Dorcas Abbey
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Dorcas Abbey |
William Henry, Rev., an Elder in the Canadian Christian Church, was born June 1811 in New York, NY, and died September 4, 1880, in Harriston, Ontario, Canada, at age 69. He was the son of John Henery and Nancy Biggers of Ireland. Dorcas Abbey was born April 2, 1812, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, and died August 2, 1885, in Harriston, Ontario, Canada, at age 73. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Abbey of Dutchess Co., Province of New York, and Mary "Polly" Winters of Dutchess Co., Province of New York. William and Dorcas were married 1834 in Whitby Twp., Upper Canada. William and Dorcas had nine children:
William and Dorcas are both buried in Harriston Cemetery, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. TIMELINE William Henry, Elder in the Canadian Christian Church, was born June, 1811 in New York, NY. Dorcas Abbey was born April 2, 1812 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada. William and Dorcas were married 1834 in Whitby Twp., Upper Canada.
Dorcas (Abbey) Henry Name: Dorcas ABBEY Sex: F Birth: 2 APR 1812 in Hope Twp., Durham, ON Death: 2 AUG 1885 in Harriston,, ON of "Cholera Morbus & Dysenterie Diarrhoea." Burial: Harriston Cemetery,, ON Medical Information: Physician: S. M. Henry, MD. Note: December 8, 1993. Some sources include the William Henry biography written by Rosemary Ambrose. "William Henry was buried in the small cemetery behind the Jerusalem Christian Church; his remains were re-interred in the Harriston Cemetery in 1884 after Lot 26, Concession 14 was sold by his son, James. Dorcas Henry died August 2, 1885; she, too, was buried in the Harriston Cemetery." "On 2 August 1885, Dorcas Henry, wife of William Henry, died at Harriston, aged 73 years and 4 months. Cause of death was "cholera morbus & Dysenterie Diarrhoea," according to her death certificate. Attending physician was Dr. S. M. Henry; informant, with signature, was John Henry. Dorcas Henry was buried in the Harriston Cemetery. Some of the family is reported to have moved to North Dakota after her death. (Province of Ontario Registration Death Certificate, registration number: 017993)." September 2000: Information via e-mail from Shirley Aabjerg and Phyliss Van Etten. Shirley said she had just received the obit for Polly Abby and Thomas Henry. From the Oshawa Vindicator, March 30, 1869: "Died, at Port Oshawa, on the evening of the 29th. inst. Polly Abby, in the 92nd year of her age. The deceased was one of the first settlers of the Township of Hope. She has left two sons and four daughters, and a large number of grandchildren. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock this (Wednesday) afternoon, at the residence of Elder Thomas Henry, where a sermon will be delivered by Elder J.P. Nelson or the Rev. A. Hunt. The deceased was the mother (in-law) of Elder Henry." Port Hope Guide, October 3, 1879: "On Saturday, 20th. ultimo, Elder Thomas Henry died at his residence, Post Oshawa. The Vindicator says: Elder Henry was born in Drumless in the County of Cavan, Ireland, on the 2nd. of February, 1798. He came to America with his parents in 1811. From New York, the family came to Toronto, then Little York. During the War of 1812, he volunteered and served to its close. At the close of the war, he came with his parents to Port Oshawa, settling on the same farm on which he died. The country was then a wilderness and he had to go to Port Hope to get a grist ground. At the age of 18, he married Elizabeth Davis (sic), and bought the farm on which his son, J. G. Henry, now lives, paying therefor $400 which he saved while in the army. He built a log cabin and afterwards helped to saw the lumber to build the first frame house built in this vicinity. He lost his first wife in 1829 and was married to Miss Laurinda (sic) Abby, of Port Hope, his present wife in 1830. He has been an active member and Elder of the Christian Church during his life."
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