Andrew McCready was born on May 6, 1829 at Beekmantown in Clinton County, New York, just north of Plattsburgh near the shore of Lake Champlain, in the far northeastern corner of the state. His parents, Vail and Mary (Sanburn) McCready, were also native New Yorkers. His father fought in the War of 1812.
While living in Clinton County, Andrew met and later married Phebe Melissa Baker, daughter of Ezekiel and Phebe (Cartwright) Baker, in about 1851. Melissa (the name she usually went by) had been living with her parents on their farm near the village of Schuyler Falls, a few miles south of Plattsburgh.
Seven children were born to the McCready couple, sons Charles, Frederick and George, and daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Jennie and Clista. The 1860 census showed that Andrew and Melissa lived adjacent to her parents near Schuyler Falls, along with their five oldest children. Based on the birthplaces of their children, Andrew and Melissa apparently resided in various locations in Clinton County over the years.
A few months after giving birth to the last of her seven children, Melissa met her untimely death at the young age of 30 on October 13, 1863 at Beekmantown, New York. She was buried in the East Beekmantown Cemetery in Beekmantown. The cause of her death is unknown.
Following the death of Melissa, and with the Civil War raging, Andrew decided to take up the call and enlisted as a Private on August 21, 1864 in Malone, New York, agreeing to serve in the Union Army for one year. He served in Company D of the 13th Regiment of the New York Cavalry. Who he entrusted to take care of the children, ages one to 11, is not known, although it may have been the woman he chose for his second wife. Andrew was mustered into duty on September 2, 1864, followed by his likely first battle on either September 3 or 4, when the 13th Regiment was involved in skirmishes at Annandale and then Culpeper in Virginia.
During Andrew's Civil War service, the 13th Cavalry was engaged in 16 battles, all on Confederate soil in Virginia, including some battles in the Shenandoah Valley. The costliest of the battles in terms of lives lost and those wounded, was an October 19, 1864 skirmish at Piedmont. Although there were a small number of lives lost at Piedmont, the number of casualties did not compare to the numbers lost in the more famous battles of the war, such as those at Gettysburg, Shiloh, Antietam and Bull Run.
Andrew took part in all the service of the regiment until he was mustered out of the army on June 30, 1865 at Fairfax Court House, Virginia, approximately two and a half months after General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate troops at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending the war.
Less than three weeks after returning from the war, Andrew took a young woman by the name of Cynthia Corbin to be his second wife. They were married July 19, 1865 at Colton, New York. She was 17 years younger than Andrew, born in August of 1846 at Colton, New York, the daughter of Henry and Adelia Corbin. Cynthia was a very capable wife and mother. She helped raise Andrew's seven children from his first marriage, along with the six additional children that she and Andrew would have together. Sons David, James and Wilbur and daughters Mildred, Imogene and Anna would complete the family. By the time the last of Andrew's 13 children, Wilbur J. McCready, was born in 1881, Andrew had reached the age of 52. He would, however, live another 20 years and see several grandchildren before his death from heart disease on December 8, 1901 at Canton, New York, where he and Cynthia had spent most of their married years. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Canton.
Throughout his life, Andrew's occupation was listed in the census as "laborer", perhaps as a farm-hand, although it is not known for certain. A town clerk register of Civil War servicemen had his occupation as a farmer.
Cynthia would live the last 21 years of her life as a widow, all of them in Canton. She purchased a house on Miner Street with her brother, Edward, in 1903. She would later live with her daughter and son-in-law, Mildred and George Lytle, then with another daughter and son-in-law, Anna and Ernest Arquitt. Cynthia passed away March 6, 1922 in Canton and was buried alongside her husband, Andrew.
While living in Clinton County, Andrew met and later married Phebe Melissa Baker, daughter of Ezekiel and Phebe (Cartwright) Baker, in about 1851. Melissa (the name she usually went by) had been living with her parents on their farm near the village of Schuyler Falls, a few miles south of Plattsburgh.
Seven children were born to the McCready couple, sons Charles, Frederick and George, and daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Jennie and Clista. The 1860 census showed that Andrew and Melissa lived adjacent to her parents near Schuyler Falls, along with their five oldest children. Based on the birthplaces of their children, Andrew and Melissa apparently resided in various locations in Clinton County over the years.
A few months after giving birth to the last of her seven children, Melissa met her untimely death at the young age of 30 on October 13, 1863 at Beekmantown, New York. She was buried in the East Beekmantown Cemetery in Beekmantown. The cause of her death is unknown.
Following the death of Melissa, and with the Civil War raging, Andrew decided to take up the call and enlisted as a Private on August 21, 1864 in Malone, New York, agreeing to serve in the Union Army for one year. He served in Company D of the 13th Regiment of the New York Cavalry. Who he entrusted to take care of the children, ages one to 11, is not known, although it may have been the woman he chose for his second wife. Andrew was mustered into duty on September 2, 1864, followed by his likely first battle on either September 3 or 4, when the 13th Regiment was involved in skirmishes at Annandale and then Culpeper in Virginia.
During Andrew's Civil War service, the 13th Cavalry was engaged in 16 battles, all on Confederate soil in Virginia, including some battles in the Shenandoah Valley. The costliest of the battles in terms of lives lost and those wounded, was an October 19, 1864 skirmish at Piedmont. Although there were a small number of lives lost at Piedmont, the number of casualties did not compare to the numbers lost in the more famous battles of the war, such as those at Gettysburg, Shiloh, Antietam and Bull Run.
Andrew took part in all the service of the regiment until he was mustered out of the army on June 30, 1865 at Fairfax Court House, Virginia, approximately two and a half months after General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate troops at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending the war.
Less than three weeks after returning from the war, Andrew took a young woman by the name of Cynthia Corbin to be his second wife. They were married July 19, 1865 at Colton, New York. She was 17 years younger than Andrew, born in August of 1846 at Colton, New York, the daughter of Henry and Adelia Corbin. Cynthia was a very capable wife and mother. She helped raise Andrew's seven children from his first marriage, along with the six additional children that she and Andrew would have together. Sons David, James and Wilbur and daughters Mildred, Imogene and Anna would complete the family. By the time the last of Andrew's 13 children, Wilbur J. McCready, was born in 1881, Andrew had reached the age of 52. He would, however, live another 20 years and see several grandchildren before his death from heart disease on December 8, 1901 at Canton, New York, where he and Cynthia had spent most of their married years. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Canton.
Throughout his life, Andrew's occupation was listed in the census as "laborer", perhaps as a farm-hand, although it is not known for certain. A town clerk register of Civil War servicemen had his occupation as a farmer.
Cynthia would live the last 21 years of her life as a widow, all of them in Canton. She purchased a house on Miner Street with her brother, Edward, in 1903. She would later live with her daughter and son-in-law, Mildred and George Lytle, then with another daughter and son-in-law, Anna and Ernest Arquitt. Cynthia passed away March 6, 1922 in Canton and was buried alongside her husband, Andrew.
Andrew McCready was born on May 6, 1829 at Beekmantown in Clinton County, New York, just north of Plattsburgh near the shore of Lake Champlain, in the far northeastern corner of the state. His parents, Vail and Mary (Sanburn) McCready, were also native New Yorkers. His father fought in the War of 1812.
While living in Clinton County, Andrew met and later married Phebe Melissa Baker, daughter of Ezekiel and Phebe (Cartwright) Baker, in about 1851. Melissa (the name she usually went by) had been living with her parents on their farm near the village of Schuyler Falls, a few miles south of Plattsburgh.
Seven children were born to the McCready couple, sons Charles, Frederick and George, and daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Jennie and Clista. The 1860 census showed that Andrew and Melissa lived adjacent to her parents near Schuyler Falls, along with their five oldest children. Based on the birthplaces of their children, Andrew and Melissa apparently resided in various locations in Clinton County over the years.
A few months after giving birth to the last of her seven children, Melissa met her untimely death at the young age of 30 on October 13, 1863 at Beekmantown, New York. She was buried in the East Beekmantown Cemetery in Beekmantown. The cause of her death is unknown.
Following the death of Melissa, and with the Civil War raging, Andrew decided to take up the call and enlisted as a Private on August 21, 1864 in Malone, New York, agreeing to serve in the Union Army for one year. He served in Company D of the 13th Regiment of the New York Cavalry. Who he entrusted to take care of the children, ages one to 11, is not known, although it may have been the woman he chose for his second wife. Andrew was mustered into duty on September 2, 1864, followed by his likely first battle on either September 3 or 4, when the 13th Regiment was involved in skirmishes at Annandale and then Culpeper in Virginia.
During Andrew's Civil War service, the 13th Cavalry was engaged in 16 battles, all on Confederate soil in Virginia, including some battles in the Shenandoah Valley. The costliest of the battles in terms of lives lost and those wounded, was an October 19, 1864 skirmish at Piedmont. Although there were a small number of lives lost at Piedmont, the number of casualties did not compare to the numbers lost in the more famous battles of the war, such as those at Gettysburg, Shiloh, Antietam and Bull Run.
Andrew took part in all the service of the regiment until he was mustered out of the army on June 30, 1865 at Fairfax Court House, Virginia, approximately two and a half months after General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate troops at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending the war.
Less than three weeks after returning from the war, Andrew took a young woman by the name of Cynthia Corbin to be his second wife. They were married July 19, 1865 at Colton, New York. She was 17 years younger than Andrew, born in August of 1846 at Colton, New York, the daughter of Henry and Adelia Corbin. Cynthia was a very capable wife and mother. She helped raise Andrew's seven children from his first marriage, along with the six additional children that she and Andrew would have together. Sons David, James and Wilbur and daughters Mildred, Imogene and Anna would complete the family. By the time the last of Andrew's 13 children, Wilbur J. McCready, was born in 1881, Andrew had reached the age of 52. He would, however, live another 20 years and see several grandchildren before his death from heart disease on December 8, 1901 at Canton, New York, where he and Cynthia had spent most of their married years. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Canton.
Throughout his life, Andrew's occupation was listed in the census as "laborer", perhaps as a farm-hand, although it is not known for certain. A town clerk register of Civil War servicemen had his occupation as a farmer.
Cynthia would live the last 21 years of her life as a widow, all of them in Canton. She purchased a house on Miner Street with her brother, Edward, in 1903. She would later live with her daughter and son-in-law, Mildred and George Lytle, then with another daughter and son-in-law, Anna and Ernest Arquitt. Cynthia passed away March 6, 1922 in Canton and was buried alongside her husband, Andrew.
While living in Clinton County, Andrew met and later married Phebe Melissa Baker, daughter of Ezekiel and Phebe (Cartwright) Baker, in about 1851. Melissa (the name she usually went by) had been living with her parents on their farm near the village of Schuyler Falls, a few miles south of Plattsburgh.
Seven children were born to the McCready couple, sons Charles, Frederick and George, and daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Jennie and Clista. The 1860 census showed that Andrew and Melissa lived adjacent to her parents near Schuyler Falls, along with their five oldest children. Based on the birthplaces of their children, Andrew and Melissa apparently resided in various locations in Clinton County over the years.
A few months after giving birth to the last of her seven children, Melissa met her untimely death at the young age of 30 on October 13, 1863 at Beekmantown, New York. She was buried in the East Beekmantown Cemetery in Beekmantown. The cause of her death is unknown.
Following the death of Melissa, and with the Civil War raging, Andrew decided to take up the call and enlisted as a Private on August 21, 1864 in Malone, New York, agreeing to serve in the Union Army for one year. He served in Company D of the 13th Regiment of the New York Cavalry. Who he entrusted to take care of the children, ages one to 11, is not known, although it may have been the woman he chose for his second wife. Andrew was mustered into duty on September 2, 1864, followed by his likely first battle on either September 3 or 4, when the 13th Regiment was involved in skirmishes at Annandale and then Culpeper in Virginia.
During Andrew's Civil War service, the 13th Cavalry was engaged in 16 battles, all on Confederate soil in Virginia, including some battles in the Shenandoah Valley. The costliest of the battles in terms of lives lost and those wounded, was an October 19, 1864 skirmish at Piedmont. Although there were a small number of lives lost at Piedmont, the number of casualties did not compare to the numbers lost in the more famous battles of the war, such as those at Gettysburg, Shiloh, Antietam and Bull Run.
Andrew took part in all the service of the regiment until he was mustered out of the army on June 30, 1865 at Fairfax Court House, Virginia, approximately two and a half months after General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate troops at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending the war.
Less than three weeks after returning from the war, Andrew took a young woman by the name of Cynthia Corbin to be his second wife. They were married July 19, 1865 at Colton, New York. She was 17 years younger than Andrew, born in August of 1846 at Colton, New York, the daughter of Henry and Adelia Corbin. Cynthia was a very capable wife and mother. She helped raise Andrew's seven children from his first marriage, along with the six additional children that she and Andrew would have together. Sons David, James and Wilbur and daughters Mildred, Imogene and Anna would complete the family. By the time the last of Andrew's 13 children, Wilbur J. McCready, was born in 1881, Andrew had reached the age of 52. He would, however, live another 20 years and see several grandchildren before his death from heart disease on December 8, 1901 at Canton, New York, where he and Cynthia had spent most of their married years. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Canton.
Throughout his life, Andrew's occupation was listed in the census as "laborer", perhaps as a farm-hand, although it is not known for certain. A town clerk register of Civil War servicemen had his occupation as a farmer.
Cynthia would live the last 21 years of her life as a widow, all of them in Canton. She purchased a house on Miner Street with her brother, Edward, in 1903. She would later live with her daughter and son-in-law, Mildred and George Lytle, then with another daughter and son-in-law, Anna and Ernest Arquitt. Cynthia passed away March 6, 1922 in Canton and was buried alongside her husband, Andrew.
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