┌── Joshua Sidney Henshaw
                      │    1811-1859 
                      │
                      │
John Handy Henshaw ───┤
B: 1850               │                           ┌── John H. Handy
D: 1924               │                           │
                      └── Jane Handy ─────────────┤
                          c1820-1896 
M: Jessie Allen
   ├── Richard Townsend Henshaw (1882-1938) 1
   └── Sidney Parker Henshaw (1885-1941) 2,3

M: Mary Ann McKeon

John Handy Henshaw     [ID 03477]

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Born Feb 9 1850, 19 Fayette St., Utica, Oneida County, New York.^{2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}  

John was shown in the 1870 census (Jun 27 1870), Amherst College, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts:⁷

John was shown in the 1880 census (Jun 8 1880), living in a boarding house in Manhattan, New York, New York:⁸

He married Jessie Allen, Dec 8 1880.^1,11  Jessie, daughter of John T. Allen.¹¹  

Jessie died Aug 3 1886, Stamford, Connecticut.^11,12  

Jessie's death was noted in the "New York Evening Post" (New York, New York) on Tuesday, August 3, 1886 [as abstracted]:¹²

Stamford, Conn. 3d Jessie Allen w John H Henshaw of NY

John was shown in the 1890 New York City Directory:¹³

He then married Mary Ann McKeon^2,11,14 [Mary Ann Hecker^9,11], Nov 24 1896^2,11,14.  Mary, daughter of John McKeon, was born Jan - 1855, New York.^{2,9,11,14,15,16,17}  

Mary Ann was the widow of George Francis Hecker of New York, New York,¹¹ who died Dec 12 1894,^18,19,20 and by whom she had children:¹⁸

John and Mary Ann were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 1900), 44 West 37th Street, Manhattan, New York, New York:⁹

John and Mary Ann were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 15 1910), 2030 Broadway, Manhattan, New York, New York:¹⁰

The following article was published in the "Washington Post" (Washington, D.C.) on Monday, January 17, 1916:²⁹

Mrs. Sadlier entertained at dinner last evening in honor of Mrs. John Handy Henshaw, of New York.

The following article was published in the "Washington Post" (Washington, D.C.) on Monday, January 24, 1916:²⁹

Mrs. Sadlier entertained at dinner last night, having as her guests Capt. and Mrs. William Strother Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sadlier, Mrs. A. Wild and Mrs. John Handy Henshaw, of New York; Mrs. and Mrs. Howard S. Reeside, Mrs. Archibald Gracie, Miss Elizabeth Reeside, Miss Butler, of Baltimore; the Rev. Edward L. Buckey and Lieut. Comdr. Dinger.

John and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 3 1920), 294 West End Ave., Manhattan, New York, New York:²

John Handy Henshaw died Nov 5 1924, Christ's Church rectory, Rye, New York; age 75.^30,31  

John's obituary was published in the "New York Times" (New York, New York) on November 7, 1924³¹ (see scan below).  

Widow Mary was shown in the 1930 census (Apr 9 1930), living alone in Manhattan, New York, New York:¹⁴

Mary died May 29 1930, Lakewood, New Jersey; age 76.¹⁶  

Mary's death notice and obituary were published in the "New York Times" (New York, New York) on May 30-31, 1930^16,17 (see scans below).  

A biographical sketch of John Handy Henshaw published in the "Biographical Record of Amherst College Grads and Non-Grads 1871-1896":¹¹

ALUMNI -- 1872 John Handy Henshaw, LL. B., son of J. Sidney and Jane (Handy) Henshaw, U.S. Navy, was born in Utica, N.Y., Feb. 9, 1850; fitted for college with Professor Sawyer of Harvard college, and at Utica Academy.  Columbia Coll. L. S., '72 - '74; LL. B., 1874; with Judge Charles Kirkland, Hon. Luther R. Marsh, and Coudert Brothers, '74 - '79; Lawyer, 20 Nassau St., N.Y. city, since '79.  Married, (1) Dec. 8, 1880, Jessie, dau. of John T. Allen, of N.Y. city, who died at Stamford, Conn., Aug. 3, 1886; (2) Nov. 24, 1896, Mary Ann, dau. of Hon. John McKeon, and widow of George F. Hecker of N.Y. city.  Two children.

Photo: John Handy Henshaw obituary "New York Times", Nov 7 1924 ³¹

Photo: Mary Ann McKeon death notice "New York Times", May 30 1930 ¹⁶

Photo: Mary Ann McKeon obituary "New York Times", May 31 1930 ¹⁷

Photo: Mary Ann McKeon family bible birth records ¹⁸

Photo: Mary Ann McKeon family bible death records ¹⁸

Sources

1. Ancestry World Tree GEDCOM file 'n4554r'; submitted by Bill Wilkins ().
2. 1920 census, Manhattan, New York County, New York; roll T625-1197, ED 558, page 2B-3A, line #99, dwelling #15, family #66.
3. Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988; http://www.ancestry.com.
4. Contribution from Nancy Jacobsen () citing:
   parish register of Grace Church, Utica, New York; 1:15 (affidavit signed 30 apr 1921 by Rev. Octavius Applgate, Rector of Grace Church).
5. 1850 census, 3rd Ward, Utica, Oneida County, New York; roll M432-563, page 317B, line #26, dwelling #92, family #110.
6. 1860 census, 3rd Ward, Utica, Oneida County, New York; roll M653-827, page 258, line #20, dwelling #485, family #545.
7. 1870 census, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; roll M593-620, page 27, line #12, dwelling #331, family #385.
8. 1880 census, Manhattan, New York County, New York; roll T9-880, ED 290, page 303C, line #41, dwelling #138, family #214.
9. 1900 census, Manhattan, New York, New York; roll T623-1113, ED 735, page 13A, line #25, dwelling #187, family #210.
10. 1910 census, 22nd Ward, Manhattan, New York, New York; roll T624-1046, ED 1308, page 2A, line #7, dwelling #3, family #30.
11. Biographical sketch of John Handy Henshaw; "Biographical Record of Amherst College Grads and Non-Grads 1871-1896";
    http://distantcousin.com/Yearbooks/MA/Amherst/Bio1871_1896/Page.asp?Page=007.
12. New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection); http://www.ancestry.com.
13. New York City Directory, 1890; http://www.ancestry.com.
14. 1930 census, Manhattan, New York County, New York; roll T626-1567, ED 562, page 4B, line #51, dwelling #32, family #84.
15. 1910 census, 22nd Ward, Manhattan, New York; New York: roll T624-1046, ED 1308, page 2A, line #7, dwelling #3, family #30.
16. "New York Times", May 30 1930; "Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003", http://www.ancestry.com.
17. "New York Times", May 31 1930; "Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003", http://www.ancestry.com.
18. Mary Ann McKeon family bible records; contributed by "Christian" ().
19. "New York City Deaths, 1892-1902"; http://www.ancestry.com.
20. "New York Times", Dec 13 1894; "Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003", http://www.ancestry.com.
21. "New York Times", Jun 4 1907; "Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003", http://www.ancestry.com.
22. "New York Times", May 17 1912; "Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003", http://www.ancestry.com.
23. "New York Times", Oct 28 1971; "Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003", http://www.ancestry.com.
24. 1930 census, 408 E. 57th St., Manhatten, New York, New York; roll T626-1564, ED 649, page 4A, line #10, dwelling #2, family #4.
25. "New York Times", Oct 13-15 1910; "Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003", http://www.ancestry.com.
26. "New York Times", May 16 1943; "Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003", http://www.ancestry.com.
27. 1900 census, Manhattan, New York, New York; roll T623-1114, ED 748, page 3A, line #14, dwelling #37, family #37.
28. 1910 census, 21st Ward, Manhattan, New York, New York; roll T624-1037, ED 1121, page 13A, line #32, dwelling #127, family #283.
29. The "Washington Post", Jan 17 1916; http://www.ancestry.com.
30. Contribution from Nancy Jacobsen ().
31. "New York Times", Nov 7 1924; "Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003", http://www.ancestry.com.

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