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Elkanah Whiting 1757–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1757

Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 5 Jun 1841

Death Location: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Elkanah Whiting

Mother: Margery Gould-Whiting

Spouse(s): Dorcas Butterworth

Children(s): Dorcas Whiting

In 1757, Elkanah Whiting entered the world in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Elkanah Whiting And Margery Gould Whiting. Elkanah Whiting married Dorcas Butterworth, and had children including Dorcas B Whiting. Elkanah Whiting passed away in 1841 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1757, Elkanah Whiting entered the world in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Elkanah Whiting And Margery Gould Whiting.
  • Elkanah Whiting married Dorcas Butterworth, and had children including Dorcas B Whiting.
  • Elkanah Whiting passed away in 1841 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elkanah Whiting
1732–1802
Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Margery Gould-Whiting
1730–1797
Birth Location: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dorcas Butterworth
1758–1816
Birth Location: Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Dorcas Whiting
1781–1816
Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Elkanah Whiting's Ancestors

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Elkanah Whiting
1757–1841
Birth Place: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Elkanah Whiting
1732–1802
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Margery Gould-Whiting
1730–1797
Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Jabez Gould
1686–1748
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Margery (Sweetland) Swetland
1697–1770
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Great-Grandparents
Mary Crossman
1655–1711
John Sweetland
1651–1711
Rebekah Clark
1665–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sweetland
1603–1685
Susanna Browne
1622–1666

Elkanah Whiting's Descendants

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Elkanah Whiting (14 Mar 1757–5 Jun 1841) m. Dorcas Butterworth (1758–21 Apr 1816)
  1. 1. Dorcas (B.) Whiting 1781–1816 m. Rufus Jillson 1776–1839
    1. 1. Shubael (Whiting) Jillson 1802–1840 m. Fanny (Whipple) Bishop 1806–1889
      1. 1. EUNICE (WHIPPLE) JILLSON 1824–1910 m. WILLIAM (HENRY HARRISON) STAPLES 1820–1895
        1. 1. William Staples 1851–1918 m. Etta (Mabel) Butman 1874–1938

Elkanah Whiting's Timeline

2 Records

1757
14 Mar 1757
Birth of Elkanah Whiting in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1841
5 Jun 1841
Age 84
Death of Elkanah Whiting in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1757
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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