Livingston County Records

Approximately 1700 men from Livingston County left their families and work behind to answer the call to duty in 1917 along with an untold number of women who served as nurses at home and overseas.  At least 55 soldiers, sailors, and Marines from this area paid the ultimate sacrifice and hundreds returned home with physical and emotional scars. Men, women, and children who served on the home front also endured tremendous hardship.

The Livingston County Historian’s Office is fortunate to have a large archival collection related to World War I and over the last two years have gathered dozens more photographs, letters and military documents on soldiers from their families and local town historians. In addition, a wealth of information was obtained from the New York State Archives online database.

Without preservation of these important artifacts so much information on the war to end all wars would have been lost forever.
Amie Alden, Livingston County Historian, 2018

Tennent Brothers Photograph 1

Identifier
NYSA_A0412-78_B11_F14_Tennet_01
Description
Photograph of the Tennent brothers of Caledonia, N.Y., standing together outside of a tent in their military uniforms. From left to right: Sergeant David Gaily Tennent, Private David Peck Tennent, and Private Donald Roy Tennent.
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Archives and History. World War I veterans' service data and photographs, 1917-1938. Series A0412-78, Box 11, Folder 14.
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Tennent Brothers Photograph 2

Identifier
NYSA_A0412-78_B11_F14_Tennet_02
Description
Photograph of the Tennent brothers of Caledonia, N.Y., standing together in their military uniforms. From left to right: Elbert Andrew Tennent, David Peck Tennent, Donald Roy Tennent, and Walter James Tennent.
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Archives and History. World War I veterans' service data and photographs, 1917-1938. Series A0412-78, Box 11, Folder 14.
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David Tennent Photograph

Identifier
NYSA_A0412-78_B11_F14_Tennet_David
Description
Photograph of David Gaily Tennent in his military uniform. From Caledonia, N.Y., Tennent enlisted with the Signal Corps in Rochester, N.Y. and sailed overseas from Columbia, S.C.
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Archives and History. World War I veterans' service data and photographs, 1917-1938. Series A0412-78, Box 11, Folder 14.
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Walter Tennent Photograph

Identifier
NYSA_A0412-78_B11_F14_Tennet_Walter
Description
Photograph of Captain Walter James Tennent, of Caledonia, N.Y. standing outside in his military uniform.
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Archives and History. World War I veterans' service data and photographs, 1917-1938. Series A0412-78, Box 11, Folder 14.
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Matthew Cleary Photograph

Identifier
NYSA_A0412-78_B11_F14_Cleary_photo
Description
Photograph of Matthew Cleary. Cleary was a Sergeant in the "D" Company of the 105th Machine Gun Battalion. He died in action on October 14, 1918 at the battle of the Laselle River.
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Archives and History. World War I veterans' service data and photographs, 1917-1938. Series A0412-78, Box 11, Folder 14.
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Matthew Cleary Article

Identifier
NYSA_A0412-78_B11_F14_Cleary_article
Description
Newspaper article from the Avon Herald relaying a detailed account of Sergeant Matthew Cleary’s funeral service, dated Thursday, April 21, 1921.
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Archives and History. World War I veterans' service data and photographs, 1917-1938. Series A0412-78, Box 11, Folder 14.
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