Senator
Henry
Moore
Teller
Born in Granger, Allegany County, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Teller
and Charlotte Chapin (Moore) Teller
Brother of
Sarah L (Teller) Barnum and Addison Michael Teller
Husband of
Harriet M (Bruce) Teller
— married
7 Jun 1862 in Cuba, Allegany, New York, United States
Died
at age 83
in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Aug 2016
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| Preceded by 14th US Secretary Samuel J. Kirkwood Preceded by Office established at Statehood August 1, 1876 Preceded by Nathaniel P. Hill |
Henry M. Teller 15th United States Secretary of the Interior  US Senator (Class 2) from Colorado 1876—1882  from Colorado 1885—1909 |
Succeeded by 16th US Secretary Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II Succeeded by George M. Chilcott Succeeded by Charles J. Hughes Jr. |
Henry Teller is Notable.
Biography
- Fact: Residence (1850) Granger, Allegany, New York, United States
- Fact: Residence (1870) Central City, Gilpin, Colorado Territory, United States
- Fact: Residence (1880) Central City, Gilpin, Colorado, United States
- Fact: Residence (1910) Denver Ward 10, Denver, Colorado, United States
- Fact: Obituary (26 Feb 1914) Utah, United States
- Fact: Senator from Colorado.
- Fact: Burial Fairmount Cemetery Denver Denver County Colorado, United States
- Teller County, Colorado is named after him.
Freemasonry
He was elected as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Colorado from 1867 to 1872.
Sources
- 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTF-FS8 : 4 April 2020), Henry Teller in household of John Teller, Granger, Allegany, New York, United States; citing family 181, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LK-7SG : 19 March 2020), Henry M Teller, 1870.
- 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDF-YPJ : 29 July 2017), Henry M Teller, Central City, Gilpin, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district ED 49, sheet 25A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,090.
- 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKW1-LT5 : accessed 10 July 2020), Henry M Teller, Denver Ward 10, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 13B, family 265, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 116; FHL microfilm 1,374,129.
- Biography: Henry M. Teller on Wikipedia
- Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV3-9RJH : 26 July 2019), Henry Moore Teller, 1914; Burial, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, Fairmount Cemetery; citing record ID 6654619, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #6654619
- Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 July 2020, 11:43), entry for Sen Henry Moore Teller(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCD3-T17); contributed by various users.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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~0.78%
Nicolette (Slusser) Toussaint
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