Son of James McHenry (1753-1816), who was an aide to Gen. George Washington and Lafayette, Secretary of War and namesake for Fort McHenry, and Margaret Caldwell McHenry (1762-1833).
John McHenry attended St. Mary's College in Baltimore, became a lawyer, was active in the Presbyterian Church of Baltimore, member of the Society of Cincinnati and in several civic organizations. During the War of 1812 he was in the Fifth Regiment of the Maryland Militia.
He married Juliana Elizabeth Howard, the daughter of Col. John Eager Howard and Peggy Chew Howard, on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1819 at the Howard home in Baltimore, Belvidere. She died months after giving birth to their only child, James Howard McHenry (1820-1888).
John McHenry died in Mercersburg, Pa. of the fever. Less than two weeks later, his brother-in-law, John Eager Howard Jr. (1788-1822), who came to help, died. The two are buried next to each other in the Presbyterian Church cemetery in Mercersburg.
Son of James McHenry (1753-1816), who was an aide to Gen. George Washington and Lafayette, Secretary of War and namesake for Fort McHenry, and Margaret Caldwell McHenry (1762-1833).
John McHenry attended St. Mary's College in Baltimore, became a lawyer, was active in the Presbyterian Church of Baltimore, member of the Society of Cincinnati and in several civic organizations. During the War of 1812 he was in the Fifth Regiment of the Maryland Militia.
He married Juliana Elizabeth Howard, the daughter of Col. John Eager Howard and Peggy Chew Howard, on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1819 at the Howard home in Baltimore, Belvidere. She died months after giving birth to their only child, James Howard McHenry (1820-1888).
John McHenry died in Mercersburg, Pa. of the fever. Less than two weeks later, his brother-in-law, John Eager Howard Jr. (1788-1822), who came to help, died. The two are buried next to each other in the Presbyterian Church cemetery in Mercersburg.
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