Henry Main
ID # 1188, (1837-1901)
| Father | George Main (1814-1890) |
| Mother | Margaret Ann Chandler |
| Birth | Henry Main was born on 14 October 1837 at Canada. |
| Marriage | He married Roxy L. Smith on 10 April 1861 at Waterloo County. MS248 reel 16, Vol. 75, page 67 Waterloo County Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by Charles E. Price and Samuel L. Downey, Ministers of the United Brethren in Christ, for the year ending 31st day of December, A.D. 1861. (The list was certified by Samuel L. Downey) Henry Main, 22, born and residing Beverly. Parents George and Margaret A. Roxy L. Smith, 20, born and residing Woolwich. Parents Thomas & Sarah Ann. Witnesses Harriet Woodward and Sydney Senoth (or Sinoth), both of Woolwich. On April 10, 1861. The couple may have been married by either of the above mentioned clergymen. Since the list was certified by Samuel Downley (date not given, but probably in January of 1862), Henry and Roxy, being the first in the list, were rather more likely to have been married by Charles Price. The United Brethren had a congregation in Waterloo Township. It isn't clear if they had one in Woolwich Township. They did have one at Sheffield in Beverly Township and it was probably through the church that Henry and Roxy met. |
| Marriage | He married Cora B. Ensign on 18 August 1899 at Wheatland, Michigan. Mecosta marriage reg. 2216. Date of license Aug 15, 1899. Harry Main, 59, born New York, residing Millbrook. Farmer. Parents George Main and Margaret A. Chandler. Married once previously. Cora B. Caryl, 26, maiden name Ensign, born Michigan, residing Wheatland. Parents Enoch Ensign and Mary Kal...(illeg.) On August 15, 1899, at Wheatland, by Wm. A. Kidd, Justice of Peace. Witnesses Laurance Slat and Evelyn M. Kidd, both of Wheatland. |
| Death | He died on 19 November 1901 at Millbrook Twp., Mecosta County, Michigan, at age 64. |
| Burial | He was buried on 21 November 1901 at Millbrook. |
| Note | Our first record of Henry Main is the 1861 census in Beverly Township, Wentworth County, in Ontario. He is with his father George Main and his step mother Margaret - likely by this time Margaret Vrooman. At the time of the 1870 census in Mecosta, Michigan, Henry is present in Millbrook Township with his wife Roxy and their first four children who were born in Canada and their son Lorenzo, who was their first born in Michigan. In 1880 they are still present in Millbrook Township, their family considerably expanded. By the time of the 1900 census, 20 years later, Henry is with his second wife Cora Ensign and her children by her first marriage to Henry Caryl. Mecosta, Millbrook, Michigan, death reg. nbr. 90 Henry Main died November 19, 1901. Age of first marriage 22, father of 12 children of which 7 are living. Age 63 y., 1 m., 5 d. Born 1838 Oct 14. (Other records suggest 1837.) Farmer, born Michigan(?). Father George Main, born Michigan(?) Mother Margaret Ann Chandler, born York State. Informant Charles Main, West Millbrook. Dave of burial November 21, 1901, in Millbrook (cemetery not named.) |
Children of Henry Main and Roxy L. Smith |
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Child of Henry Main and Cora B. Ensign |
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| Last Edited | 26 Sep 2017 |