When Henry V. Battin was born on 13 February 1771, in Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, John Battin, was 21 and his mother, Susanna McDermott, was 21. He married Sarah Eves on 24 February 1791, in Maiden Creek, Maidencreek Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1790 and Greenwood, Greenwood Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 5 February 1860, in Greenwood Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1772: Northumberland, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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English (Cornwall and Devon): variant of Batten .
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