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Benjamin Whittemore (1801 - 1881)

Rev. Benjamin Whittemore
Born in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 4 Jun 1823 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Died at age 79 in Mattapan, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Benjamin was born in Lancaster May 3, 1801. He married, June 4, 1823, Mandana, daughter of Rev. Hosea Ballou, of Boston. He began to preach in 1821, and was ordained as a minister in the Universalist denomination at West Scituate May 21, 1823. He afterwards preached at Troy, NY, and South Boston. In 1843, he was invited to settle in his native town, where he officiated as pastor of the Universalist church several years. His last pastorate was in Norwich, Conn. whence he returned to Lancaster. His sons are: Benjamin B. and Nathaniel H., of Boston, and Murray W. of Norwich.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253688675/benjamin-whittemore: accessed 19 January 2024), memorial page for Rev Benjamin Whittemore (3 May 1801–26 Apr 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 253688675, citing North Village Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by cstreip (contributor 47532191).
  • "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZKB-6NL : 4 December 2014), Benja. Whittemore, 03 May 1801; citing LANCASTER,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0547550 IT 1.




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Whitmore-2702 and Whittemore-1228 do not represent the same person because: different genders--rejected merge clean up

Rejected matches › Benjamin Whittemore (1801-1833)