Person Record

Metadata

Name

Henderson, Robert, c1781-1852

Born

c1781*

Birthplace

Glasgow, Scotland.

Deceased

Sept. 12, 1852

Deceased where

Greenland, N.H.

Places of residence

Portsmouth, N.H.
Greenland, N.H.

Occupation

Mariner and merchant.

Spouse

1. Frances Quincy, b. 1783 in Greenland, N.H., d. Jan. 31, 1831, m. Oct. 1807 in

Children

Children born in Portsmouth or Greenland, N.H.
with Frances:
1. Abigail Henderson, b. c1810.
2. Edmund Quincy Henderson, b. Nov. 18, 1810 (St. John's Church)
3. (maybe) Robert Henderson, b. c1811, d. Jul. 20, 1851, m. Jul. 31, 1838 in Portsmouth, N.H. to Sarah Ann Marsh, daughter of Matthew S. Marsh.
4. Charles Quincy Henderson, b. Jul. 12, 1813.
5. Alexander Henderson, b. Jan. 25, 1815, d. Sept. 4, 1890 in Pottsville, Pa, m. Eliza Stillman (1814-1880).
6. Margaret Elizabeth Henderson, b. May 26, 1821, d. Nov. 5, 1914 in Newington, N.H., m. Feb. 19, 1852 in Greenland, N.H. to Ephraim Pickering (1812-1886).
7. Margaret Henderson, b. c1827?
8. Ellen Henderson, b. c1830, d. Mar. 16, 1900 in Greenland, N.H., m. Feb. 1, 1852 to Stephen M. Weeks, Jr.

Notes

* age 70 or 72 at death.
St. John's Church records.

Relationships

Spouses: 1. Frances Quincy, b. 1783 in Greenland, N.H., d. Jan. 31, 1831, m. Oct. 1807 in Portsmouth, N.H.
2. Abigail Berry, daughter of Isaiah Berry and Bathsheba Shaw, b. Jan. 22, 1802, m. Apr. 3, 1832.

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