Hi everyone,
I have no idea where to put this one! I'm about to give up on Caleb, but maybe roots chatters have some ideas.
Caleb Day was born 1841, Maidstone, Kent, UK.. I have him in Kent, 1851, but can't find him 1861 (or his father Samuel, a Baptist Minister).
Caleb married Serena Vale, Julyqtr. 1862, Birmingham UK. They arrived in Melbourne, Australia, March 1863. Caleb was a Draper's Assistant in Geelong. His parents & siblings lived there too (Samuel was Baptist Minister there for 41 years).
Caleb's wife died in 1877, then he seemed to move to Greenwich Park,NSW, where he got married to Susan Phillpot in 1879.
This is the tricky bit - in the newspaper announcement he is described as "late captain adjutant, 1st Oregon Cavalry, US Army". It's also mentioned that he is the son of Samuel of Geelong, so it's the same man.
He died in Geelong in 1881, of pneumonia, & only his first wife is mentioned, his occupation was "Draper". His daughter's Death Cert in 1936, said he was an "Army Captain".
I don't know much about American military things, but could he be telling the truth about serving in the Army - I've searched (mainly Ancestry) but can't pin him down, although Caleb Day seems a common name. I'm beginning to think he was telling "porkies"!
Cheers, Anne