Андрей was born on October 12th, 1888 and his christening took place on October 13th, 1888 in Попадьино. His godfather was Максим Сампсонов Сампсонов and his godmother was Акилина Андреевна Поликашина. Андрей's father was Яков Иванович Поликашин and his mother was Наталья Сампсоновна (Поликашина). He had a brother and five sisters, named Стефан, Агрипина, Матрёна, Варвара, Параскева and Марфа. He died at the age of 2 on September 16th, 1891.