Anne (Toucher) Whitten (abt. 1831 - 1899)

Born about 1831 in Saint John's, Newfoundland

Ancestors

Wife of William Whitten — married 17 Nov 1845 in Saint John's, Newfoundland

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1899 at about age 68 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Note on the spelling of Anne Toucher Whitten's name:

Anne Toucher Whitten's name was given on her death certificate as Ann Tusher Whitten. I'm inclined to believe that this is how she spelled her name, as her mother also went by "Ann," and "Tusher" seems to have been the most popular spelling in these records, so I will refer to her as "Ann Tusher Whitten" in this profile.

The generally accepted spelling of the surname is "Toucher," however, and this is the term the Newfoundland newspapers used when reporting on her parents, as indicated in the reference section of their profiles.^[1]

Biographical information

Please consult the profiles of Ann's parents, husband, and children for more detailed information about her life. This profile is "under construction."

Children:

The twelve known children of Capt. William and Ann Tusher Whitten, all of whom lived into adulthood, were:

• John Thomas Whitten (abt 1849-1933, married Catherine J. Ward, died in Boston).
• William Anthony Whitten (abt 1850-1910, died in St. John's at age 59 of heart disease; married twice; at least some of his descendants relocated to Boston).
• Ellen F. (Whitten) Ellard (1851-1924, married Thomas Peter Ellard, died in Boston).
• George Whitten (1852-1884, died in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland at age 32.)
• Henry John Whitten (1857-1930, married Ellen Walsh, died in St. John's, aged 73).
• Elizabeth Ann Whitten (1858-1930, never married, died in Boston, aged 71).
• Joseph Whitten (1860-1935, married Harriet Anne Wills (or Willis), died in St. John's, aged 75).^[2]
• Sarah Anne "Annie" (Whitten) Fitzgerald (abt 1863-1927, married John J. Fitzgerald, died in Boston in her early 60s).
• Jane Catherine Whitten (1865-1928, never married, died in Boston aged 62).
• Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" (Whitten) Holmes (1867-1930, married Edward P. Holmes, died in Boston aged 62).
• Peter Patrick Whitten (1869-1887, died at age 18 in St. John's).
• Clara Mary (Whitten) Murphy (1873-1946, married Timothy J. Murphy, died in Boston aged 73).

Death:

Ann Tusher Whitten died in Boston in 1899, at the age of sixty-nine. The cause of death was listed as apoplexy, the contemporary term for a sudden cerebral hemorrhage or stroke that was either incapacitating or immediately fatal.

Sources

1. ↑ Family tree maintained by Kerry Ellard, a descendant of Ann Tusher Whitten, on Ancestry.com.
2. ↑ Baptismal record of Joseph Whittle [Whitten] in the Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899.

• Source: S350058341 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030Ancestry Family Tree APID 192469457166:1030:115577501
• Family tree maintained by Kerry Ellard, a descendant of Ann Tusher Whitten, on Ancestry.com
• Baptismal record of Joseph Whittle [Whitten] in the Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899.