Henry Morehouse

   Another name for Henry was Henry Morehous.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Land: in the southeast part of Township 6, Range 5, in the western part of Lot 9., 1827, Cohocton, Steuben, NY. Purchased on 17 April 1827 from Peter Haight and his wife Adah for $150 and consisting of 50 acres, not far west of his brother Isaac's land in the Cohocton valley.

• Court: the probate of his mother's will, 1845, Cohocton, Steuben, NY. Case Number 7440, Book 3-A, Page 425.

• Occupation: farmer, 1820/1850, Cohocton, Steuben, NY. The 1835 Census describes his farm as consisting of 40 acres of improved land with 4 cattle, 3 horses, 15 sheep, and 7 hogs. During the preceding year they had produced 20 yards of fulled cloth, 45 yards of unfulled wool and flannel, and 50 yards of linen or cotton fabric. Neighbors included Aaron Watkins and Benjamin Saxton.

In 1850 he was listed as having 80 improved and 43 unimproved acres worth $5100 on which he had 100 farm implements, 4 horses, 4 milk cows, 2 working oxen, and 20 sheep. Annual production in bushels was estimated as follows: wheat 150, Indian corn 30, oats 500, buckwheat 7, and Irish potatoes 25. The farm also produced about 100 lbs. of wool, 1 ton of hay, and 100 lbs. of butter, as well as slaughtering animals and making other goods.

• Census, 1820/1865, Cohocton, Steuben, NY. Noted every 5 to 10 years. In 1865 he is listed in the Wayland Census.

• Census, 1855, Cohocton, Steuben, NY. Listed on same page with his wife and sons George and Silas.

• Cemetery: New Clearview Cemetery, 1871, North Cohocton, Steuben, NY.

• Probate, 1871, Wayland, Steuben, NY. Case Number 7050, Book 11, Page 361. Charles B., Clark, George W., Maranda, Martin M., and Silas Morehouse are named.

Henry married Cynthia Montgomery on Dec 28, 1820. (Cynthia Montgomery was born about 1801 and was buried in North Cohocton, Steuben, NY.)