Henrietta Lynde Parris Wheeler (1839 - 1921)

Born 28 Feb 1839 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Wife of John Francis Aiken — married 18 Jan 1870 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died 20 Aug 1921 at age 82 in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA

Biography

Henrietta Lynde Parris Wheeler was born on Feb. 28, 1839 to Henry Wheeler and Mary Howe Thaxter.^[1]

She married Rev. John Francis Aiken, son of John and Mary Means (Appleton) Aiken on Jan. 18, 1870 in Worcester, Massachusetts.^[2] They had three children;

Fanny Appleton, born Aug. 16, 1871, died Jun. 19, 1883

Charles Avery, born Sep. 29, 1872, unmarried

Mary Thaxter, born Jul. 2, 1874, unmarried

Henrietta and John must have then divorced because he then married Emily Addie Andrus on May 9, 1878 in Pawlet, Vermont.^[3] Rev. John Aiken and Addie had a son, John B. Aiken in 1879. Rev. Aiken then died in 1880.

Henrietta stated her status as that of a widow on all subsequent census records up until the time she died.

She applied for a passport in 1920 at which time she again stated that she was the widow of John F. Aiken.^[4]

Henrietta Aiken died at the age of 82 years on Aug. 20, 1921 in Galveston, Texas.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Wheeler, Henry Martyn; Genealogy of Some of the Descendants of Obadiah Wheeler of Concord; pg. 35.
2. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915, database with images, FamilySearch: John F. Aiken and Henrietta L. P. Wheeler, 18 Jan 1870; citing item 1 p 323, Worcester, Massachusetts, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,029.
3. ↑ Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, index and images, FamilySearch: John F. Aiken and Emily Addie Andrus, 09 May 1878, Marriage; citing State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540053.
4. ↑ United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925, database with images, FamilySearch: Henrietta L P Aiken, 1920; citing Passport Application, Massachusetts, United States, source certificate #46498, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1239, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,639,065.
5. ↑ Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, database with images, FamilySearch: Henrietta L P Aiken, 20 Aug 1921; citing certificate number 22415, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,233.

See also:

• United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch: Henrietta Aiken, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 883, sheet 90B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0567; FHL microfilm 1,254,567.

• United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch: Henrietta L P Aiken, Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1161, sheet 18A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,623.