Gress, Andrew

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Birth

Andrew was born in Knox on January 20, 1809. Nothing is known about his parents.

Marriage & Children

Andrew married at about 1846, Jemima ______ who was born in 1820, and had the following known children[1]:

  • William H. Gress
  • Jemima Gress
  • Andrew Gress
  • Chester Gress
  • Augusta Gress

Military Service

Residence: Knox[2]
Place of Birth: Knox, NY [2]
Date of Birth: 20 Jan 1809 [2]
Marital Status: Married [2]
Occupation: Farmer [2]
Bounty Received: $100.00[2]
Enlistment Date: 26 Aug 1864[3][4]
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY[2]
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery
Company: Company B
Muster Out Date: 16 Jun 1865
Muster Out Place: Baltimore, MD
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 38[4] His age in the 1850 (Berne) and1860 (Knox) census and the Town Register was 1809, making his age at enlistment 55 years.
Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; 1850 census, Berne and 1860 census, Knox, Albany Co., NY.


Death

Andrew died on July 8, 1868. Jemima, his wife, died on July 1, 1872. Both are buried at the Thompson’s Lake Rural Cemetery in Berne, Albany County, NY.

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media

Knox - Andrew Gress - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Andrew Gress
Name: Andrew Gress
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1826
Birth Place: Albany, New York
Enlistment Year: 1864
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1864
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date: 16 Jun 1865

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 #:1088;Roll #:745.

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.

Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897

GRESS, ANDREW — Age, 38 years. Enlisted, August 26, 1864, at Albany; mustered in as private, Co. B, August 26, 1864, to serve one year; mustered out with detachment, June 16, 1865, at Baltimore, Md.

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

New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Andrew Grass
Name: Andrew Grass
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1809
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York
Residence Place: Albany
Enlistment Date: 25 Aug 1864
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Married


Sources

  1. 1860 Census, Knox, Albany County, NY
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  3. Ancestry Military Databases
  4. 4.0 4.1 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General