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 - Knox Cemetery, Knox, Albany County, New York

Henry Augustus Crary died on December 25, 1903 - Knox Cemetery, Knox, Albany County, New York

Henry Augustus Crary died on December 25, 1903 - Knox Cemetery, Knox, Albany County, New York

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

Henry A Crary
Birth: Oct. 2, 1842
Death: Dec. 26, 1907
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Children:

Henry A Crary (1871 - 1943)*

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Burial: Knox Cemetery, Knox, Albany County, New York, USA
Created by: KBrownst
Record added: Jul 31, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 55700596

==Obituary== < 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.

Additional Research Notes

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 Henry Augustus Cary
Name: Henry Augustus Cary
Birth Date: 2 Oct 1842
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York
Father: John G Cary
Mother: Mary Sipawn
Residence Place: Knox
Enlistment Date: Sep 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 177th Regiment
Company: G
Rank: 3nd Sergeant
Race: White
Marital Status: Single

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900

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

Civil War Record Summaries

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Henry A Crary
Name: Henry A Crary
Residence: Albany, New York
Age at enlistment: 20
Enlistment Date: 1 Oct 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, New York 177th Infantry Regiment on 21 Nov 1862.Mustered out on 10 Sep 1863 at Albany, NY.
Birth Date: abt 1842
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Henry A. Crary
Name: Henry A. Crary
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 177 N.Y. Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 177th Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: G
Rank In: Sergeant
Rank In Expanded: Sergeant
Rank Out: Sergeant
Rank Out Expanded: Sergeant
Film Number: M551 roll 30

American Civil War Soldiers about Henry Crary
Name: Henry Crary
Enlistment Date: 18 Oct 1862
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 October 1862 at the age of 20.
Enlisted in Company G, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 21 Nov 1862.
Mustered Out Company G, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 10 Sep 1863 at Albany, NY.
Sources: 14

Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York

177th NY Infantry
CRARY , HENRY A. — Age, 20 years. Enlisted, October 18, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as sergeant, Co. G. November 21, 1862; mustered out with company, September 10, 1863, at Albany, N . Y.

History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell

Knox - Henry Augustus Crary, Sergeant, 177th Regiment, Company G; enlisted in September, 1862; mustered October 13, 1862; served full term and was honorably discharged.

Census Records

1850 United States Federal Census about Henry Crary Name: Henry Crary Age: 7 Birth Year: abt 1843 Birthplace: New York Home in 1850: Knox, Albany, New York Gender: Male Family Number: 155 Household Members: Name Age John G Crary 41 Maria Crary 30 Evelyn Crary 12 Julian Crary 9 Henry Crary 7 Mary Crary 3 Nancy Crary 1

1860 United States Federal Census about Henry Crary Name: Henry Crary Age in 1860: 17 Birth Year: abt 1843 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Knox, Albany, New York Gender: Male Post Office: Knox Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age John G Crary 50 Mary Crary 39 Evelyn Crary 21 Jule Crary 19 Henry Crary 17 Mary Crary 13 Nancy Crary 11 Edith Crary 9 Nathan Crary 77 Hannah Crary 73 Hellen Shaw 22

1880 United States Federal Census about Henry A. Crary Name: Henry A. Crary Age: 37 Birth Year: abt 1843 Birthplace: New York Home in 1880: Harrington, Bergen, New Jersey Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Francis E. Crary Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Doctor Household Members: Name Age Henry A. Crary 37 Francis E. Crary 29 Henry A. Crary 9 Mary R. Crary 5 Violet R. Crary 3 Mary Crary 32

1900 United States Federal Census about Henry A Crary Name: Henry A Crary [Henry A Mary] Age: 57 Birth Date: Oct 1842 Birthplace: New York Home in 1900: Knox, Albany, New York [Albany] Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Brother Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Mary C Ramsey 53 Henry A Crary 57 Viola Wilday 24

Additional Media

U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about Henry A Crary Name: Henry A Crary State Filed: New York Roll Number: T288_102
Name: Henry A Crary
State Filed: New York
Roll Number: T288_102
(Service: G 177 NY Inf.)

1865 Census - Veterans and Soldiers in Knox

Henry A. Crary 22 Male Child Born in Albany County Single Now in Army 177 NY 3rd Sergeant Served 10 months Health Permanently Impaired

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