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Waters, Henry Woodward Dorsey (1818-1880), undated

 Item — Box: 7
Identifier: CSPH 137

Dates

  • undated

Biographical / Historical

Henry Woodward Dorsey Waters (1813-1880) was the son of Nathanial Magruder Waters of Montgomery County, Maryland. In 1837, he married Prudence Jane Griffith (1816-1853), daughter of Major Greenbury Griffith of Anne Arundel County. Their children were: Nathaniel Magruder (1839-1909); Greenberry Griffith (1841-1864); Susannah Magruder (1845-1933), married William Nevins Worley; Achsah Dorsey (1848-1890), married Roderick Dorsey Hobbs; Tilghman (1851-1883), married Drusilla Hammond; and Prudence Jane (1853-1923), married Charles McGill Williams. After the death of his wife, Waters married Emily Griffith (1818-1903), her younger sister, with whom he had no further children.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints : Cased daguerreotype ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Slip of paper in case reads: " My grandfather, H. W. Dorsey Waters of Montgomery County and Frederick Maryland. Born 1812? -1880. Son of Nathanial M. Waters and A. Dorsey.

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
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