From the book History of Walworth County Wisconsin, by Albert Clayton Beckwith, 
publ. 1912 - Page 546

HENRY PHOENIX, son of John and wife Martha MARTIN, was born at Greenwich, New 
York, June 28, 1792; was apprenticed to a tanner at Painted Post; after various 
business ventures he settled for a time at Perry, where he was postmaster.  In 
1836 he came with his brother, Col. Samuel F., to Delavan, and the two joined 
in platting the village and naming it, in mill-building, in a general store, 
and in real estate business.  He had married, November, 1849 at Painted Post, 
Ann, daughter of John JENNINGS.  They had eleven children.  He died February 
27, 1842.  His widow was killed by a railway train while she was crossing an 
icy trestle-bridge west of the village, November 19, 1857.  She had eleven 
children.  Martha was wife of Aaron H. TAGGART, and Mary C. was wife of John F. 
McKEY.

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