Benjamin Beckett Henderson (1787 - 1865)

Born 26 May 1787 in Knox, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary D (Hitchings) Henderson — married 28 Nov 1815 in New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1865 at age 78 in Cooper, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

Benjamin was born about 1787 in St. George, Knox, Masschusetts (now Maine), the son of Jabez Henderson and Hannah Beckett. He married Mary Hitchings 28 Nov 1815 in New Brunswick, Canada, where they had 16 children together. Before the 1830 U. S. Federal Census the family moved to Cooper, Washington, Maine. Census. He passed away in 1865, in Cooper, Washington, Maine.

Sources

• family research notes

RESEARCH NOTES from another online genealogist: Last Changed: 8 April 2016 by TQuanstrom. Added here by Lea Walker Sullivan

After reviewing all of the record hints for Hannah and Jabez Henderson and their kids, I was initially a little confused. It seemed like half of the records were from St. George, Maine and the other half were from Salem, Massachusetts. I know that Maine was technically part of Massachusetts in the late 1700's but St. George and Salem are 176 miles apart according to google maps - and that would have been quite a distance to travel back in the 1780s. I wondered if maybe there were two separate families, one in Maine and one in Massachusetts, who all happened to have the EXACT same names in the EXACT same birth order and all of the children were approximately the same age. Finally I realized that all of the Maine records were BIRTH records and all of the Massachusetts records were CHRISTENING records. That led me to decide that this is in fact one family that resided in Maine, but traveled the very long distance Salem, Massachusetts for the christening of their children. Usually children were christened within days or weeks of their birth, but the Henderson children were christened months, even years after their births - probably due to the distance they had to travel. I'm not sure WHY they would travel to Salem for the christenings...perhaps they didn't have a church built in St. George, Maine yet. Or Maybe Hannah's parents were still living in Massachusetts...who knows, maybe Hannah's father was a clergyman and performed the christenings or something. In any case, I am pretty convinced that this is one family and the birth and christening records are for the same children even though the dates are much farther apart than you traditionally see.

List of children with birth and christening dates: Benjamin Henderson - born in Maine 26 May 1786, christened in Salem, MA 23 September 1787 John Henderson - born in Maine 1 March 1788, christened in Salem, MA 19 July 1789 Elizabeth (Betsey) Henderson - born in Maine 28 January 1791, christened in Salem, MA 19 May 1793 David Henderson - haven't found birth record yet, christened in Salem Ma 19 May 1793 (same day as Betsey) Sarah (Sally) Henderson - born in Maine 15 Jan 1796, christened in Salem, MA 21 Aug 1796 Mary Henderson - born in Maine 26 Jan 1798, haven't located christening record yet Elijah Norton Henderson - born in Maine 1 November 1801, haven't located christening record yet

"Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4M5-WHF : 14 January 2020), Hannah Henderson in entry for Benjamin Henderson, 1786. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4M5-WHX : 14 January 2020), Jabez Henderson in entry for Benjamin Henderson, 1786.

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDQ-WMT : 15 January 2020), Hannah in entry for Benjamin Becket Henderson, 1787. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDQ-WMR : 15 January 2020), Jabez Henderson in entry for Benjamin Becket Henderson, 1787.

Citations: 1830 United States Federal Census 1830; Census Place: Cooper, Washington, Maine; Series: M19; Roll: 47; Page: 267; Family History Library Film: 0009701 Name Benjamin Henderson Home in 1830 Cooper, Washington, Maine Source information Title 1830 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher date 2010 Publisher location Provo, UT, USA Repository information Name Ancestry

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT6-J9F : 8 December 2020), Benjamin Henderson, Cooper, Washington, Maine, United States; citing p. 179, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VZ-R6D : 22 December 2020), Benjamin Henderson, Cooper, Washington, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHJ-K7J : 18 February 2021), Benjamin Henderson in entry for Elbridge Henderson, 1860.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104466744/benj-henderson: accessed 30 April 2023), memorial page for Benj. Henderson (1786–2 Jun 1865), Find A Grave: Memorial #104466744, citing East Ridge Cemetery, Cooper, Washington County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Charlie Morgan (contributor 47142894).

"Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-4WHP : 1 March 2021), Benjamin Henderson, 1865; citing Cooper, Washington, Maine, United States, East Ridge Road Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,315,418.

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDV-H2Y : 2 March 2021), Benjamin Henderson in entry for Sarah Sadler, 15 Mar 1892; citing Cooper, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDG-MNZ : 2 March 2021), Benjiman Henderson in entry for Lucy A Smith, 16 Feb 1893; citing Baring, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQ6-YXM : 2 March 2021), Benjamin Henderson in entry for Elbridge Henderson, 11 May 1897; citing Cooper, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQX-HVN : 2 March 2021), Benjamin Henderson in entry for Elmose Henderson, 16 Oct 1899; citing Cooper, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQ6-RYB : 2 March 2021), Benjamin Henderson in entry for Isaac Newton Henderson, 25 Jul 1900; citing Cooper, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWFT-RJD : 2 March 2021), Benjamin Henderson in entry for Harris Henderson, 16 Jun 1903; citing Brockton, Massachusetts, v 12 cn 80, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,924.

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQX-MYC : 2 March 2021), Henderson in entry for Sewall P Henderson, 27 May 1906; citing Presque Isle, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-37PY : 2 March 2021), Benj Henderson in entry for Ezra Henderson, 14 Nov 1914; citing Eastport, Washington, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.