Lieutenant
Henry
K.
Steward
Born in Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, USA
Ancestors 
Son of James Steward
and Hannah (Jewett) Steward
Brother of
Susanna Maria (Steward) Bigelow, Joseph Jewett Steward, Horatio Steward, Albert J. Steward, Lucretia Bigelow Steward, Fifield Holt Steward, James Bigelow Steward, Czarina Jewett (Steward) Kincaid, Charles Steward and Isaac Jewett Steward
Husband of
Mary E. (Colburn) Steward
— married
about 1872 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 84
in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jan 2016
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Biography
Lieutenant Henry Steward served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 25 May 1861
Mustered out: 15 Jun 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 17th Illinois Infantry
Enlisted: 25 May 1861
Mustered out: 15 Jun 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 17th Illinois Infantry
Henry Steward was a Civil War Veteran.
Enlisted in Company D, Illinois 17th Infantry Regiment on 25 May 1861. 1st Serg.
Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 18 Feb 1863.
Mustered out on 15 Jun 1864.
He kept a diary during the Civil War, which is kept by the Watertown Library. He mentions sending and receiving letters from his Aunt Zilpah.
He married Mary E. Colburn, the daughter of Abraham Colburn and Harriet Averill. They had the following children:
- George Henry C. Steward 1873–1955
- Mary T. "May" Steward 1875–1895
Burial: Maplewood Cemetery, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Plot: 432. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Henry K. Steward Memorial Page on Find A Grave: Memorial #80054000
- Jewett, Frederic Clarke, History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America, Volume I, The Grafton Press, New York, 1908. Pg. 434.
- U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865.
- Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980.
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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 ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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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~1.56%
George Weston Jr.
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gfcaweston22
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~0.78%
James Paxton :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A733570 [compare], Ancestry member jpaxton1951
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T602453 [compare], FTDNA kit #N137278
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~0.78%
Margaret Parslow :
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Categories: 17th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, United States Civil War