Ely Whelan Jr. (abt. 1796 - abt. 1857)

Born about 5 Jan 1796 in Bergen, Genesee County, New York

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1857 at about age 60 in Believed to be Benton, Eaton County, Michigan

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Biography

Ely Whelan Jr. son of Eli Whelan Sr., was born 7 January 1796 and he died about 1857. Ely Whelan Jr. was married twice. The first marriage (contributing to the confusion of the son and his father) married Desire Green of New York. With her he had six children. His second wife Sally Wise Whelan Kingman is credited with cutting the family names and dates from the family bible in an attempt to conceal family records. Ely and Sally are recorded in the 1850 Census in Eaton County, Michigan. Ely owned 200 acres in Eaton Township of which he sold 45 acres to Sally before his death.

Eli Whelan Jr. was the father of Leonard Whelan, named in honor of his brother.

End of Biography.

Genealogical Records

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Death Records

Death of grandson Leonard Whelan;

• Primary Source, Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929; ^[1] Data Extract:

1. ) Michigan Death Records; Leonard Whelan, son of Ely and Desire (Green?) Whelan, died. {Editorial Comment (RRB): this Leonard Whelan is the grandson of Eli and Desire Whelan Sr., and also the son of Eli and Desire (Green) Whelan Jr.}

Biographic and Genealogical Sources

• Secondary Source, Vivian Lyon Moore,Michigan Genealogical Notes, ^[2] Data:

1. ) Whelan Genealogy; page 131: Copied from the Whelan family record in the possession of Marion Elizabeth Whelan, Tecumseh, MIch age 19, great granddaughter of Eli Whelan and Desire (Beebe) Whelan:
   1. ) Ely Whelan was born May 24th, 1773. Monday.
   2. ) Desire Whelan was born March 23rd, 1772. Monday.
   3. ) Ely Whelan was married to Desire Beebe November the 16th, 1794.
      1. ) Ely Whelan {Jr.}; was born January the 8th, 1796.
      2. ) Herbert Whelan, their second was born June the 11th, 1797.
      3. ) Harriet Whelan their third was born Friday January 25th 1799.
         1. ) Harriet Whelan was married to John Allen Septembe 12th, 1833
      4. ) Cyrus Whelan their fourth was born Wednesday August 26th, 1800.
      5. ) John Whelan their fifth was born Thursday July the 8th, 1802.
      6. ) Leonard Whelan their sixth was born July 20, 1804.
      7. ) William Whelan their seventh was born Wednesday August 6th, 1806.
      8. ) Pamelia Whelan their eighth was born Sunday January 8th, 1809.
         1. ) Pamelia Whelan was married to Eli Knight July 4th, 1833.
      9. ) Irena Whelan their ninth was born Friday, February 15th, 1811.
         1. ) George Allen was married to Irena Whelan April the 23, 1834.
      10. ) Lyman Brainard Whelan their tenth, was born Oct. 30, 1812.

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Sources

1. ↑ Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929; [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008345971; Roll Number: 15; Certificate Number: 5.
2. ↑ Moore, Vivian Lyon (Genealogical Records Committee; Michigan Genealogical Notes, 1933-1934.

Other Sources

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• Marion E. Whelan (DAR #290662) and Florence S. Whelan (DAR #230193); John Whelan of Brandon, VT. and Descendants. Self-published, 1935. John Whelan, etc; page 2; image 735 of 837: Whelan Genealogy; image 749 of 837:

• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHS6-K9B : 23 February 2021), Ely Whelan in entry for Leonard Whelan, 1899.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8D-C6V : 22 December 2020), Eli Wheeling, Chester, Eaton, Michigan, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCPQ-FT5 : 17 January 2020), Ely Whilan, 1852.

• Date from the recordshttps://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/936W-5F5

Questions

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