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Henry Franklin West 1796 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1796

Birth Location: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 08 Nov 1856

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: Frederick West

Mother: Anna Cadwell

Spouse(s): Betsy Mitchell

Children(s): Henry West

In 1796, Henry Franklin West entered the world in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, born to Frederick 'Fred' M West and Anna Cadwell. Henry Franklin West married Betsy Mitchell, and had children including Henry Franklin West. Henry Franklin West passed away in 1856 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Henry Franklin West entered the world in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, born to Frederick 'Fred' M West and Anna Cadwell.
  • Henry Franklin West married Betsy Mitchell, and had children including Henry Franklin West.
  • Henry Franklin West passed away in 1856 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick West
1767 – 1813
Birth Location: Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Anna Cadwell
1776 – 1829
Birth Location: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Betsy Mitchell
1795 – 1842
Birth Location: Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Henry West
1822 – 1893
Birth Location: Manchester, Oneida, New York, USA
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Henry West's Ancestors

Self
Henry West
1796 – 1856
Birth Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Frederick 'Fred' M West
1767 – 1813
Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
Anna Cadwell
1776 – 1829
Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel West
1732 – 1816
Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut
Sarah Lathrop
1740 – 1784
Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
*Major (Dan) Cadwell
1735 – 1799
Westfield, Massachusetts, American Colonies
*Abigail Phelps
1737 – 1805
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, American Colonies
Great-Grandparents
Samuel West
1700 – 1779
Sarah Delano
1705 – 1752
Ichabod Lathrop
1707 – 1752
Abigail Baker
1714 – 1786
DANIEL CADWELL
1710 – 1791
Mary Warriner
1703 – 1758
Nathaniel Phelps
1710 – 1786
Sarah Bush
1711 – 1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Delano
1680 – 1752
Amy Hatch
1687 – 1762
Hope Lathrop
1671 – 1734
John Baker
1672 – 1763
Mathew Cadwell
1668 – 1719
Abigail Beckley
1681 – 1755
Ebenezer I
1682 – 1737
Nathaniel Phelps
1678 – 1711
Abigail Fowler
1687 – 1736
Samuel Bush
1647 – 1733
Abigail Lee
1670 – 1734

Henry West's Descendants

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Henry (Franklin) West (14 Mar 1796 – 08 Nov 1856) m. Betsy Mitchell (01 Apr 1795 – 11 Apr 1842)
  1. 1. Henry (Franklin) West (15 Jan 1822 – 26 Jun 1893) m. Mary (Frances) Irwin (15 Dec 1826 – 23 May 1865)
    1. 1. Charles (Irwin) West (3 Feb 1856 – 4 Jan 1923) m. Mary (Caroline) Ellis (17 Aug 1856 – 31 Jan 1925)
      1. 1. Sara (West) Hammel (26 Apr 1879 – 19 Mar 1953) m. Robert (Lee) Hammel (1885 – before 1953)
        1. 1. Helen (Hartshorne) Hammel (10 Jan 1916 – 25 Nov 1994) m. Edwin (Thomas) Duffessy (Abt. 1906 – Oct 1966)

Henry West's Timeline

2 Records

1796
14 Mar 1796
Birth of Henry Franklin West in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
1856
08 Nov 1856
Age 60
Death of Henry Franklin West in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1796
    Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
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