Gress, Andrew
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
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.
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Formal name: Complete Record Relating to Officers, Soldiers, and Seamen Composing the Quotas of Troops Furnished to the United States..in the War of the Rebellion The registers provide military service data and personal biographical information regarding the men furnished by each town or city during the Civil War.
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