He was born on 3 December 1819, to George Faunce Jr and Mary [unknown family name] (12, 14). He was 45 years old when he was enrolled (4, 6, 10 [41 in 1860], 11 [52 in 1870], 12 [80 in 1900], 13 [30 in 1850], 15 [81 at death]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6, 10, 11, 12, 13).
He was baptized on 10 August 1826, at the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (14).
He married Mary Ann Franklin on 23 May 1844 (14). They had five children (14):
In 1850, he was living in ward 5, Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (13). He was living with his wife Mary, with his children Mary and William, and with his brother- and sister-in-law Albert and Martha Chester (13). He was a glass blower (13).
In 1860, he was living in the 18th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Mary, and children Mary, William, Eugene, and Irana [?] (10). He was a glassblower (10).
When he enlisted, he was a glass blower (6).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair (6).
He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private on 16 January 1864, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 3, 4, 6, 7 [Dec 63], 9). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Cadwallader (3, 6). He was mustered by Captain Cadwallader (3, 6). He was a private in company B (1, 18).
On 22 June 1865, he went on a furlough, which expired on 7 July 1865 (2).
He seems not to have been charged for lost equipment, perhaps when the regiment mustered out (5).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 7 [Jun 65], 9). He was a private, in company B (18).
In 1870, he was living in the 18th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (11). He was a fisherman (11).
In 1880, his wife, Mary Faunce, was living at 1125 Nienna Street, ward 18, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16). She was living with her son William, her mother Elizabeth, her sister Martha Chester, and others (16 [she is listed as a boarder]). She was a dressmaker (16). (According to the census, she was widowed or divorced (16).
In 1890, he was living at 425 Wildey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7, 8). He was a glassblower (8).
On 1 July 1890, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (9, 17).
In 1900, he was living at 1106 Palmer Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (12). He was a gentleman (that is, retired) (12).
He died on 10 November 1901, of cerebral softenings (9, 14, 15). He was then widowed (15). He was a glassblower (15). He died at, or was buried from, 1112 Palmer Street (15). On 14 November 1901, he was buried, in Palmer Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (14, 15).
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) (David Faunce)
2 enlisted men's furloughs (David Faunce)
3 company B, [second] descriptive book, entry 12 (David Faunce)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 1 Jun 2004 (David Faunce)
5 list of men who owed money [?] (David Faunce)
6 company B, [third] descriptive roll, entry 48 (David Faunce)
7 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 345, page [2] (image 721 on Ancestry), line 24 (David Faunce)
8 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (David Faunce)
9 pension index, by regiment (David Faunce)
10 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, NE division 18th ward, microfilm series M653, film 1168, page 147 = 147 handwritten (David Faunce)
11 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 54th district 18th ward, microfilm series M593, film 1403, page 326 = 163 handwritten (David Faunce)
12 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 11th division, 18th ward, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 345, microfilm series T623, film 1459, page 284 A = 1 handwritten (David Faunce)
13 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Kensington, ward 5, microfilm series M432, film 807, page 348 = 96 handwritten (David Faunce)
14 'Family history', a gedcom available on RootsWeb WorldConnect (contact Richard, last updated 14 May 2009, accessed 23 May 2009) (David Faunce)
15 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10 November 1901, #10418 (David Faunce)
16 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 18, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 342, microfilm series T9, film 1177, page 221 = 11 C handwritten (Mary Faunce)
17 pension index, by name (David Faunce)
18 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (David Faunce)
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| Dwellings visited | 648 | |||||
| Families visited | 707 | |||||
| Name | David Faunce | Mary " | Mary E " | Wm H. " | Albert Chester | Martha " |
| Age | 30 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 26 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | F |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Glass Blower | Carpenter | ||||
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| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " |
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| Attended school within year | ||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Dwelling number | 919 | |||||
| Family number | 1064 | |||||
| Name | David Faunce | Mary " | Mary " | Wm " | Ugene [?] " | Irana [?] " |
| Age | 41 | 40 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m | m | f |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | Glass Blower | |||||
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| Value of personal estate | ||||||
| Place of birth | do [sc. Penna] | do | do | do | do | do |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | (1) | (1) | (1) | |||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 4 |
| Dwelling-house number | [1160] |
| Family number | [1260] |
| Name | Faunce David |
| Age | 52 |
| Sex | m |
| Color | W |
| Occupation | Fisherman |
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| Personal estate value | |
| Birthplace | Penna |
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| Can't write | |
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| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
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| street name | Nienna St | ||||||
| house number | 1125 | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 108 | ||||||
| family visit # | 119 | ||||||
| name | Chester Martha | Franklin Elizabeth | Collar George | Faunce Mary | Faunce William | Harkins Emma | Rogers James |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | F | F | M | F | M | F | M |
| age | 50 | 81 | 16 | 57 | 31 | 24 | 16 |
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| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| married | 1 | ||||||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | 1 | |||||
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| occupation | Keeping House | Works in boiler fac. | Dressmaker | Laborer | Laborer | ||
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| school this year | |||||||
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| can't write | |||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 27 |
| street | Palmer |
| house number | [1106] |
| dwelling number | [4] |
| family number | [4] |
| name | Faunce David |
| relationship | Boarder |
| color | W |
| sex | M |
| birth date | Dec 1819 |
| age | 80 |
| married? | W [?] |
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| mother of how many children? | |
| # of children living | |
| birthplace | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna |
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| naturalized citizen? | |
| occupation | Gent |
| # months not employed | |
| # months in school | |
| can read | yes |
| can write | yes |
| speaks English | yes |
| owned/rented | |
| free or mortgaged | |
| farm/house | [house] |
| # of farm schedule |