Joshua Henshaw

Joshua Henshaw (1746–1823) was a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council.[1] He was living in the Samuel Dexter House when George Washington spent the night on his way to New York following the Evacuation of Boston.[1]

Joshua Henshaw

Biography

Joshua Henshaw was born in Boston on February 16, 1746. He attended Boston Latin School in 1753, and graduated from Harvard College in 1763.[2]

He married Catharine Hill on November 16, 1769. She died on September 7, 1822.[3]

Henshaw died in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts on May 27, 1823.[3]

References
  1. Hanson 1976, p. 155.
  2. Hassam 1900, p. 58.
  3. Hassam 1900, p. 68.

Works cited
  • Hanson, Robert Brand (1976). Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635-1890. Dedham Historical Society.
  • Hassam, John T. (March 1900). "Joshua Henshaw". Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. XXXIV: 58–68. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Internet Archive.


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