Brief Life History of James M.
James M. Henry was born in 1822, in Le Ray, Jefferson, New York, United States. He married Thirza Horton Stiles in February 1850, in Trenton Falls, Trenton, Oneida, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Wilna, Jefferson, New York, United States in 1865 and New York, United States in 1870.
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Sources (5)
- James M Henry, "United States Census, 1860"
- James Henry in entry for William Henry, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
- Jas M Henry, "New York State Census, 1865"
Spouse and Children
1822– Male
1826– Female
Children (8)
1851–1879 Female
1855–1909 Male
1858–1860 Male
1860–1862 Male
1862– Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 3
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 5
1863
Age 41
Name Meaning
English, French, Walloon, and West Indian (mainly Jamaica and Haiti): from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements haim, heim ‘home’ + rīc ‘power, ruler’, introduced to England by the Normans in the form Henri. During the Middle Ages this name became enormously popular in England and was borne by eight kings. Continental forms of the personal name were equally popular throughout Europe. In the period in which the majority of English surnames were formed, a common English vernacular form of the name was Harry, hence the surnames Harris (southern) and Harrison (northern). Official documents of the period normally used the Latinized form Henricus. In medieval times, English Henry absorbed an originally distinct Old English personal name that had hagan ‘hawthorn’ (compare Hain 2) as its first element, and there has also been confusion with Amery. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. German Heinrich , and also their derivatives, e.g. Swedish Henriksson (see Henrikson ). Compare Henri .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hInnéirghe ‘descendant of Innéirghe’, a byname based on éirghe ‘arising’.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Éinrí or Mac Einri, patronymics from the personal names Éinrí, Einri, Irish forms of Henry. It is also found as a variant of McEnery .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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