Brief Life History of Joseph F.
When Joseph F. McHenry was born on 28 March 1831, in Fishing Creek Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Daniel Butterfield McHenry, was 48 and his mother, Mary R. Coleman, was 39. He married Almira Stucker on 7 November 1854, in Stillwater, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Fishing Creek MM, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States for about 30 years. He died in 1915, in Stillwater, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Stillwater Cemetery, Stillwater, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Jos F McHenry, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Joseph McHenry - Government record: birth-name: Joseph McHenry
- Joseph F McHenry, "Find A Grave Index"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Irish (especially Ulster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Éinrí, a patronymic from a Gaelic form of the personal name Henry . Compare McKendrick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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JOSEPH F. McHENRY, merchant, Stillwater, is a son of Daniel and Mary (Coleman) McHenry. His father was the second son of the founder of the family, and was born March 27, 1783, and died on the seventy …
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