Early Life
He was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on Oct. 26, 1786 to colonial gunsmith Henry Deringer Senior (1756-1833) and Catherine McQuety (1759–1829). The family moved to Philadelphia where his father continued work on the Kentucky rifle, both an ornate sporting model and a basic version for the US Army. Henry, Jr. married Elizabeth Hollobush at the First Reformed Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 5, 1810.
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