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Joseph Whittaker 1755–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1755

Birth Location: Leeds, England

Death Date: 22 May 1838

Death Location: Hopewell Furnace, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Charles Whitaker

Mother: Rosy Judah

Spouse(s): Obedience Perdue, Sarah Updegrove

Children(s): John Whittaker, Joesph Whittaker, Daniel Whitaker, James Whittaker, Aaron Whittaker, Thomas Whittaker

In 1755, Joseph Whittaker entered the world in Leeds, England, born to Charles Whitaker And Rosy Ann Judah. Joseph Whittaker married Obedience Perdue, Sarah Updegrove, and had children including Aaron Whittaker, Agnass Whittaker, Daniel Whitaker, Elizabeth Whittaker, Jack Whittaker, James Harvey Whittaker, Joesph Whittaker, John Whittaker, Nancy Whittaker, Nathan Whittaker, Thomas Whittaker. Joseph Whittaker passed away in 1838 in Hopewell Furnace, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1755, Joseph Whittaker entered the world in Leeds, England, born to Charles Whitaker And Rosy Ann Judah.
  • Joseph Whittaker married Obedience Perdue, Sarah Updegrove, and had children including Aaron Whittaker, Agnass Whittaker, Daniel Whitaker, Elizabeth Whittaker, Jack Whittaker, James Harvey Whittaker, Joesph Whittaker, John Whittaker, Nancy Whittaker, Nathan Whittaker, Thomas Whittaker.
  • Joseph Whittaker passed away in 1838 in Hopewell Furnace, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Whitaker
1805–
Birth Location: –
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Rosy Judah
1845–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Obedience Perdue
1760–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Updegrove
1759–1823
Birth Location: Chester, Delaware Co., PA
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Children(s)

John Whittaker
1796–1874
Birth Location: Hopewell Furnace, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joesph Whittaker
1789–1870
Birth Location: Hopewell Furnace, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Daniel Whitaker
1800–1873
Birth Location: VA
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James Whittaker
1782–1875
Birth Location: Hopewell Furnace, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Aaron Whittaker
1792–1865
Birth Location: Pulaski, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Whittaker
–1812
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Whittaker's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Whittaker
1755–1838
Birth Place: Leeds, England
Parents
Charles Whitaker
1805–
Rosy (Ann) Judah
1845–
Grandparents
James Whitaker
1782–1875
Hopewell Furnace, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Adams
1785–
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Updegrove
1759–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Whittaker's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Whittaker (25 Aug 1755–22 May 1838) m. Obedience Perdue (1760–) m. Sarah Updegrove (1759–15 Sep 1823)
  1. 1. John Whittaker 1796–1874
  2. 2. Joesph Whittaker 1789–1870
  3. 3. Daniel Whitaker 1800–1873 m. Rachel Lewis 1790–1857
    1. 1. Calvin Whitaker 1820–1900 m. Pheby Helt 1820–1856 m. Nancy (Jane) Crutsinger 1849–1939 m. Martha (Jane) Henson 1821–
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Whittaker 1847–1900 m. William (Harmon) Canter 1850–1904
        1. 1. Anna (Belle (Annie)) Canter 1891–1969 m. Amos (Jessie) Mason 1880–1957
        2. 2. Abraham Canter 1866–1946 m. Mary Sproles 1865–1941
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Canter 1868–1927 m. Samuel (Patton) Blaylock 1850–1936
        4. 4. William Canter 1871–1952 m. Ellen Jordan 1887–1947 m. Dora (Belle) Blaylock 1876–1927
        5. 5. Susan Canter 1873–1963 m. Joseph (Goodson) Canter 1873–1897 m. George (Franklin) Rash 1880–1936
        6. 6. Nancy (Katherine) Canter 1873–1954 m. Rufus (Brown Whittaker) Jr. 1877–1966
        7. 7. Joseph Canter 1873–1900 m. Eliza Canter 1880–1936
        8. 8. James (Benjamin) Canter 1877–1961 m. Lillian Worley 1879–1939
        9. 9. Eliza Canter 1880–1960 m. Martin Canter 1881–1936
        10. 10. John (Calvin) Canter 1882–1952 m. Alice (Fielder) Rash 1885–1948
        11. 11. Sallie Canter 1885–1949 m. Willis (Pippin) Jackson 1885–1974
      2. 2. Calvin (Henry) Whitaker 1878–
      3. 3. John (Jefferson) Whitaker 1845–1861
      4. 4. Daniel Whitaker 1849–
      5. 5. William (C) Whitaker 1851–1898
      6. 6. Rufus (Brown "Doc") Whitaker 1852–1898
      7. 7. Elizabeth (E) Whitaker 1854–1924
      8. 8. Lucinda Whitaker 1853–
      9. 9. Abel Whitaker 1856–1919
      10. 10. Harriet (C B) Whitaker 1875–
      11. 11. Julia (E) Whitaker 1871–
      12. 12. Hester (Catherine) Whitaker 1869–1958
      13. 13. Nancy (C) Whitaker 1869–
    2. 2. Lucinda Whitaker 1825–1903
    3. 3. David Whitaker 1826–
    4. 4. David (A) Whitaker 1823–
    5. 5. Abagail Whitaker 1817–1884
    6. 6. Deborah Whitaker 1815–1864
    7. 7. Lewis Whitaker 1813–
  4. 4. James (Harvey) Whittaker 1782–1875
  5. 5. Aaron Whittaker 1792–1865
  6. 6. Thomas Whittaker –1812

Joseph Whittaker's Timeline

3 Records

1755
25 Aug 1755
Birth of Joseph Whittaker in Leeds, Kent, England
Leeds, Kent, England
1755
25 Aug 1755
Birth of Joseph Whittaker in Leeds, England
Leeds, England
1838
22 May 1838
Age 83
Death of Joseph Whittaker in Hopewell Furnace, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Hopewell Furnace, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1755
    Event Place: Leeds, Kent, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1755
    Event Place: Leeds, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1838
    Event Place: Hopewell Furnace, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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