Merritt Andrus McChesney

Merritt Andrus McChesney

Male 1844 - 1863  (18 years)


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  • Name Merritt Andrus McChesney 
    Birth Apr 1844  Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Feb 1863 
    Person ID I19023  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father William McChesney,   b. 4 Mar 1798, Rupert, Bennington County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1863, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Hulda Lord,   b. 21 Jul 1805, Utica, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1893 (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 26 May 1821 
    Family ID F5816  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He served the Union as a private in Company A, 147th New York Infantry, and died of typhoid in the regimental hospital at Belle Plain, Virginia. Although the tombstone reads February 27, the death register states that he died on the 26th. His mother filed for his pension on June 19, 1868.