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From: "Betty" <>
Subject: HENDERSON's, Argenteuil County, 1820-1850
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 05:11:50 -0400


Hello,

After knowing about John METCALF's on-line "family document" for 3-4 years,
this morning I am realizing that he doesn't have too much on the next
generation of the families of William and Mary (KERR) HENDERSON and his
brother, Samuel and Catherine (?) HENDERSON. This is surprising as
William and Mary HENDERSON had ..12..children ! (Two more died as
babies.)

I know very little about Samuel and Catherine HENDERSON, but I believe they
might have had at least four children. They possibly had more after they
left Argenteuil County and headed for ??? (possibly Ontario Province).

In addition to that, William's first-born, Samuel HENDERSON, seems to have
had about ..15.. children with two wives.

I was wondering if I offered a brief outline of the children in the above
families, whether anyone could offer more information on them:

William and Mary HENDERSON (born and married in County SLIGO, IRELAND)
arrived in Argenteuil County in 1823. Their children were:

Samuel HENDERSON, born 1814 SLIGO
(married Hannah HUNTER and Mary JOHNSTONE)
William HENDERSON, born 1817 SLIGO
(married Jane SUTTON, born Ireland)
Jane HENDERSON, born 1819 SLIGO
(married ???)
Mary HENDERSON, born 1821 SLIGO
(married James KERR; photo on web site about Mille Isles)
John HENDERSON, born 1823 SLIGO
(married Ellen McINLEY)
Elizabeth HENDERSON, born 1827 Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
(my ancestor; married Robert KERR; eventually went to MA, USA)
Robert HENDERSON, born 1829 Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
(married Mary BRINKMAN; went to Toronto; had 13 children)
James HENDERSON, born 1830 Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
(married Eliza WILSON)
Hannah HENDERSON, born 1832 Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
(married Henry ROBINS; moved to VT; then moved to MA)
Edward HENDERSON, born 1834 Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
(married Mary WILSON)
Sarah HENDERSON, born 1840 Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
(married ???)
Joseph HENDERSON, born 1842 Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
(married Mary CARMICHAEL)


Samuel and Catherine HENDERSON reportedly (census) had two children when
they first arrived in 1823, or shortly after arriving. We do not know
their names.

_____ HENDERSON, b1810-1820?
_____ HENDERSON, b1810-1820?
Church records show they had:
William HENDERSON, born 1825-1830?
Jane HENDERSON, born 1825-1830?

This family only seems to have remained in Quebec Province until the 1830's.


William's son, Samuel HENDERSON had the following children:
With Hannah HUNTER, he had:
William HENDERSON, born 1840, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
Sarah HENDERSON, born 1843, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
Samuel HENDERSON, born 1844, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
Hannah Jane HENDERSON, born 1849, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
James HENDERSON, born 1853, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
With Mary Ann JOHNSTONE, he had:
Alexander HENDERSON
John HENDERSON
Elizabeth HENDERSON
Rachael HENDERSON
Mary Ann HENDERSON
Robert HENDERSON
Margaret HENDERSON
Alice HENDERSON
Lucinda HENDERSON
Priscilla HENDERSON

(The children of Samuel and Mary HENDERSON were probably born between 1855
and 1875. There might be more details on John's web site.)

FYI:
John and Ann (HENDERSON) KERR
had ..9.. children. Their first was born in County Sligo, Ireland, and
the other 8 were born in Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada.

FYI:
James and Mary (HENDERSON) KERR
had ..9.. children. This family seems to have remained living in
Argenteuil County, Quebec, for a long time.



FYI:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jmetcalf/


FYI:
As I've mentioned before, both the HENDERSON's and the KERR's seem to have
been either "family" or "close friends" for a great many years in IRELAND,
probably in County Sligo. There were both HENDERSON's and KERR's in SLIGO
going back to the mid-1700's. And, some remained there throughout the
1800's.

The family-group which traveled together in 1823 (or came separately
between 1823-1825) were:

William and Mary (KERR) HENDERSON
Patrick and Elizabeth (KERR??) KERR
Miss Elizabeth KERR (married Levi MILLER in Canada)
John and Ann (HENDERSON) KERR
Samuel and Catherine (?) HENDERSON

(It wouldn't surprise me at all to find out that Catherine was a KERR.)

During 2002, at least two people told me about other HENDERSON's who
arrived in Quebec Province in the early 1800's:
..Henry HENDERSON, Robert HENDERSON, Samuel HENDERSON, Thomas HENDERSON,
William HENDERSON, James HENDERSON, and Mary Ann HENDERSON, all born between
1798 and 1823.
Again ... unknown parents.
..Mention of ..7.. HENDERSON brothers, again from IRELAND, who initially
settled in Huntington County, Quebec Province. (This County is on the NY
border.)


NOTE: William and Samuel HENDERSON (et al) settled in what was then
called "Gore Township" in Argenteuil County (which is near Lakefield and
Lachute).
There is an area known as "the Gore" in Huntington County.
And, there is another area referred to as "the Gore" over the border in
Ontario Prov.

(There is a web site and mailing list for "the former Township of Gore in
Argenteuil.)

FYI:
My ancestors, probably cousins, Robert and Elizabeth (HENDERSON) KERR,
moved to Compton County around 1870, I believe. They had ..6.. children.
Their son, William KERR, migrated to Boston, MA, around 1875. All except
one daughter also came down to Boston about 10-15 years later.

Henry and Hannah (HENDERSON) ROBINS initially migrated to very northern VT,
but then came down to the area around Worcester, MA. So, the two sisters
were about an hour's drive from each other (as of today's driving).


I hope this "long posting" helps someone.

Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA)



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