Henry Prince (abt. 1838 - 1902)

Born about 1838 in Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Jun 1902 at about age 64 in Vermont, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Henry Prince is a part of US Black heritage.

Henry Prince was born between 1838-1841 in Vermont. He was the son of Isaac Prince and Rhoda Morocco and the grandson of Amos and Rhoda Morocco.^[1]

Henry served as a private in Company H of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was 24 years old, married and working as a farmer when he enlisted on 14 August 1863 in Charlotte, Vermont. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.^[2]

His brother Isaac also served in Company H, and his first cousins Elmer H. & Francis H. Jackson, and Eugene, Nelson & Silas Crosier Jr. also served in the 54th. His first cousin Mariah Emery married R. Mark Roberts who also served in the 54th.

In 1884, he married his second wife, Hester Hasbrook.^[1]

He died in 1902 and is buried in Hinesburg Village Cemetery in Hinesburg, Vermont.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marriage: "Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908"
   New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records, 1871–1908
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4661 #785964
   Henry R Prince (46) marriage to Hester J Hasbrook on 24 Nov 1884 in Hinesburgh, Vermont, USA.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865"
   The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the U.S. Colored Troops, 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored); Microfilm Serial: M1898; Microfilm Roll: 13
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1107 #91691
   Name: Henry Prince; Birth Location: Hinesburgh, Vermont; Enlistment Date: 14 Aug 1863; Military Date: 1863; Unit: 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored); Branch of Service: Infantry.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #145855137
   Memorial page for Henry Prince (1839-1 Jun 1902), citing Hinesburg Village Cemetery, Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by James Ahaesy (contributor 49059682).

• 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Bristol, Addison, Vermont; Roll: M432_920; Page: 334A; Image: 665
• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Charlotte, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: M653_1319; Page: 217; Family History Library Film: 805319
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #35497387
  Henry Prince (21), Day Laborer, in Charlotte, Chittenden, Vermont. Born in Vermont.
• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: 1343; Page: 234d; Enumeration District: 076
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #16681331
  Henry Prines (42), married, Farm laborer, head of household in Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont, USA. Born in Vermont.
• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: 1691; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0079
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #61959696
  Henry Prince (63), widowed boarder, Mason (Stone), in household of William Chapman (51) in Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont. Born in Vermont, USA.