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Major William Henderson 1774–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Fermanagh, Mifflin, Province of Pennsylvania, Kingdom of Great Britain (House of Hanover, King George III)

Death Date: 31 Aug 1860

Death Location: Quaker City, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: John Henderson

Mother: Martha Long

Spouse(s): Nancy Clendennon

Children(s): Margaret Henderson

The story of Major William Henderson began in 1774 in Fermanagh, Mifflin, Province of Pennsylvania, Kingdom of Great Britain (House of Hanover, King George III). Major William Henderson married Nancy Ann Clendennon, and had children including Margaret Ann Henderson. Major William Henderson passed away in 1860 in Quaker City, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Major William Henderson began in 1774 in Fermanagh, Mifflin, Province of Pennsylvania, Kingdom of Great Britain (House of Hanover, King George III).
  • Major William Henderson married Nancy Ann Clendennon, and had children including Margaret Ann Henderson.
  • Major William Henderson passed away in 1860 in Quaker City, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Henderson
1747–1814
Birth Location: Down, Down, Kingdom of Ireland (Parliament of Ireland [under Great Britain's direction], Lord Lieutenant of Ireland William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington)
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Martha Long
1754–1829
Birth Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Clendennon
1780–1862
Birth Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Margaret Henderson
1810–1896
Birth Location: Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
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Major Henderson's Ancestors

Self
Major Henderson
1774–1860
Birth Place: Fermanagh, Mifflin, Province of Pennsylvania, Kingdom of Great Britain (House of Hanover, King George III)
Parents
John "The Immigrant" Henderson
1747–1814
Down, Down, Kingdom of Ireland (Parliament of Ireland [under Great Britain's direction], Lord Lieutenant of Ireland William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington)
Martha Long
1754–1829
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Agnes Hill
1723–1784
Larne, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Hill
1697–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Henderson's Descendants

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Major (William) Henderson (1774–31 Aug 1860) m. Nancy (Ann) Clendennon (1780–1862)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Henderson 1810–1896 m. Jesse Jarvis 1809–1893
    1. 1. Nancy (A) Jarvis 1839– m. Samuel Curtis 1831–1915
      1. 1. Odessa (Malinda) Curtis 1873–1947 m. Lemuel (J.) Kirk 1869–1914
        1. 1. Edna (Mae) Kirk 1892–1937 m. Orion (Thomas) Heskett 1886–1954

Major Henderson's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Major William Henderson in Fermanagh, Mifflin, Province of Pennsylvania, Kingdom of Great Britain (House of Hanover, King George III)
Fermanagh, Mifflin, Province of Pennsylvania, Kingdom of Great Britain (House of Hanover, King George III)
1860
31 Aug 1860
Age 86
Death of Major William Henderson in Quaker City, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America
Quaker City, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Fermanagh, Mifflin, Province of Pennsylvania, Kingdom of Great Britain (House of Hanover, King George III)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Quaker City, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America
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