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    Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

    Birth: 3-28-1793

    Death: 12-19-1864

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He was a brother of JLS. He was a geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, and author. He married his first wife, Jane Johnston, in 1822. They had four children together, but only 2 lived to adulthood: Jane Susan Ann (October 14, 1827—November 25, 1892) and John Johnston (October 2, 1829—April 24, 1864). Jane was a Native American, and bore Henry 3 children, William, Jane Susan Ann, and John. William died at age 3, and John at age 36. After Jane died in 1842, Henry moved to DC and married Mary Howard in 1847.

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Biography: 
He was a brother of JLS. He was a geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, and author. He married his first wife, Jane Johnston, in 1822. They had four children together, but only 2 lived to adulthood: Jane Susan Ann (October 14, 1827—November 25, 1892) and John Johnston (October 2, 1829—April 24, 1864). Jane was a Native American, and bore Henry 3 children, William, Jane Susan Ann, and John. William died at age 3, and John at age 36. After Jane died in 1842, Henry moved to DC and married Mary Howard in 1847.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8080791/henry-rowe-schoolcraft
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Find a Grave MEMORIAL ID 8080791
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BURIAL Congressional Cemetery Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA PLOT Range 68, Site 32-33
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https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=mxN939&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Henry&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Schoolcraft&gsln_x=1&msbdy_x=1&msbdy=1793&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=if4&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=4448
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Ancestry, U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
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Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. The Digitized Content is licensed from the American Antiquarian Society ("AAS") and may not be reproduced, transferred, commercially or otherwise exploited, in whole or in part, outside the terms and conditions of this service without the express written consent of AAS. All rights reserved.