Thomas S. White (1804 - 1872)

Born 1 Aug 1804 in Leicester, Addison, Vermont, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Sparks — married 1828 in NY, Cattaraugus Co., Freedom, Sandusky

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1872 at age 68 in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA

Biography

His parents dying when he was about eight years of age, he was cared for by his older brother, Mark C., who by the aid of kind friends kept the family of eight children together in their Vermont home until the winter of 1815 he sought a home in the wilds of western New York, accompanied by Thomas and his three sisters, one having died after the death of her parents, and the two younger children remaining with friends in Vermont. They first settled in Centreville, Alleghany Co., N. Y., on a hill farm, which in later years was owned by Gregory Metcalf. Thomas later engaged in mercantile business, first in Freedom and later in Sandusky, a village of that town, pursuing this business for some years, when he turned his attention to farming as a source of better health. During his forty years residence in Freedom, there were but few years his life was not devoted to public service as a town or county official.

Sources

• 1830; Census Place: Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 85; Page: 154; Family History Library Film: 0017145

• Descendants of John White, of Wenham and Lancaster, MA, 1639-1900, Almira Larkin White.

• have Birth, and Marriage cert.