Joseph Whitmore (1755 - 1841)

Born 9 Jul 1755 in Windham, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Babbidge) Whitmore — married 9 Nov 1780 in Castine, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1841 at age 85 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Private Joseph Whitmore served with 24th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Joseph Whitmore is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A125003.

Joseph Whitmore is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-318986
Rank: Soldier

WHITMORE, Joseph Cont MA b Windam CT 1755 Capt Parker's co d Deer Isle 1841 m Abigail 1(W22592); 3S; 12S; 13S; CL-2, 125:119; MOCA page 854 Soldiers Sailors and Patriots of the Revolutionary War_Maine Carleton and Sue Fisher

Noted: Joseph Whitmore removed to Deer Isle, Maine from Whindham, Maine. Find A Grave indicates father John Whitmore & birth: 13 Jul 1755 Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Father John Whitmore2 b. [24 Jan 1714] 5 Jun 1693, d. 5 May 1759 Mother Mary Burnell2 b. 3 May 1719, d. 1767

Joseph Whitmore was born on 13 July 1755 at Dudley, Worcester, MA.1 He married Abigail Babbidge, daughter of William Babbidge and Rebecca Bibber, on 10 November 1780 at Deer Isle, Hancock, ME.2 Joseph Whitmore died on 14 June 1841 at Deer Isle, Hancock, ME, at age 85.1

Joseph Whitmore; b. 9 Jul 1755 at Windham, Cumberland, Maine; m. Abigail Babbidge, daughter of William Babbidge and Rebecca Bibber, 9 Nov 1780; d. 10 Jun 1841 at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, at age 85.

Known children of Joseph Whitmore and Abigail Babbidge were as follows:

• i. John Whitmore; b. 14 Sep 1781^[1] m. Deborah Trundy, daughter of Samuel Trundy and Ann Carey, 7 May 1803 at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; d. 9 Dec 1851 at age 70.

• ii. Joseph Whitmore; b. 29 Jul 1783^[2] at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; m. Susan Saunders, daughter of James Saunders and Susan Webb; d. before 1820.

• iii. William Whitmore; b. 19 Jul 1785^[3] at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine;; m. Mary Abbot, daughter of James Abbott, 1809 at Hancock, Maine; m. Mary Abbot, daughter of James Abbott; d. 15 May 1825 at age 39.

• iv. Mary Whitmore; b. 28 Oct 1787^[4] at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; m. Jonathan Eaton, son of Moses Eaton and Patience Bridges, 31 Dec 1807 at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine.

• v. Daniel Whitmore; b. 27 Feb 1790^[5] at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine;

• vi. Rebecca B. Whitmore; b. 16 Mar 1792^[6] at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; m. Abel E. Staples, son of Moses Staples and Judith Eaton; d. 3 Apr 1873 at age 81; Æ 81.

• vii. Samuel Whitmore; b. 29 Apr 1794^[7] at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; m. Abigail H. Joyce, daughter of James Joyce and Martha Staples, 24 Feb 1817 at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; d. 3 Apr 1864 at Oceanville, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, at age 69; age 70 years.

• viii. James Whitmore; b. 10 Dec 1796^[8] at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; m. Rebecca Stanley, daughter of Sans Stanley and Elizabeth Mayo, 11 Aug 1817 at Hancock, Maine; m. Huldah H. Gott 18 Jun 1873 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; They were both from Tremont; d. 2 Feb 1883 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, at age 86; Æ 86y 1m 22d; he was buried at Old Burying Ground, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine.

• ix. Lemuel Whitmore; b. 1 Apr 1799^[9] at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine;

• x. Seth Webb Whitmore; b. 15 Oct 1800^[10] at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; b. 15 Oct 1800 at Massachusetts; m. Lucy Stinson, daughter of William Stinson and Mary York, 1 May 1825 at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine.

• xi. Abigail Whitmore; b. 27 Nov 1802 at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; m. George C. York, son of Benjamin York and Mary Cummings, 4 Mar 1823 at Hancock, Maine; d. 1868 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; d. 1 Nov 1874 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at age 71; age 72 years; she was buried at Remick Cemetery, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine. Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins

• xii. Sarah L. Whitmore; b. 12 Nov 1806^[11] at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; m. Joseph Fifield, son of Avery Fifield and Sarah Roberts Lunt, 13 Feb 1835 at Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine; d. 24 Jun 1882 at age 75.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WQ-B8X : 10 February 2018), Joseph Whitmore in entry for John , 14 Sep 1781; citing ; FHL microfilm 10,836. at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine;
2. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4W7-335 : 10 February 2018), Joseph Whitmore in entry for Joseph , 29 Jul 1783; citing ; FHL microfilm 10,836.
3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4W7-4M7 : 10 February 2018), Joseph Whitmore in entry for William , 19 Jul 1785; citing ; FHL microfilm 10,836.
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WQ-J72 : 10 February 2018), Joseph Whitmore in entry for Mary , 28 Oct 1787; citing ; FHL microfilm 10,836.
5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WQ-B7X : 10 February 2018), Joseph Whitmore in entry for Daniel , 27 Feb 1790; citing ; FHL microfilm 10,836.
6. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WQ-4F2 : 10 February 2018), Joseph Whitmore in entry for Rebekah , 16 Mar 1792; citing ; FHL microfilm 10,836.
7. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4W7-WTG : 10 February 2018), Joseph Whitmore in entry for Samuel , 29 Apr 1794; citing ; FHL microfilm 10,836.
8. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4W7-W19 : 10 February 2018), Joseph Whitmore in entry for James , 10 Dec 1796; citing ; FHL microfilm 10,836.
9. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4W7-3QW : 10 February 2018), Joseph Whitmore in entry for Lemuel , 01 Apr 1799; citing ; FHL microfilm 10,836.
10. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4W7-4MS : 10 February 2018), Joseph Whitmore in entry for Seth Webb , 15 Oct 1800; citing ; FHL microfilm 10,836.
11. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4H5-CMH : 10 February 2018), Joseph Whitmore in entry for Sarah Whitmore, 12 Nov 1806; citing DEER ISLE,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 873,738.

• Family of Joseph Whitmore"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99L1-Q9WP-3?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine.

• Pension Application https://digitalmaine.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1208&context=revolutionary_war_hancock_county

• An Historical Sketch of the Town of Deer Isle, Maine: With Notices of Its ... By George Lawrence Hosmer page 128

• Vital records 1781-1940 Authors: Deer Isle (Maine). Town Clerk (Main Author) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99L1-Q9WP-3?cc=1803978

• https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p6026.htm#i180942

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 January 2019), memorial page for Joseph Whitmore (13 Jul 1755–14 Jun 1842), Find A Grave Memorial no. 150831577, citing Old Colomy Point Cemetery, Stonington, Hancock County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Darryl (contributor 48175404) .

• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-2CHF : accessed 16 January 2019), Joseph Whitmore, ; citing Maine, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 4; FHL microfilm 1,319,384.

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