Ebenezer B. Whitten (1837 - 1862)

Born 4 May 1837 in Buxton, York, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Ann (Leach) Britton — married 24 Oct 1857 (to 9 Aug 1862) in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 9 Aug 1862 at age 25 in Cedar Mountain District, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Ebenezer Whitten was born in Maine.

Birth and Parents

Ebenezer (alias Eben), the second of six children of Thomas Whitten and Mary Burnham was born on 4 May 1837 at Buxton, Maine.^[1]

U.S. Civil War Service - Union

Sgt. Ebenezer Whitten served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 25, 1861
Mustered out: Aug 9, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company A, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry

Ebenezer served at the rank of First Sergeant during the U.S. Civil War with Company A, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry. He enlisted on 25 May 1861 at Boston, and will killed in action on 9 August 1862 during the Battle of Cedar Mountain at Culpepper County, Virginia.^[2][3]A family member received a pension for his service on 26 October 1864.^[4]

Marriage and Children

Ebenezer, occupation Manufacturer, married as her first husband, Frances Ann Leach (1839-1873), the daughter of Henry and Deborah (Gould) Leach on 24 October 1857 at Lowell, Massachusetts.^[5]They had one child born at Maine:

1. Persis Helen "Percie" Whitten (b 1858; d. 9 Jan 1934, Los Angeles, CA)^[6]m. 30 Jul 1890 at Chelsea, MA, Everett Perley Hanson (1859-1949)^[7]

Frances Ann (Leach) Whitten married 2) Charles H. Britton (1826-1891) on 1 September 1863 at Lowell, Massachusetts.^[8]They had two children born at Massachusetts.

Death and Burial

Sgt. Ebenezer Whitten was killed in action during U.S. Civil War.

Ebenezer B. Whitten was killed in action on 9 August 1862 in his 25th year during the Battle of Cedar Mountain at Culpeper County, Virginia.^[9]He has a memorial site on FindAGrave.^[10]

Research Notes

• Ebenezer would likely be buried at Culpeper National Cemetery; however, there is no memorial for him. It could be that his wife did not know how, or was not able to request a headstone for her husband given that she and their young daughter were likely bereft.

• FindAGrave contacted with complete birth information and birth record on 25 March 2024.

• See Battle of Cedar (aka Slaughter's) Mountain:^[11][12]

• Ebenezer's younger brother, Pvt. Benjamin Franklin Whitten, also served during the Civil War with the Maine Infantry and died following amputation of his right arm following the Battle of the Wilderness in July 1864.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4MH-X77 : 14 January 2020), Ebenezer B. Whitten, 1837.
2. ↑ Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. Source Information: Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3337377:1555?ssrc=pt&tid=75874318&pid=302490339695
3. ↑ National Park Service. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4073214:1138
4. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4YK-946 : 24 March 2016), Eben B. Whitten, 1864.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW13-NC4 : 16 November 2022), Ebenezer B. Whitten and Frances Ann Leach, 1857.
6. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLN-LLLL : Sat Mar 09 15:04:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Piercie Whitten Hanson and Ebenezer Whitten, 9 January 1934.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4SH-XQ5 : 9 November 2022), Frances in entry for Everett Everett Hancon and Percie Helen Whitten, 1890.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHKY-9G6 : 29 December 2022), Frances A. Whitten in entry for Charles H. Britton, 1863.
9. ↑ "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZB-B79 : 16 January 2020), Ebenezer B. Whitten, 1862.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179695328/ebenezer_b-whitten: accessed March 23, 2024), memorial page for SGT Ebenezer B “Eben” Whitten (unknown–9 Aug 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179695328; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by LarukaRL (contributor 49086684).
11. ↑ https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/cedar-mountain
12. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cedar_Mountain

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V8-TPV : Sat Mar 09 23:28:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Whitten and Mary Whitten, 1850.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing, connected to mother and photo added following further research by Carol Baldwin on 25 March 2024.