Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Haskins was born on 18 November 1772, in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Joseph Haskins, was 33 and his mother, Mary Smith, was 31. He married Wealthy Gunn on 1 January 1816, in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 13 March 1842, in Prescott, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (27)
- Henry Hopkins, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Henry Haskins in entry for Julia N. Bemis, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
- Henry Haskins in entry for Julian_ Haskins, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
Spouse and Children
1772–1842 Male
1788–1879 Female
Children (6)
1816–1817 Male
1818–1897 Female
1820–1845 Female
1822–1892 Female
1824–1917 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1740–1820 Male
1741–1841 Female
Siblings (7)
1765–1831 Male
1766–1849 Female
1770–1837 Male
1772–1842 Male
1775– Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 4
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 4
1791
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: variant of Haskin , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: sometimes adopted for Ó hUiscín; see Haskin . More probably, however, it is an altered form of a diminutive of Fuarghus, a personal name meaning ‘cold vigor’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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