Person:Henry Canter (2)

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Henry N. Canter
b.1818
d.1846 Vera Cruz, Mexico
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m. Est 1836
  1. Elizabeth Canter1847 -
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Name Henry N. Canter
Gender Male
Birth? 1818
Marriage Est 1836 Grainger County Tennesseeto Catherine Widener
Death? 1846 Vera Cruz, Mexico

Died while serving in the US Army in Mexico. Death is controversial. Official records are vague, and hint at death from Illness. His son Lewis Canter claims he was beaten by insurgents and left to die. He made his way back to the regimental bivouac at Vera Cruz, where he died the next morning.

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