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Family HistoryFamily History - Henry Lewis Churchill


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Henry Lewis Churchill and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Henry Lewis Churchill,1 born 31 May 1857 in Dutchess County, New York, the son of Caldwell Dewitt Churchill and Mary Ferguson;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 8 February 1922.7 Henry married, 28 February 1882, Susie Freeligh6 (born May 1860 in New York, the daughter of William Z. Freligh and Elizabeth Flack;3 Susie died 11 April 1908 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York8).

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Dutchess County, Fishkill, District No. 1, Page No. 22, Colwell Churchill, 33, New York, bookkeeper; Mary Churchill, 29, New York; Henry L. Churchill, 13, New York; Alice E. Churchill, 8, New York; Louisa Churchill, 2, New York; Helen Churchill, 71, New York.
  2. New York State Census, 1875, Dutchess County, Fishkill, First Election District, Page 44, Lewis B. Ferguson, 62, Columbia [county], grocery clerk; wife Anthey J. Ferguson, 60, Wayne; s in law Caldwell Churchill, 36, Dutchess; daughter Mary Churchill, 35, Dutchess; grand s. Henry L. Churchill, 18, Dutchess, printer; grandau Allice D. Churchill, 13, Dutchess; grandau Louisa O. Churchill, 8, Dutchess; grandson Burtis P. Churchill, 2 8/12, Dutchess.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, E.D. 555, Sheet No. 9A, Henry L. Churchill, 40, New York, May 1860, real estate (broker); wife of 15 years Susan A. Churchill, 40, New York, May 1860, 1 child, none living; brother in law James Freligh, 38, New York, July 1861, upholsterer.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, E.D. 654, Sheet No. 5A, Henry L. Churchill, 50, New York, broker, real estate; mother Mary Churchill, 70, New York, married 54 years, 6 children, 4 living.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, E.D. 661, Sheet No. 5A, Henry L. Churchill, 62, New York, widow, broker, real estate; mother Mary Churchill, 80, New York, widow; son [of Mary] Frank Churchill, 41, New York, writer, publishing.
  6. Churchill Family in America, Gardner Asaph Churchill and Nathaniel Wiley Churchill, Compilers; Rev. George M. Bodge, Editor and Associate Compiler. Published by the family of George A. Churchill, Boston: 1904 (available at archive.org). Pages 567-8, 584, and 600, family of Henry Churchill (born 1794) his family and several descendants. The entries provide vital and some biographical details.
  7. New York, Kings County Estate Files, 1866-1923 (available at familysearch.org), Probate Record for Henry L. Churchill, died: 8 February 1922 in Brooklyn, New York. The record, provides the names of his next of kin, including his mother, Mary Ferguson Churchill, sister Alice Durgin, sister Lulu Coutts, and brother Frank Churchill.
  8. New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, Susan Ann Churchill, died: 11 April 1908 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; father: William Z. Freligh; mother: Elizabeth Flack.