Brief Life History of Abner Z.
When Abner Z. Henshaw was born on 23 June 1847, in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, James Avard Henshaw, was 22 and his mother, Zeruiah Elizabeth Apt, was 17. He married Ella E Peaslee on 14 March 1877, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States in 1880. He died in November 1922, at the age of 75.
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- Abner Henshaw, "United States Census, 1880"
- Abner Z. Henshaw, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Abner Z. Henshaw find a grave
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire):
habitational name from Henshaw in Prestbury (Cheshire), from Old English henn ‘hen’ + sceaga ‘copse, small wood’.
habitational name from Henshaw (Northumberland), possibly from the Old Norse personal name Hethinn (genitive Hethinns) + Old English halh ‘nook, corner of land’. See Hensell , of which Henshaw is sometimes a variant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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