Andrew J. Hunt (1834 - 1877)

Biography

Andrew J. Hunt was born on 30 Apr 1834 at Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, son of Ephraim Hildreth Hunt and Susan Eaton.

On 9 Jan 1861 A. J. Hunt, 26, married Anna E. Priest, 24, daughter of Sylvester Priest and Elizabeth K. Wright, at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both. There are no known children of the marriage.

On 12 Jul 1861 Andrew, a machinist, mustered into service with Company C, of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 27 years, 2 months and 12 days old.

Andrew, his brother George and Charles G. Ryder, two brothers, and their brother-in-law, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

On 17 Feb 1862 Andrew ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts as detached to the Western Flotilla.

On 8 Aug 1862 He was noted as discharged with no reason given in the 1870 roster.

Starting 1 Oct 1862, Andrew was later transferred to the Gunboat services.

Between 1 Oct 1862 - 8 Aug 1863 Andrew served on the ships U. S. S. Judge Torrence, Mound City, Carondelet, and Clara Dolsen, being discharged with the rank of Seaman.

Andrew J. Hunt and Anna E. Priest were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 3 Jun 1870 at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Andrew J. Hunt died on 19 Jul 1877 at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of cancer. He was 43 years, 2 months and 19 days old.

He was buried in Jul 1877 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

On 25 Mar 1880 Andrew's widow, Anna E. Priest remarried to Christopher Stone at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for both.

Anna, his remarried widow, died on 17 Jun 1886 at Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of anemia at age 49.

In 1896, Andrew was included in "The History of Clinton, Massachusetts."

Sources

• Source: S1 The Story of the Fifteenth Regiment Massachusetts volunteer Infantry in the Civil War 1861 - 1864 Ford, Andrew E. Publication: Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts 01970, 1997, Original Date, 1898
• Source: S195 Cemetery Marker
• Source: S2 Massachusetts Civil War Soldiers and Sailors, 1861-1865, Vol II Publication: Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1930
• Source: S262 Cemetery Civil War Graves Registration Project by Sons of Union Veterans, Record Type: http://www.suvcwdb.org/home/search.php?action=search, Name Of Person: Reynaldo Rodriguez, Reader: Willie Grout Post, Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
• Source: S3 Record of the Massachusetts Volunteers. 1861-1865, Volume: 2 The Massachusetts Adjutant-General Publication: Wright & Potter, Printers to the State, Boston, Masssachusetts, 1870 Note: Unless otherwise documented, the 1870 roster has provided the basis for the estimated date of birth for the service men.
• Source: S343 Massachusetts Death Index Repository: #R5
• Repository: R5 Unknown
• Source: S35 Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Publication: 1930
• Source: S372 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 Publication: NEHGS, http://www.newenglandancestors.org/ Repository: #R2
• Repository: R2 Unknown