Dwight Henshaw

 1. Thomas Henshaw (c1650-1700) m Hannah Cleveland (1653-1737)
 2.. Josiah Henshaw (1695-1752) m Dorothy Crawford Goodnow (1710-1770)
 3... Josiah Henshaw (1752-1840) m Sarah Phipps (1757-1844)
 4.... Eli Henshaw (1789-1868) m Abigail Sanford (1796-?)
 5..... Dwight Henshaw (1823-1907)
        +Samantha Byrd Reed (c1826-?)
 6......  George Sanford Henshaw (1848-1928) 1,2,3
 6......  Harriet Abigail Henshaw (1852-1923) 2
 6......  Hermon Reed Henshaw (1854-1868) 2
 6......  James Ethiel Henshaw (1867-1960) 2
Dwight Henshaw     [ID 02800] Click here to switch to Ancestror Tree view: Tree View

Born Aug 6 1823, Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.1,2,4  

He married Samantha Byrd Reed, Jul 27 1847.1,2,4  Samantha, daughter of Ethiel & Sarah Reed, was born about 1826, Connecticut.1,2  

Dwight and family were shown in the 1850 census, Diberry Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, living with Dwight's father and siblings, as follows:1

Eli Henshaw, age 59, born in Massachusetts.
Dwight Henshaw, age 26, born in Pennsylvania; farmer; $1500 real estate.
Semantha Henshaw, age 24, born in Connecticut.
Geo S. Henshaw, age 1, born in Pennsylvania.
Mariah Henshaw, age 18, born in Pennsylvania; attended school.
Miron Henshaw, age 15, born in Pennsylvania; farmer.
The 1850 census also showed living nearby was uncle Increase.5  

Dwight Henshaw died Jan 23 1907, Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania; buried behind the old Presbyterian Church, Bethany, Pennsylvania.2,4  


Sources

  1. 1850 census, Diberry Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania; roll 835, page 194, line #30, dwelling #123, family #123.
  2. Stephanie J. Walker () database:
    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walkersj/Henshaw.htm.
  3. 1850 census, Diberry Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania; roll 835, page 194, dwelling #123.
  4. Posting Jan 20 2000 by Joan Shirk () to MAYFLOWER-L.
  5. 1850 census, Diberry Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania; roll 835, page 195, dwelling #134.


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