+-- Daniel Henshaw
                                           |    1701-1781 
                       +-- David Henshaw --+
                       |    1744-1808      |
                       |                   +-- Elizabeth Allen Bass
                       |                        1703-1774 
Joshua Henshaw --------+
B: 1779                |                   +-- Mary Denny
D: 1854                |                   |
                       +-- Mary Sargent ---+
                            1755-1831      |
                                           +-- Nathan Sargent
M: Rebecca Leffingwell
   +-- Mary Leffingwell Henshaw,  1818-1868 
   +-- Laura Leffingwell Henshaw,  1820-1886 
   +-- Thomas Leffingwell Henshaw,  1822-1830 

M: Eliza Ann Phelps
   +-- George Henshaw,  1828-?    
   +-- Henry Phelps Henshaw,  1829-1874 
   +-- Thomas Phelps Henshaw,  1831-1900 
   +-- Eliza Anna Phelps Henshaw,  1834-1904 

Joshua Henshaw     [ID 04526]

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Born Aug 23 1779, Leicester, Massachusetts.^165,a,b,c

In 1810 Joshua moved to Ohio, settling in Warren, Trumble County,^d,173,c where he resided until 1846, when he returned to Leicester.^d

He married Rebecca Leffingwell, Mar 25 1818, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.^e    (Rebecca Leffinwell)^f,a,173,c    (Mar 23 1818).^g,h,58    (Rebeca Leffingwell)⁵⁸

Rebecca died Jun 21 1826.^e,c

He then married Eliza Ann Phelps, Jul 7 1827, Parkman, Geauga County, Ohio.^f,i,173,e,c    Eliza, daughter of Judge Seth Phelps & Lucy Ledyard, was born in 1794, Aurora, Cayuga County, New York.^j,k

Joshua is shown in the 1830 census, Warren District, Trumbull County, Ohio.^l

Joshua and family are shown in the 1850 census, Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts:^k

Joshua's death was noted in "The Puritan Recorder" (Boston) on Thursday, August 31, 1854:^m

Deaths ... In West Newton, 27th inst., at the residence of his son, Mr. Joshua Henshaw, of Leicester, 75.

Eliza died Jul 28 1864, aged 69 years.^c   

SOURCES

58. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Ohio.

165. "History of Henshaws in Scotland, in England and in America to the Present Time", Edith Henshaw Kuntz, 1956; contributed by Don Henshaw.

173. Henshaw genealogical chart, author unknown; Contributed by Donald Craig Henshaw.

(a) Contribution from Kristen Wagner-Henshaw.

(b) Contribution from Sabra Serrin Fawcett ().

(c) "Genealogy of the Denny family in England and America", Denny, Christopher Columbus; Leicester, Massachusettes, 1886.

(d) Letter from John Henshaw to James Henshaw, 1855; contribution from Tom Henshaw.

(e) Contribution from Sabra Serrin Fawcett (), citing:
The old family bible belonging to Joshua Henshaw.

(f) Contribution from Tom Henshaw.

(g) Halbert's "The New World Book of Henshaws" (for what it's worth).

(h) Marriage Index: Selected Counties of Ohio, 1789-1850; http://www.genealogylibrary.com.

(i) Lineage Books of the Charter Members of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution (www.ancestry.com).

(j) Posting Jun 21 2000 by Janet L Kral () to PHELPS-L.

(k) 1850 census, Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; roll 342, page 315, dwelling #75.

(l) 1830 census, Warren District, Trumbull County, Ohio, page 119.

(m) Posting Jan 30 2001 by Marilyn Labbe () to GenMassachusetts-L and MAWORCES-L, citing:
The Puritan Recorder, Boston, Thursday, Aug. 31, 1854.

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