Henry Arnold White (1824 - 1885)

Born 1824 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Amy Frances (Oatley) White — married 30 Jun 1844 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1885 at about age 61 in East Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

The full name of Henry Arnold White was found in one document - the book Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity (Volume 4) by Ellery Bicknell Crane, in a sketch for William Henry Buck, starts [1]:

"Mr. Buck married, January 12, 1868, Ellen Frances White, daughter of Henry Arnold and Amy Frances (Oatley) White, of East Killingly, Connecticut..."

Other records give his name as Henry White [3] and Henry A. White [4-7, 9-10].

Henry Arnold White was probably born in 1824 in Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island to Jonathan and Miranda (Wade) White [2].

He married Amy Frances Oatley on 30 June 1844 in Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut [9]. The entry in the Thompson section of the Barbour Collection says:

"Oatley, Amy F., m. Henry A. WHITE, b. of Killingly, June 30, 1844, by Rev. L. Geo[rge] Leonard"

In the 1850 US Census, the Henry White family resided in Killingly township, Windham County, Connecticut). The family included [3]:

• Henry White -- age 26, male, a weaver, born Glocester RI
• Amy White -- age 24, female, born S. Kingston RI
• Ellen F. White -- age 5, female, born Killingly CT, attended school
• Julia F. White -- age 3, female, born Killingly CT
• Emily E. White -- age 1, female, born Killingly CT.

In the 1860 US Census, the Henry A. White family resided in Killingly township, Windham County, Connecticut. The household included [4]:

• Henry A. White -- age 35, male, manufacturer, $1000 in real property, born CT
• Amy F. White -- age 33, female, born CT
• Ellen F. White -- age 15, female, born CT
• Juliette White --age 13, female, born CT
• Emily A. White -- age 12, female, born CT
• Henry J. White -- age 7, male, born CT, attended school
• Fred J. White -- age 1 month, born CT

Henry's first wife, Amy (Oatley) White, died in 1864 in Killingly, and Henry married Almira Elizabeth (Taft) Winslow, the widow of George A. Winslow, on 29 June 1866 in Glocester, Rhode Island [10]. The information on this marriage record for Henry A. White and Elizabeth Taft includes:

Name: Henry Arnold White Birth Date: 1826 Birthplace: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 40 Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Taft Spouse's Birth Date: 1842 Spouse's Birthplace: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Spouse's Age: 24 Event Date: 29 Jun 1866 Event Place: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island Father's Name: Jonathan White Mother's Name: Miranda Spouse's Father's Name: Warren Taft Spouse's Mother's Name: Almira Race: Marital Status: Unknown Previous Wife's Name: Unknown Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Unknown Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Unknown

In the 1870 US Census, the Henry A. White family resided in Killingly township, Windham County, Connecticut. The household included [5]:

• Henry A. White -- age 44, male, white, works in a cotton mill, $1,400 in real property, $500 in personal property, born RI
• Almira E. White -- age 28, female, white, keeping house, born MA
• Henry J. White -- age 17, male, white, at school, born CT
• Frederick J. White -- age 11, male, white, at school, born CT
• George W. Winslow -- age 8, male, white, at school, born CT.
• Hosea E. Green -- age 21, male, white, machinist in cotton mill, born CT
• Mary J. Green -- age 18, female, white, no occupation, born CT
• Percy T. Green -- age 4 months, male, white, born CT

In the 1880 US census, the Henry A. White family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut. The family included [6]:

• Henry A. White -- white, male, age 54, married, carpenter, born RI, father and mother born RI
• Almira White -- white, female, age 38, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father and mother born RI
• Effie G. White -- white, female, age 5, daughter, single, born CT, father born RI, mother born MA
• George Winslow -- white, male, age 18, stepson, single, works in a cotton mill, born CT, father born RI, mother born MA.

Henry A. White died 1 August 1885 in Killingly, CT, at age 60, male, white, married, born Killingly, Connecticut, resided in Killingly at death, an operative, no parents listed, cause of death was locomotor ataxia, the physician was Dr. E.A. Hill [7].

Henry A. White is buried in Bartlett #1 Cemetery in East Killingly CT [8]. The stone says "Henry A. White, 1824-1885." The stone faces west, and the inscription includes George A. Winslow (1844 - 1864), Henry A. White (1824 - 1885), Almira E. Taft (wife of George A. Winslow, and second wife of Henry A. White, 1842 - 1927) and Effie C. White (1875 - 1900).

No probate records for Henry A. White were found in Killingly, Connecticut records.

SOURCES

1. Ellery Bicknell Crane, Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity (New York : Lewis Publishing Company, 1907), Volume 4, page 388, William Henry Buck sketch; digital images, Mocavo (http://www.mocavo.com : accessed 28 March 2014).

2. Harry J. Oatley, The Oatley Family in America and Their Descendants (Providence, R.I. : The Oatley Family Association, 1970), page 67.

3. 1850 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly town; Page 360, dwelling #582, family #635, Henry White household, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 51.

4. 1860 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Killingly town, page 588, dwelling #851, family #925, Henry A. White household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 92.

5. 1870 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Killingly township: page 442, dwelling #691, family #975, Henry A. White household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 116.

6. 1880 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Killingly: Page 605B, dwelling #215, family #296, Henry A. White household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 110.

7. Killingly, Connecticut, "Killingly Births, Marriages and Deaths" (Register at Killingly Town Hall, Danielson, Connecticut), Deaths, Volume 3, page 212, Henry A. White entry.

8. Bartlett Cemetery #1, Killingly, Connecticut, Grave Markers, "Henry A. White, 1824-1885".

9. "The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Volume 46: Thompson, 1785 - 1850," index and images, World Vital Records (http://www.WorldVitalRecords.com), Volume 46, Page 250 and Page 375, Henry A. White and Amy F. Oatley entry.

10. "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," indexed database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), Henry A. White and Elizabeth Taft entry.