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Henry Breckinridge Babbitt

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Henry Breckinridge Babbitt

Birth
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Death
8 Oct 1933 (aged 77)
Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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HENRY BRECKINRIDGE BABBITT was born August 4, 1856 in Frankfort, KY and died October 8, 1933 in Merrill, WI at age 77.

PARENTS:
James Parker Babbitt 1824-1889
Eliza Ann Hulett 1827-______

STEP-MOTHER:
Mary Virginia Hales 1839-1915 age 75

HENRY and his SIBLINGS:
1. James J. Babbitt
2. Roswell Babbitt
3. Nancy J. Babbitt
4. (female) Babbitt
5. Henry Breckinridge Babbitt
6. Mary Frances "Mollie" Babbitt

HENRY's HALF-SIBLINGS:
1. Ephraim T. Babbitt
2. Manassas Babbitt
3. Lucretia Babbitt
4. Joseph Calvin Babbitt
5. Enoc Babbitt

SPOUSE: Henry married Anna Marie Burge on May 22, 1881. She was the daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Woods) Burge. Anna was born May 6, 1859 in IN and died Jan. 3, 1940 in CA at age 80.

CHILDREN of Henry and Anna Babbitt:
1. Owen Parker Babbitt 1879-1975 age 95
2. Bertha Clay Babbitt

HENRY's MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
William Hulett 1782-1834
Rachel Page

HENRY's PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
Roswell Babbitt 1795-1865 age 69
Nancy T. Parker 1792-1881 age 88

Henry's mother (Eliza) died when he was just a child. His father's second marriage was to Mary Virginia Hales on March 27, 1867 when Henry was 10 years of age.

Henry spent his first 16 years in Frankfort, KY. He first moved to Indianapolis, IN where he worked as a driver of a horse or mule-drawn streetcar. He then moved to Greenwood, IN where he worked on the railroad. In 1884, he went into the canning business in Greenwood. He later moved to Michigan where he worked for 16 years in the fruit canning business. In time, he located to Columbus WI where he organized 2 canning companies in Elba, WI which he managed until 1920. At that time, he moved to Merrill, WI where he organized the Lincoln Canning Company, which he managed until his death in 1933. He was active in promoting the business welfare of the city, and was a member of the Odd Fellows and the Blue Lodge Masons.
(Biographical info taken from "History of Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas Counties, WI").

Henry and his wife Anna are buried at Merrill Memorial Park in Merrill, Lincoln County, WI.

NOTE: With our gratitude to FAG contributor Dwain Rosenberger for the link to Henry's mother's memorial.
HENRY BRECKINRIDGE BABBITT was born August 4, 1856 in Frankfort, KY and died October 8, 1933 in Merrill, WI at age 77.

PARENTS:
James Parker Babbitt 1824-1889
Eliza Ann Hulett 1827-______

STEP-MOTHER:
Mary Virginia Hales 1839-1915 age 75

HENRY and his SIBLINGS:
1. James J. Babbitt
2. Roswell Babbitt
3. Nancy J. Babbitt
4. (female) Babbitt
5. Henry Breckinridge Babbitt
6. Mary Frances "Mollie" Babbitt

HENRY's HALF-SIBLINGS:
1. Ephraim T. Babbitt
2. Manassas Babbitt
3. Lucretia Babbitt
4. Joseph Calvin Babbitt
5. Enoc Babbitt

SPOUSE: Henry married Anna Marie Burge on May 22, 1881. She was the daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Woods) Burge. Anna was born May 6, 1859 in IN and died Jan. 3, 1940 in CA at age 80.

CHILDREN of Henry and Anna Babbitt:
1. Owen Parker Babbitt 1879-1975 age 95
2. Bertha Clay Babbitt

HENRY's MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
William Hulett 1782-1834
Rachel Page

HENRY's PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
Roswell Babbitt 1795-1865 age 69
Nancy T. Parker 1792-1881 age 88

Henry's mother (Eliza) died when he was just a child. His father's second marriage was to Mary Virginia Hales on March 27, 1867 when Henry was 10 years of age.

Henry spent his first 16 years in Frankfort, KY. He first moved to Indianapolis, IN where he worked as a driver of a horse or mule-drawn streetcar. He then moved to Greenwood, IN where he worked on the railroad. In 1884, he went into the canning business in Greenwood. He later moved to Michigan where he worked for 16 years in the fruit canning business. In time, he located to Columbus WI where he organized 2 canning companies in Elba, WI which he managed until 1920. At that time, he moved to Merrill, WI where he organized the Lincoln Canning Company, which he managed until his death in 1933. He was active in promoting the business welfare of the city, and was a member of the Odd Fellows and the Blue Lodge Masons.
(Biographical info taken from "History of Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas Counties, WI").

Henry and his wife Anna are buried at Merrill Memorial Park in Merrill, Lincoln County, WI.

NOTE: With our gratitude to FAG contributor Dwain Rosenberger for the link to Henry's mother's memorial.


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