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Frederick Henry III

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Frederick Henry III

Birth
Death
1898 (aged 81–82)
Burial
Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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His Father, Henry II, (burial site unknown) as a child survived the Indian attack in 1779 called "The Henry massacre" in which his (FH II's) mother and 3 of his siblings were murdered at the home. Infant sister Margaret Elizabeth Henry was murdered along the way after capture because she was crying. 2 other children were captured and rescued. From various accounts Fred Henry II got away from the cabin and sought help. His father and others caught up to the Indians and after rescuing the surviving children asked the surviving 9 year old daughter (Anna Margaret Henry 1771-1849) which one killed the baby, tied him to a tree and had her shoot him.

Grandfather:
Frederick Henry
Birth 1748 in Germany
Death 1820 in Hempfield, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA

Grandmother: Catherine Frantz
Birth 5 September 1751 in Bourges, France
Death 1779 "Henry Massacre" in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

Father:
Frederick Henry II
Birth 1773 in Pennsylvania
Death 1865 in Pennsylvania

Mother :
Margaret
Birth 1794 in Pennsylvania
Death: unknown
His Father, Henry II, (burial site unknown) as a child survived the Indian attack in 1779 called "The Henry massacre" in which his (FH II's) mother and 3 of his siblings were murdered at the home. Infant sister Margaret Elizabeth Henry was murdered along the way after capture because she was crying. 2 other children were captured and rescued. From various accounts Fred Henry II got away from the cabin and sought help. His father and others caught up to the Indians and after rescuing the surviving children asked the surviving 9 year old daughter (Anna Margaret Henry 1771-1849) which one killed the baby, tied him to a tree and had her shoot him.

Grandfather:
Frederick Henry
Birth 1748 in Germany
Death 1820 in Hempfield, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA

Grandmother: Catherine Frantz
Birth 5 September 1751 in Bourges, France
Death 1779 "Henry Massacre" in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

Father:
Frederick Henry II
Birth 1773 in Pennsylvania
Death 1865 in Pennsylvania

Mother :
Margaret
Birth 1794 in Pennsylvania
Death: unknown


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