Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Essex was born in April 1831, in Studley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Essex, was 29 and his mother, Mary Ann Crisp, was 30. He married Harriet Augusta Lane in 1855, in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1842 and lived in Orangetown, Rockland, New York, United States for about 32 years and Nyack, Rockland, New York, United States in 1900. He died on 24 September 1900, in Piermont, Rockland, New York, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland, New York, United States.
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- Henry Essex_Code, "United States Census, 1860"
- Henry Essen, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Henry Essex, "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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the county of Essex, whose name is from Old English ēast ‘east’ + Seaxe ‘Saxons’. In England, the surname is now particularly common in Birmingham.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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