William Fletcher Chittenden (1835 - 1923)

Born 5 Sep 1835 in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Jun 1923 at age 87 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Private William Chittenden served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 05, 1862
Mustered out: May 15, 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): New York 154th Regiment

Birth

William Fletcher Chittenden was born on 5 September 1835 in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States to Hiram Chittenden (1809-1898).

Marriage and Family

He married Mary Jane Wheeler (1836-1924) c. 1859.

Children of the Chittenden-Wheeler Marriage

1. Hiram Martin Chittenden was born on 25 October 1859 in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. He married Nettie M. Parker (1856-1947). Hiram died on 9 October 1917 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
2. Clyde C. Chittenden was born in 1860 in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. He married Grace Guild (1865-1952). Clyde died on 12 April 1953 in Lake City, King, Washington, United States.
3. Ida Lunette Chittenden was born on 16 June 1864 in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. She married Newton I. Moore (1861-1936) on 14 December 1927 in Saint Johns, Clinton, Michigan. Ida died on 8 March 1954 in Lansing, Michigan, United States.

Death

William died on 2 June 1823 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States at the age of 87. The cause of his death was pneumonia. His daughter Ida was the informant on his death certificate. He was buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan. Find A Grave: Memorial #22191787

Sources

• 1855 New York State Census on 12 June in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York. Dwelling 95. ^[1]
• 1865 New York State Census on 22 June in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York. ^[2]
• 1870 United States Federal Census on 14 June in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York. ^[3]
• 1875 New York State Census on 18 June in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York. ^[4]
• 1880 United States Federal Census on 22 June in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York. ^[5]
• 1900 United States Federal Census on 3 June in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan. ^[6]
• 1910 United States Federal Census on 22 April in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan. ^[7]
• 1920 United States Federal Census on 12 January in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan. Residence 110 Mt. Hope Avenue.^[8]
• Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics for Ida L. Chittenden, daughter of William F. Chittenden and Mary Jane Wheeler. Ida married Newton I. Moore (66 years), residing in Lansing Michigan and born in McKane County, Michigan. He sold insurance and his parents were Israel Moore and Viola Gallop. Newton was married twice before. Ida was 63, residing in Lansing, Michigan and born in New York. This was her first marriage. Marriage License in Ingham County, Michigan in 12 December. Marriage was on 14 December 1927 at St. Johns, Clinton County, Michigan and performed by S.W. Large, Methodist Minister.
• New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstract for William F. Chittenden (26) enlisted on 5 August 1862 at Freedom, New York. Discharged on 15 May 1863. This records twice in hospital. 19 November 1862 in hospital in Washington, D.C. and discharged from there on 12 April 1863. Sent to 2nd hospital on 24 April 1863. It does not give the form of his disability. In and out as a Private.
• Find A Grave Index. Death Certificate copy found here.
• Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1865–1867. Microfilm publication, 37 rolls. New York State Archives. Albany, New York. It gives name, enlistment date, birth date and place, names of parents, regiment, company and rank.

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1855: Chittenden, Hiram 46, b. Columbia County, New York, farmer, head; Emaline 46, b. Suffolk County, NY, wife; William F. 19, b. Cattaraugus Co., NY, farmer, son; Hiram N. 17, b. Cattaraugus Co., NY, laborer, son; Fanny M. 12, Catt. Co., NY, daughter; Phebe E. 10, Catt. Co., NY, daughter; Cynthia A. 8, Catt. Co., NY, daughter; David S. 6, Catt. Co., NY, son.
2. ↑ 1865: Chittenden, Wm F. 29, farmer, head; M.J. 29, wife, 3 children; H.M. 6, son; Clyde 4, son; I.L 1, (Ida) daughter.
3. ↑ 1870: Chittenden, W. 34, farmer, head; Mary J. 34, wife; Hiram M. 11, son; Clyde 9, son; Ida 6, daughter.
4. ↑ 1875: Chittenden, Wm F. 39, farmer, head; Mary 39, wife; Hiram 16, son; Clyde 14, son; Ida L. 11, daughter.
5. ↑ 1880: Chittenden, Wm F. 44, farmer, head; Mary J. 44, wife; Clyde 19, son; Ida L. 16, teacher, daughter; Hiram M. 21, at West Point in school, son.
6. ↑ 1900: Chittenden, Wm F. 64, head, born September 1835 in NY, gardener; Mary J. 64, wife, born in January 1836 in NY, 3 children; Ida L. 31, daughter, born in June 1868 in NY, Florist.
7. ↑ 1910: Chittenden, William H. 74, only marriage, gardener (looks like> Florist); Mary J. 74, 3 children born and living, wife; Ida L. 45, daughter, single, Florist.
8. ↑ 1920: Chittenden, William F. 84, head, retired florist; Mary J. 83, wife; Ida L. 55, daughter, single; Wheeler, Marilla B. 68, single, sister-in-law, defective, says she is able to speak and read, but not to write; Rathke, Ethel W. 42, niece, public school teacher, married.