Samuel Whidden (1752 - 1821)

Born 8 Jun 1752 in Nottingham, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail Newcomb — married 15 Jul 1774 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1821 at age 69 in Salmon River, Colchester, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Samuel Whidden was born 08 Jun 1752 in Nottingham, New Hampshire, the son of James Whidden, and Abigail Sanborn^[1].

Samuel came to Nova Scotia with his father and siblings in 1761, and they settled in Truro. On 15 Jul 1774 when Samuel was 22, he married Abigail Newcomb, daughter of Capt. Eddy Newcomb and Abigail English.

It is unclear just how or where Samuel and Abigail met. Abigail's family was from Cornwallis, Kings Co. Her sister Elizabeth had relocated with her husband Eliakim Tupper from Kings County to Truro in 1773. Also, Samuel's brother, John, had settled in Cornwallis, either as a relocation from Truro or at the same time as his parents and siblings emigrated from New Hampshire to Truro. So Abigail may have been in Truro with her sister, or Samuel may have been in Cornwallis with his brother.

Abigail and Samuel settled in Colchester County. They had the following children:

1. Elizabeth (29 Mar 1775-1864)
2. Abigail (17 Dec 1776-16 Feb 1858)
3. Eddy (16 Feb 1778-1858)
4. Sarah. Born on 29 Dec 1779 in Truro. Sarah died in 1797; she was 17.
5. Eleanor (5 Apr 1783-2 Jun 1836)
6. Mary (29 Jun 1785-12 Feb 1839)
7. Nancy (24 Dec 1787-24 Apr 1858)
8. Samuel (13 Aug 1790-16 Feb 1862)
9. James (1796-5 Sep 1870)
10. Phoebe (18 Feb 1799-28 Jul 1842)

Samuel died in Salmon River, Nova Scotia, on 10 Jul 1821; he was 69. He was buried in Robie St. Cemetery, Truro.

Marriage

Samuel Whidden m. Abigail Newcomb in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia on 15 July 1774^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Whidden Family Register Report. H. Douglas Goff, 2019. Citing
   • The Whidden Family of Nova Scotia, 1973, by Miss Helen H. Whidden and her nephew Phillip Whidden Barlow
   • The Whidden Family of Colchester, by Jane Currie Wile.
   • Whidden, Paul David and Raymond Marvin Whidden. 2007. Whidden: NH, NS and beyond, 1662-2002. A Family Odyssey. 2 Volumes.
2. ↑ Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5L-MTG : 5 December 2014), Samuel Whidden and Abigail Newcomb, 15 Jul 1774; citing Truro,Colchester,Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 928,972.