit # | 29 | |||
| family visit # | 52 | |||
| name | Debaun Henry C | Hannah | Eva | Mine [??] |
| color | " [sc. W] | " | " | " |
| sex | M | F | F | F |
| age | 38 | 30 | 12 | 4 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | wife | daught | do | |
| single | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Carpenter | Keeping house | At school | home |
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | ||||
| school this year | 1 | |||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | ||||
| birthplace | " " [sc. New York] | " " | " " | " " |
| father's birthplace | New Jer | Mass | New York | " " |
| mother's birthplace | " " [sc. Germany] | New York | " " | " " |