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- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The 2010 United States Census, listed its population at 50,486. Its county seat is Cambridge.
Henry County is included in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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Henry County was formed on January 13, 1825, out of Fulton County, Illinois. It is named for Patrick Henry, Revolutionary War firebrand and champion of individual rights, to whom the slogan "give me liberty, or give me death" is attributed. The county was settled by people from New England and western New York, descendants of English Puritans who settled New England in the colonial era. The New England settlers founded the five towns of Andover, Wethersfield, Geneseo, Morristown and La Grange.
The settlement of Cambridge came about in 1843, when the owner of the land in that area (Rev. Ithamar Pillsbury) dedicated a section of his properties to a town council; lots were sold to incoming settlers, and construction of the town proper began on 9 June 1843. The incoming "Yankee" settlers made Henry County culturally similar to early New England culture.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1825 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1836 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1839 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1877 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
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Census Year | Population
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1830 | 41
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1840 | 1,260
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1850 | 3,807
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1860 | 20,660
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1870 | 35,506
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1880 | 36,597
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1890 | 33,338
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1900 | 40,049
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1910 | 41,736
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1920 | 45,162
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1930 | 43,851
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1940 | 43,798
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1950 | 46,492
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1960 | 49,317
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1970 | 53,217
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1980 | 57,968
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1990 | 51,159
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Henry County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Henry County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.henrycty.com/
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