John S Henderson

Brief Life History of John S

When John S Henderson was born on 6 February 1774, in County Tyrone, Ireland, his father, John Robert Henderson, was 34 and his mother, Mary Ann Ralston, was 21. He married Letetia Fullerton in 1796, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 29 July 1844, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 70.

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John S Henderson
1774–1844
Letetia Fullerton
1778–1859
Marriage: 1796
Mary Henderson
1798–1823
Jane Henderson Blakley
1799–1844
Lucy Henderson
1800–1853
Robert Henderson
1802–1879
James Fullerton Henderson
1804–1881
John Henderson
1806–
Elizabeth Jean Henderson
1808–1893
Joseph A Henderson
1810–1859
Letitia Henderson
1812–1885
David Henderson
1814–1889
William Henderson
1816–1842
Samuel Clark Henderson
1818–1902
Andrew Henderson
1820–1877
Alexander Henderson
1824–1908

Sources (2)

  • John Henderson in entry for Alexander Henderson, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
  • John Henderson in entry for Alexander Henderson, "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

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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