Brief Life History of Alexander
Alexander Henderson was born in 1805, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States as the son of Samuel Henderson and Sarah. He married Mary Denham on 8 March 1825, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Taylor, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Barbour, Virginia, United States in 1860. He died in 1880, in Taylor, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Alexander Henderson in household of Hiram Gough, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Henderson - Government record: birth-name: James Henderson
- Alexander Henderson, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: usually from Middle English and Older Scots Hener(i)son ‘Henry's son’, occasionally from Middle English Hendeson ‘son of Hen’, a pet form of Henry , both with an intrusive -d-. Compare Hendrie . In Scotland Henderson was sometimes substituted for McKendrick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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