Andrew Dennis was born in Richmond Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario. He is the son of Isaac Dennis (24 August 1795-) and Mary Oliver (June 1805 - abt 1829). His birth on 1 March 1824 as well as his baptism/christening (which took place on 30 July 1826) are noted in the records of the Ebenezer Lutheran Church of Fredericksburg, Ontario. This was the church of which which his mother Mary (Oliver) Dennis and her family were members. Mary Oliver's parents were Johannes (John) Oliver (born 7 October 1763 in Albany County, New York and son of Frederick Blom Oliver) and Cathalyna "Tryntje" Mathyse Van Den Burg (born 3 October 1737 also in Albany County, New York). Both families were early Dutch settlers of what became the state of New York. The Oliver family were United Empire Loyalists who arrived in Ontario shortly after the American Revolutionary War.
Andrew Dennis married Mary Brady 11 January 1849 in Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario. (Civil War Pension application file of Mary Elizabeth Brady [Mary Dennis] widow of Andrew Dennis, Pension Certificate No. 413,146. U.S. National Archives.) Mary Brady was christened 12 July 1831 in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mark, Prescott in Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario.
Andrew and Mary Dennis came to the United States about 1852 from Canada. Their first child was born 7 Oct 1851 in Canada, and their second child was born 11 Jan 1853 in Chicago, Illinois. When Andrew enlisted in the Union Army in June 1861 he gave his residence as Omro, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Most of the Dennis children were born in Wisconsin.
The gravestone of Andrew John Dennis notes that he served in Company E of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War. According to military and pension records, he enlisted 16 Jun 1861 and was mustered out on 14 July 1865. He was one of the few Union soldiers who served for almost the entire length of the conflict. His military unit went from Madison, Wisconsin, to Washington, D.C., in July 1861 where it was involved in the defense of Washington. His regiment fought in most of the major battles in the Eastern United States--the Second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness Campaign, and he was in the force that surrounded Gen. Robert E. Lee and his army in southern Virginia and forced the Confederate army to surrender at Appomattox Courthouse in April 1965. Andrew was captured by Confederate forces in 1862 near Culpepper, Virginia. He was held for six weeks until he was one of a group of prisoners exchanged between the Union and Confederate armies near Richmond. His military unit was disbanded July 2, 1865. (Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, Vol. 1 [Madison, WI: Democrat Printing Co., State Printers, 1886], p. 513.)
Five years after Andrew's release from the military at the time of the 1870 U.S. Census, the Dennis family were living in Rantoul, Calumet County, Wisconsin. At the time of the 1880 U.S. Census the Dennis family was living in Warner, Clark County some 200 miles west, but still in Wisconsin. He spent three years in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1882-1885). At the time of Andrew's death in 1894, the family was living in west central Minnesota. Andrew died in Wadena County, Minnesota (Death Records of Wadena County), where he is buried .
At the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, his wife Mary Elizabeth (Brady) Dennis was living with their son William H. Dennis and his family in Burlington, Becker County, Minnesota. Mary moved with her son to Snohomish County, Washington State, between 1905 and 1910. She died 29 Mar 1910 in Snohomish County, Washington. (Washington state death records Certificate 1910-1355.)
The 1900 U.S. Census states that Mary Elizabeth (Brady) Dennis was the mother of 12 children, but in 1900 only 4 of those children were still living. It appears that a number of the children died when young. Based on U.S. Census records and the Civil War pension records, these are the 11 children which we have been able to identify: (1) Mary A. Dennis [Delano], b. 7 Oct 1851 in Canada; (2) James Isaac Dennis, b. 11 Jan 1853, in Illinois; (3) William Henry Dennis, b. 7 Feb 1855 in Illinois; (4) George A. Dennis, b. 3 Apr 1859 in Illinois; (5) Alfred E. Dennis, b. 5 Jan 1861 probably in Wisconsin; (6) Ella J. Dennis, b. 11 Nov 1864 in Wisconsin; (7) Sarah M. Dennis, b. 15 Jul 1867 in Wisconsin; (8) Fanny L. Dennis, b. 21 Aug 1869 in Wisconsin; (9) John F. Dennis b. 8 May 1871 in Wisconsin; (10) Francis A. Dennis, b. abt 1874 in Wisconsin; (11) Daniel Charles Dennis, b. 15 Dec 1877 in Wisconsin, d. 6 Mar 1978 in Oregon.
Contributor: Robert R. King (49566961)
Andrew Dennis was born in Richmond Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario. He is the son of Isaac Dennis (24 August 1795-) and Mary Oliver (June 1805 - abt 1829). His birth on 1 March 1824 as well as his baptism/christening (which took place on 30 July 1826) are noted in the records of the Ebenezer Lutheran Church of Fredericksburg, Ontario. This was the church of which which his mother Mary (Oliver) Dennis and her family were members. Mary Oliver's parents were Johannes (John) Oliver (born 7 October 1763 in Albany County, New York and son of Frederick Blom Oliver) and Cathalyna "Tryntje" Mathyse Van Den Burg (born 3 October 1737 also in Albany County, New York). Both families were early Dutch settlers of what became the state of New York. The Oliver family were United Empire Loyalists who arrived in Ontario shortly after the American Revolutionary War.
Andrew Dennis married Mary Brady 11 January 1849 in Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario. (Civil War Pension application file of Mary Elizabeth Brady [Mary Dennis] widow of Andrew Dennis, Pension Certificate No. 413,146. U.S. National Archives.) Mary Brady was christened 12 July 1831 in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mark, Prescott in Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario.
Andrew and Mary Dennis came to the United States about 1852 from Canada. Their first child was born 7 Oct 1851 in Canada, and their second child was born 11 Jan 1853 in Chicago, Illinois. When Andrew enlisted in the Union Army in June 1861 he gave his residence as Omro, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Most of the Dennis children were born in Wisconsin.
The gravestone of Andrew John Dennis notes that he served in Company E of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War. According to military and pension records, he enlisted 16 Jun 1861 and was mustered out on 14 July 1865. He was one of the few Union soldiers who served for almost the entire length of the conflict. His military unit went from Madison, Wisconsin, to Washington, D.C., in July 1861 where it was involved in the defense of Washington. His regiment fought in most of the major battles in the Eastern United States--the Second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness Campaign, and he was in the force that surrounded Gen. Robert E. Lee and his army in southern Virginia and forced the Confederate army to surrender at Appomattox Courthouse in April 1965. Andrew was captured by Confederate forces in 1862 near Culpepper, Virginia. He was held for six weeks until he was one of a group of prisoners exchanged between the Union and Confederate armies near Richmond. His military unit was disbanded July 2, 1865. (Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, Vol. 1 [Madison, WI: Democrat Printing Co., State Printers, 1886], p. 513.)
Five years after Andrew's release from the military at the time of the 1870 U.S. Census, the Dennis family were living in Rantoul, Calumet County, Wisconsin. At the time of the 1880 U.S. Census the Dennis family was living in Warner, Clark County some 200 miles west, but still in Wisconsin. He spent three years in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1882-1885). At the time of Andrew's death in 1894, the family was living in west central Minnesota. Andrew died in Wadena County, Minnesota (Death Records of Wadena County), where he is buried .
At the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, his wife Mary Elizabeth (Brady) Dennis was living with their son William H. Dennis and his family in Burlington, Becker County, Minnesota. Mary moved with her son to Snohomish County, Washington State, between 1905 and 1910. She died 29 Mar 1910 in Snohomish County, Washington. (Washington state death records Certificate 1910-1355.)
The 1900 U.S. Census states that Mary Elizabeth (Brady) Dennis was the mother of 12 children, but in 1900 only 4 of those children were still living. It appears that a number of the children died when young. Based on U.S. Census records and the Civil War pension records, these are the 11 children which we have been able to identify: (1) Mary A. Dennis [Delano], b. 7 Oct 1851 in Canada; (2) James Isaac Dennis, b. 11 Jan 1853, in Illinois; (3) William Henry Dennis, b. 7 Feb 1855 in Illinois; (4) George A. Dennis, b. 3 Apr 1859 in Illinois; (5) Alfred E. Dennis, b. 5 Jan 1861 probably in Wisconsin; (6) Ella J. Dennis, b. 11 Nov 1864 in Wisconsin; (7) Sarah M. Dennis, b. 15 Jul 1867 in Wisconsin; (8) Fanny L. Dennis, b. 21 Aug 1869 in Wisconsin; (9) John F. Dennis b. 8 May 1871 in Wisconsin; (10) Francis A. Dennis, b. abt 1874 in Wisconsin; (11) Daniel Charles Dennis, b. 15 Dec 1877 in Wisconsin, d. 6 Mar 1978 in Oregon.
Contributor: Robert R. King (49566961)
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