Henry Alexander Yonge (bet. 1799 & 1804 - April 18, 1859) , son of Henry Yonge (May 1, 1776-Feb. 6, 1833) first arrived in Geneva, Alabama in 1819, and settled a village on the Choctawhatchee and Pea River, and named the village Geneva after his wife Mary Ellis Yonge's home town of Geneva, Ontario, New York. Henry A. Yonge about age 27 and Mary Ellis age 20(daughter of Dr. Iddo Ellis), were married at the home of Henry's half brother Walter S.C. Yonge on December 4, 1831 in Eatonton, Georgia. Mary Ellis Yonge was born in 1811 in Geneva, Ontario, New York. Henry and Mary would have seven children: Mary P. Yonge born Nov. 14, 1833 Abbeville, Ala. ; Anna A. Yonge born Dec. 7, 1836 in Macon, GA. ; Edward Ellis Yonge born May6 11, 1839 in Harris Co., GA. ; Theodora P. Yonge born September 23, 1841 in Geneva, Ala. ; Laura A. Yonge born Oct. 25, 1843 Geneva, Ala.; Henry A. (Augustus) Yonge born February 21, 1846 in Geneva, Ala. ; and James A. Yonge born May 11, 1849 in Geneva, Ala.
(Note: some records have Henry Alexnader Yonge being born in 1804 Nassau, Bahamas and he later moved to Florida, and died in Geneva, Alabama). It is believed that Henry was buried in the Geneva City Cemetery in Geneva, Alabama.
(Note: some records have Henry Alexnader Yonge being born in 1804 Nassau, Bahamas and he later moved to Florida, and died in Geneva, Alabama). It is believed that Henry was buried in the Geneva City Cemetery in Geneva, Alabama.
Henry Alexander Yonge (bet. 1799 & 1804 - April 18, 1859) , son of Henry Yonge (May 1, 1776-Feb. 6, 1833) first arrived in Geneva, Alabama in 1819, and settled a village on the Choctawhatchee and Pea River, and named the village Geneva after his wife Mary Ellis Yonge's home town of Geneva, Ontario, New York. Henry A. Yonge about age 27 and Mary Ellis age 20(daughter of Dr. Iddo Ellis), were married at the home of Henry's half brother Walter S.C. Yonge on December 4, 1831 in Eatonton, Georgia. Mary Ellis Yonge was born in 1811 in Geneva, Ontario, New York. Henry and Mary would have seven children: Mary P. Yonge born Nov. 14, 1833 Abbeville, Ala. ; Anna A. Yonge born Dec. 7, 1836 in Macon, GA. ; Edward Ellis Yonge born May6 11, 1839 in Harris Co., GA. ; Theodora P. Yonge born September 23, 1841 in Geneva, Ala. ; Laura A. Yonge born Oct. 25, 1843 Geneva, Ala.; Henry A. (Augustus) Yonge born February 21, 1846 in Geneva, Ala. ; and James A. Yonge born May 11, 1849 in Geneva, Ala.
(Note: some records have Henry Alexnader Yonge being born in 1804 Nassau, Bahamas and he later moved to Florida, and died in Geneva, Alabama). It is believed that Henry was buried in the Geneva City Cemetery in Geneva, Alabama.
(Note: some records have Henry Alexnader Yonge being born in 1804 Nassau, Bahamas and he later moved to Florida, and died in Geneva, Alabama). It is believed that Henry was buried in the Geneva City Cemetery in Geneva, Alabama.
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