Adam Beattie
Adam Beattie | |
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 Adam Beattie | |
| Born | November 26, 1833 Seneca, New York, US |
| Died | June 26, 1893 (aged 59) |
| Buried | Ovid, Michigan's Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | New York 26th Independent Battery |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Memorials | Large granite monument |
| Spouse(s) | Isabella Mcfortine |
| Children | Willard Grant Beattie |
| Relations | David Beattie and Dorothy Turnbull; Willard Grant Beattie and Dorothy Turnbull; Mark Brewer Beattie and Katherine A. Hann |
Adam Beattie (1833–1893) was a Captain of the New York 26th Independent Battery (Light Artillery) Barnes’ Rifle Battery during the American Civil War. Adam was born in Seneca, New York, on November 26, 1833, to David Beattie and Dorothy Turnbull. He was the third of four boys in the family. His father was a farmer who owned land in Seneca.
On November 28, 1862, Adam was mustered into the New York 26th Independent Battery (Light Artillery) as a 2nd Lieutenant. His position was Quartermaster, in charge of acquiring goods for the unit, from horses to food. The 26th New York battery took part in the Red River Campaign.
He was promoted to Vice First Lieutenant, then Captain of the Battery, by George W. Fox on March 29, 1863. He was honorably discharged on September 12, 1865, and mustered out at New Orleans.
Personal life
Adam was married three times: first to Isabella Mcfortine, who bore him a son, Willard Grant Beattie, in 1863. During Adam’s time in the war, Isabella either died or became incapacitated, and Willard was placed in the care of Adam’s brother William.
Adam moved from Seneca to Ovid, Michigan, in 1865, as an early pioneer in the community. His son Willard remained in New York in the care of his brother.
Adam married Katherine A. Hann (Kate) second, and had a second son, Mark Brewer Beattie, born in 1877 in Ovid. Katherine Hann died two years later in 1879.
Adam entered politics and became a Michigan State Senator in the 17th district from 1873–74.[1]
Adam married Mary E. Hann, Katherine Hann’s sister, who moved into the household to care for Mark.
In Ovid, Adam used his past knowledge as a farmer and Quartermaster to become a grocer. He also ran for school board and later became Ovid’s Postmaster.
His Civil War friend George Fox followed him to Ovid. On February 13, 1871, George Fox was the master carpenter on a 22-man team building Ovid’s First Congregational Church. The church was moved by oxen in 1899 and turned to face Main Street where it stands today as a residence.
Adam Beattie died at age 59 on June 26, 1893.
Adam Beattie, George Fox, Mary E. Hann, and Katherine A. Hann are all buried in Ovid, Michigan’s Maple Grove Cemetery.
These early pioneers, some of the first settlers to the area, died, and their tombstones are near the front entrance of Maple Grove Cemetery.
Adam shares a large granite monument with his second wife Kate and third wife Mary E. Hann, who is buried nearby in an unmarked grave.
References and sources
- ↑ King, James W, (1873). Manual for the use of the Legislature of Michigan. W. S. George & Co. p. 441. Search this book on
- Seneca New York Census Records - 1850, 1855, 1860, 1865, 1870
- Ovid Michigan Census Records - 1870
- National Archive Letters from the NY 26th Light Artilliery
- Clinton County Michigan Marriage Records
- www.michiganmarkers.com = Village of Ovid / First Congregational Church
- Ovid Michigan On Site Historical Marker
- Phisterer's New York in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865 / pages 1616-1617
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