Henry WATERBURY

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• Census: 1860, Living with daughter Mary Austin, in Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., Ohio

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Henry Waterbury was born say 1780, probably in Stamford, Connecticut. He is said to have died in Eagleville, Ashtabula County, Ohio, about 1877, although no death record or gravestone inscription has been found. He married, probably between 1810 and 1815, Phebe (?) born in Connecticut about 1792 or 1793. According to a statement by her son Henry W. Waterbury, she died in Kingsville, Ohio 1884. However, there is also a death record for widow Phebe Waterbury who died 12 June 1880 in Kingsville, age 88, which is more likely correct as it would agree with her age as given in the 1850 census (57) and the 1870 (88,;sic, presumably should be 78). A Gravestone in the Center Cemetery in Austinburg, Ashtabula County, for Phebe Waterbury, "age 72," with no date of death, has not been explained.

Henry Waterbury apparently moved from the Darien area to New York City some time before the 1820 census, when his household consisted of a male under 10 (unnamed oldest son?), a male 26-44 (Henry?) a female under 10 (unnamed oldest daughter?) a female 16-25 (unidentified?) and a female 26-44 (Phebe?). His son David was born in New York City 10 January 1821. From there the family moved back to Darien before the 1830 census. The family's census listing in Darien in 180 consists of a male under 5 (Henry William?), a male 5-9 (David?), a male 15-19 (unnamed oldest son?), a male 40-49 (Henry?), a female 5-9 (Mary?), and a female 30-39 (Phebe?).

His family's migration to Austinburg, Ashtabula County, Ohio (with all children except for David, who remained in Darien), took place sometime between the dates of their son Augustus's birth about 1833 and the 1840 federal census. Henry's household in 1840 consisted of one male under 5 (Charles?), one male 5-9 (Augustus?), one male 10-14 (Henry William?), one male 50-59 (Henry?), one female 5-9 (Angeline?), and one female 40-49 (Phebe?). Children David and Mary apparently were not included in the household.

Through his brothers Peter and Harvey, the family already owned land in Austinburg as early as 1818, and Harvey had been married there and lived there for a time in the 1820s.

By 1850 Henry and Phebe were evidently living apart. Phebe Waterbury, age 57, born Connecticut, was living in the household of Augustin A. Smith in the 1850 census of Austinburg. Henry has not been found in the index to the 1850 census on Ancestry.com. In 1860 Henry Waterbury, age 80, born Connecticut, was living in the household of H. H. Austin (His son-on-law) in Austinburg. Phebe has not been found in the index to the 1860 census on Ancestry.com. In 1870 Phebe Waterbury, age 88 (sis.), born Connecticut, was living in the household of Henry Austin (her son-in-law) in Austinburg. Henry has not been found in the index to the 1870 census on Ancestry.com, and neither has been bound for 1880. Neither Henry nor Phebe Waterbury, nor anyone else named Waterbury had estates probated in Ashtabula County, Ohio.

Henry married Phebe ? between 1810 and 1815. Phebe was born about 1792; died in 1884 in Kingsville, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1870, Living in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
• Census: 1880, Living in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

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Anna was named in David's will of 6 Dec 1888, proved 24 March 1890. He served as administrator for the estate of his uncle Peter Waterbury in 1850. The will of Mary Waterbury of Darien, dated 7 April 1854, proved 5 Jan. 1876, named her nephew David Waterbury, son of Henry Waterbury as executor and he inherited the Lt. John Waterbury homestead from her. that homestead was part of the 25 acres more or less with buildings that David sold to William Campbell for $1,750 on 5 June 1880, about six weeks before his first wife's death.

David remained in Darien when his parents moved westward. he was sometimes but inconsistently known as David Waterbury Jr. in Darien records until 1872 and then just David Waterbury afterward. One source based on information from residents of his neighborhood reports that his neighbors knew him as "Ducky Dave" Waterbury. he left no children, so his estate was distributed to his siblings, resulting in the 1890 probate documents that have been so useful in identifying this family.

David married Mary/Polly WATERBURY on 1 Mar 1852 in New York City, New York. Mary/Polly was born about 1807; died on 20 Jul 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Anna H. WATERBURY on 1 Dec 1888 in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Anna (daughter of William Weed WATERBURY and Hannah SHAW) was born on 1 Mar 1858 in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died on 3 Nov 1944; was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Living with husband in Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., Ohio
• Census: 1860, Living with husband in Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., Ohio
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., Ohio
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., Ohio

Mary married Henry Holmes AUSTIN on 31 Mar 1849 in Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. Henry was born in 1821 in Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military Service: 19 Jan 1864, Enlistment
• Military Service: 2 Sep 1865, Discharged

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He lived at various times in (at least) Ionia, St. Louis, Saginaw, Jackson, Adrian, and Carson City, all in Michigan, and in Wilmington, Ill., near Chicago. From 1878 to 1882 he lived in the Soldiers' Home in Dayton, Ohio. However, neither he nor his second wife has been found in the indexes to the 1850-1880 censuses on Ancestry.com. As Sgt. William H. Waterbury, he was enumerated in Elyria, Lorain Co., Ohio, in the 1890 Veterans Schedule, as enlisted in the 3rd Michigan Cavalry 9 Oct. 1861, discharged 2 Sept. 1865. He had enlisted at age 33 in Co. M, 3rd Michigan Cavalry, at East Saginaw, Gratiot Co., Michigan, and he applied for a pension on 16 Sep. 1878.

He was living in Elyria on 2 October 1890, when he swore an affidavit in connection with the estate of his brother David Waterbury, who had died recently in Darien, Conn., naming his brothers and sisters as David Waterbury, deceased, Augustus T. Waterbury, deceased, and Mary E. Austin, deceased.

William married Emily A. HAMMOND on 30 Jul 1850 in Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, and was divorced before Nov 1854. Emily was born about 1832 in Pennsylvania; died on 27 Mar 1905 in Tuscarora, Cheyboygan Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Sarah M. BROWN on 9 Sep 1855 in Ionia, Ionia Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: In the service of the United States Union Army
• Census: 1860, Living with in-laws, Elisha Miles, in Mercer Co., Illinois

Augustus married Harriet MILES on 6 Jun 1859 in Aledo, Mercer Co., Illinois. Harriet was born in Sep 1839 in Illinois; died on 12 Feb 1920; was buried in Kearney Cemetery, Kearney, Buffalo Co., Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]