1. William Henshall  m Margerie Gyll 
 2.. Thomas Henshall (?-(c1631)
 3... William Henshawe (c1608-1644) m Katherine Houghton (1615-1651)
 4.... Joshua Henshawe (1643-1717) m Elizabeth Sumner (?-1728)
 5..... Joshua Henshaw (1672-1747) m Mary Hay Webster (1672-1747)
 6...... Daniel Henshaw (1701-1781) m Elizabeth Allen Bass (1703-1774)
 7....... Benjamin Henshaw (1730-1793) m Mrs. Huldah (Stillman) Sumner 
 8........ Joshua Henshaw (1765-1840)
           +Esther Burnham (1768-1853)
 9.........  Caroline Hayward Henshaw 
 9.........  Esther Emeline Henshaw (c1784-?)
 9.........  Charlotte Louisa Henshaw 
 9.........  Maria Ward Henshaw 
 9.........  Frederick Henshaw 
 9.........  Sarah Henshaw 
 9.........  Joseph Burnham Henshaw (1790-1871)
 9.........  John Leavitt Henshaw (1792-1832)
 9.........  George Sage Henshaw (1794-1840)
 9.........  Charles Joshua Henshaw (c1798-1869)
 9.........  Ashbel Burnham Henshaw (c1807-?)

Joshua Henshaw     [ID 00259]

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Of Middlebury, Vt.⁹

Born Jun 25 1765, Middletown, Middlesec County, Connecticut.^9,75,173

He married Esther Burnham, Oct 21 1787.^9,a,173    Esther of Middlebury, Vt.⁹    Esther, daughter of Ashbel Burnham & Hannah Sage, was born Jul 25 1768.^b

In 1800-01 Joshua had a large frame house built in one of the more prominent sites in Middlebury, Vermont at 1 South Pleasant Street.^c

Joshua removed to Montreal, Canada.⁹    Joshua had been a director of the Vermont State Bank.^c    A published history of Middlebury, Vermont noted "In 1814 the bank was robbed of some $28,000 in what looked like an inside job.    The next morning Henshaw left town for Canada, never to return, and subsequently a duplicate key to the bank was found concealed in the attic of his house."^c

Joshua Henshaw was shown in an 1813 list of Montreal persons able to serve as jurors.^d

Joshua Henshaw died Nov 15 1840, Montreal, Canada; age 75; buried McDonough Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut.^e,f,9,173

Esther died May 13 1853, Flushing, Long Island, New York; age 85; buried McDonough Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut.^e,b,g

Esther's death was noted in the "New York Evening Post" (New York, New York) on Saturday, May 14, 1853 [as abstracted]:^g

Flushing L I May 13, Esther wid of late Joshua Henshaw 84y

See also: Elizabeth Cuyler Henshaw who also lived in Quebec and was probably a daughter or granddaughter.   

SOURCES

9. The "American Registry", Vol. X, pg 181, 973 US015 Vol. X in the LDS Family History Library.

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

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

(a) Contribution from Tom Henshaw.

(b) RootsWeb WorldConnect data by ().

(c) "A Walking History of Middlebury", by Glen M. Andres, 1975:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29223&item=6954268671&rd=1.

(d) "Records of Immigrants to Canada". Provo, UT: Ancestry.com., 1999.

(e) Burials in McDonough Cemetery; "Ray's Place" New England history:
http://www.rays-place.com/cemeteries/711-19.htm.

(f) Contribution from David G. White ().

(g) New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection); http://www.ancestry.com.

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