Dexter Henshaw

┌── William Henshaw │ 1735-1820 ┌── Joseph Henshaw ───┤ │ 1774-1855 │ │ └── Phebe Swan │ 1753-1808 Dexter Henshaw ─────┤ B: 1810 │ ┌── Jonah Goulding D: ? │ │ └── Relief Goulding ──┤ 1781-1847 │ └── Grace Knowlton M: Charlotte Dexter ├── Edward Henshaw (c1836-?) ^1,2 ├── Lydia A. Henshaw (c1838-?) ¹ └── Jennie A. Henshaw (1850-1915) ^3,4

He married Charlotte Dexter, Sep 28 1833, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.⁶ Charlotte was born about 1811, Massachusetts.^1,3

Dexter and family were shown in the 1850 census, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts:¹

Dexter and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jun 28 1860), Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts:³

On Sep 10 1861, Dexter Henshaw, of Fitchburg, age 44 [sic] enlisted as a Private in Company F, 25th Massachusetts Infantry.⁷

On Oct 13 1863 [date unclear], Dexter Henshaw applied for a pension as an invalid, veteran of Company F, 25th Massachusetts Infantry.⁸ Dexter did not show a wife in his pension application.⁸

Dexter and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jul 8 1870), Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts:²

Dexter was shown in the 1880 census (Jun 18 1880), apparently widowed, living with the family of daughter Jennie in New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire:⁴

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