Hildreth, Captain Samuel Robert

1846 - 1883  (36 years)

• Name	Hildreth, Samuel Robert
  Title	Captain
  Birth	6 Oct 1846	Flanders, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Military	MilitaryUnit: Twenty-sixth Infantry; Rank: Private
  Residence	1850	Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Residence	1860	Good Ground, Hampton Bays, Suffolk, New York, United States
  MilitaryEnlistment	10 May 1862
  	16 Age: 16
  Residence	1865	Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Residence	1880	Good Ground, Hampton Bays, Suffolk, New York, United States
  _AMTID	122722690017:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	10
  _FSFTID	KHPK-78X
  _UID	4690AFFB93354BF2847CD645FB15A5DC31EE
  Death	10 Sep 1883
  	Cause: Lost At Sea
  Burial	Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Person ID	I1398	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Hildreth, Joseph Pierson,   b. 7 May 1807, Flanders, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 3 Mar 1876, Flanders, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Wood, Armenia,   b. 31 Oct 1810, Amityville, Town of Babylon, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 7 Apr 1857, Flanders, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Squires, Avis Hallock,   b. 16 Nov 1852, Southampton Township, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 2 Dec 1937, Quogue, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1878	Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Family ID	F448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Oct 1846 - Flanders, Suffolk, New York, United States Residence - 1850 - Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States Residence - 1860 - Good Ground, Hampton Bays, Suffolk, New York, United States Residence - 1865 - Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States Marriage - 1 Jan 1878 - Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States Residence - 1880 - Good Ground, Hampton Bays, Suffolk, New York, United States Burial - - Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Son of Joseph Pierson Hildreth and Amenia Wood, husband of Rettie, whom he married about 1867, father of Sammie M. Hildreth, and Avis Hallock Squires, whom he married on January 1, 1878 in Good Ground, NY. In 1850, Samuel R. Hildreth, aged 4, could be found living in the home of his father, Joseph P. Hildreth, aged 43, a shoemaker, and Armenia Hildreth, aged 34. Also living in the household were Sarah J., aged 16, Joseph P., aged 14, Charles E., aged 11, James, aged 9, Mary M., aged 7, and George W., aged 6 months. Samuel R. Hildreth was shown on the 1880 census living in Good Ground, Suffolk, New York, with his wife, Avis Hildreth, in the home of his brother, Joseph P. Hildreth, a farmer. Samuel was shown as a sailor. In the Surrogate's Court, on Monday, October 15, Samuel R. Hildreth's will was proved; Wesley H. Squires and George S. Skidmore appointed appraisers. (Long Island Surnames; 1850 and 1880 US Federal Censuses; South Side Signal (Babylon), Saturday, October 27, 1883, Page: 2)Note: Samuel shares a headstone with brother Joseph P. Hildreth and sister, Mary M. Hildreth. His first wife, Rettie, and son Sammie M. are on the back.

  
  

• Reference

  Charles Banks. "Hildreth, Captain Samuel Robert". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com/getperson.php?personID=I1398&tree=banksray (accessed April 19, 2026).