Louisa was born in 1874, in Newfoundland, the daughter of Stephen and Hester.
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The 17-year-old appears in the 1891 Canada census in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with her parents.
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She married Robert Whitten 06 Jun 1892 in Halifax.
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With Robert she is the mother of Charles E., born in 1909,
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and other children.
She passed away in 1946. Note that a family photo appears on Find-A-Grave.[5]
Research Notes
On some of her children's birth records her name appears as Louisa Reed, Louise Reed, or even Louiza Reed.
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On her son Woodrow Wilson Whitten's death certificate she appears as Florence Reed.
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Sources
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"Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-JHWP : 8 May 2015), Louisa Reid, 10 Oct 1874; citing Birth, St John's, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
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"Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWK1-Q1Y : 3 August 2016), Louisa Reid, Ward 4a, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148116.
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"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2GB-HSC : 5 December 2014), Robert Whitten and Louisa Reid, 06 Jun 1892; citing Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, reference 2:3ST4QQ7; FHL microfilm 1,298,882.
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"Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX7K-S19 : 1 March 2016), Charles E Whitten, 06 Jan 1909, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #item 2 p 343, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,294.
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"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QK-PND9 : 19 July 2016), Louiza Reed in entry for Whitten, 12 Aug 1911; citing Birth, , Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, 13797, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 801,840.
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"Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYG-6L97 : 16 August 2019), Florence Reed in entry for Woodrow Wilson Whitten, 27 May 1976; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
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