James
Fletcher
Whitin
Born in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Paul Whitin
and Elizabeth (Fletcher) Whitin
Brother of
James Whitin, Mary Whitin, Paul Whitin, Mary Fletcher (Whitin) Walker, Nathaniel Draper Whitin, John Crane Whitin, Charles Pinckney Whitin, Sarah Ann Whitin and Margaret Fletcher Whitin
Husband of
Patience Howard (Saunders) Whitin
— married
2 Jul 1842 in Grafton, Massachusetts
Father of
Albert Henry Whitin
Died
at age 87
in Whitinsville, Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Sep 2010
This page has been accessed 367 times.
Contents |
Biography
James was born in Northbridge, Massachusetts, in 1814, the son of Paul and Betsey (Fletcher) Whitin.[1] He was a member of the Whitin family that was at one time one of the world's largest producers of textile spindles for picking and spinning cotton and wool. His father Paul owned several cotton mills, and James eventually followed in the business, inheriting the Crown and Eagle Mill in Uxbridge, Mass., as well as land near the Whiten Railroad Depot from his mother in 1864. He in 1874, James built the Linwood Cotton Mill on that land. He married Patience Saunders in 1842[2]and they resided in Northbridge, Mass. They were considerably wealthy, being able to afford servants and frequent travel excursions.[3] The home he lived in at Northbridge, built in 1868, is still standing.[1]
He died at the age of 87 years, in 1902.[4]
Children
- Children of James Whitin:
Residency
- 1900 - Northbridge Town (Middle Part), Worcester, Massachusetts.
- 1880 - Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts.
- 1870 - Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts.
- 1860 - Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts.
- 1850 - Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6H-V8D : 10 February 2018), James Fletcher Whitin, 21 Dec 1814
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCHZ-3JQ : 9 February 2018), James F. Whitin and Patience H. Saunders, 02 Jul 1842
- ↑ 1858 Handwritten Diary by Patience Saunders Whitin, Worthpoint, https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1858-handwritten-diary-whitin-151885009
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWPC-3DJ : 11 March 2018), James Fletcher Whitin, 02 Mar 1902
Is James your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
-
~3.12%
Tom Abbott
:
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured Auto Racers: James is 18 degrees from Jack Brabham, 24 degrees from Rudolf Caracciola, 17 degrees from Louis Chevrolet, 17 degrees from Dale Earnhardt, 32 degrees from Juan Manuel Fangio, 17 degrees from Betty Haig, 22 degrees from Arie Luyendyk, 19 degrees from Bruce McLaren, 15 degrees from Wendell Scott, 20 degrees from Kat Teasdale, 16 degrees from Dick Trickle and 24 degrees from Maurice Trintignant on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
W > Whitin > James Fletcher Whitin
Categories: Northbridge, Massachusetts