Crary, Henry Augustus

Knox during the Civil War

Birth

Henry Augustus Crary was born October 21, 1842 in Knox, NY , the son of John Gallup Crary (January 23, 1809 - January 12, 1896) and Mary Spawn (August 7, 1819 - May 28, 1895). His brothers and sisters were:

• Evelyn Crary (1839 - )
• Julian Crary (1841 - )
• Mary Crary (1847 - )
• Nancy R. Crary (1849 - )
• Edith Crary (1851 - )

Marriage & Children

Henry Augustus Crary married Frances Ramsey on June 2, 1870. Frances Ramsey was the daughter of Hon. Joseph Ramsey, of Albany. Their children were:

• Henry A. Crary, Jr.,
• Mrs. Harry Westervelt, of Nyack

Military Service

Residence:	Knox, Albany Co., NY
Place of Birth:	Knox, NY
Date of Birth:	21 October 1842
Names of Parents:	John G.(Crary) and Mary Spawn
Term of Enlistment:	9 months
Bounty Received:	$100.00
Enlistment Date:	18 Oct 1862 or September 1862
Enlistment Place:	Albany, New York or Knox
Enlistment Rank:	Private or Sergeant
State Served:	New York
Regiment:	177th Infantry
Company:	Company G
Muster Out Date:	10 Sep 1863
Muster Out Place:	Albany, NY

Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 20"Discharged at the expiration of term of service. P.O. Knox, NY."

Sources Used: Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1850 and 1860 census, Knox, Albany Co., NY, Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York for the Year 1905.

Death

Henry Augustus Crary died on December 25, 1903 in Knox, NY.

Additional Media

Knox - Henry Augustus Crary - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Henry A Crary
Name: Henry A Crary
Age: 20
Birth Year: abt 1842
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date: 10 Sep 1863

Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:673;Roll #:329.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.

Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

IN MEMORIAM

Albany medical annals, Volume 25 By Medical Society of the County of Albany (N.Y.), Albany Medical Library and Journal Association, Albany Medical College. Alumni Association

Henry Augustine Crary, M. D.

Dr. Henry Augustine Crary, of Knox, Albany county, N. Y., died on December 25, 1903, of locomotor ataxia, from which he had been a sufferer for several years, during the last five having been confined to his room and the last two to his bed.

Dr. Crary was born at Knox, the son of John Gallup Crary and Mary Spawn Crary, both natives of Albany county, He was of Scotch and English origin, his ancestors coming to America in the year 1600, some of whom settled in Connecticut and New York. His grandfather Crary came to Knox while a boy, late in 1700. They were a long-lived race, many of them living to eighty and ninety years, and in one case to the unusual age of 107 years. Dr. Crary's preparatory education was obtained at the Knoxville Academy and Union College, after which he studied medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. Sigsbee, of Knox, and later he became a student of Dr. Freeman, of Albany, and was graduated from the Albany Medical College, December 22, 1866.

While yet a student in Union College Dr. Crary enlisted in Company G. 177th Regiment, N. Y. State Volunteers, and was made sergeant of his company. He served under Capt. L. M. Filkins and went with his regiment to New Orleans and was present at the siege of Port Hudson, after which a protracted illness necessitated his return north. He was honorably discharged and mustered out of service on the tenth day of September, 1863.

After his graduation he opened an office at 41 Clinton avenue, Albany, where he practiced for a time, being made Ward Physician. Later he removed to Closter, N. J., where he practiced until the spring of 1876, when he returned to Albany, occupying the house of Dr. Swinburne in Eagle street, and the following spring he returned to Closter, N. J., where he continued to practice until 1892. On account of failing health he then removed to Knox, at which place he continued to practice until obliged to abandon work on account of the illness which gradually increased until it resulted in his death.

On the second day of June, 1870, Dr. Crary married Frances Ramsey, daughter of Hon. Joseph Ramsey, of Albany. Three children were born to them, two of whom, Henry A. Crary, Jr., and Mrs. Harry Westervelt, of Nyack, survive him. Mrs. Crary died some years ago.

Fraternally Dr. Crary was a member of the G. A. R. and the Albany Burgesses Corps.

It was my pleasure to know Dr. Crary well. He was a man of broad and liberal mind, generous in his impulses and true to his friends. By nature he was largely endowed with mental faculties of a superior order and a judgment quick to grasp the situation in emergencies and the ability to execute. Possessing these qualifications he necessarily favorably impressed those with whom he came in contact, and his friendships among the profession and the laity alike were equally strong, and consequently all sincerely regret that his life's labors are closed and we shall meet and greet him no more until that time shall come to us as it came to him, when life's fitful dream is o'er. Jesse Crounse.

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