no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Samuel Emery Whitten (1834 - 1856)

Samuel Emery (Emery) Whitten
Born in Saco, York, Maine, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 22 in Saco, York, Maine, United Statesmap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Ave Norway private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 11 Jun 2023
This page has been accessed 27 times.

Contents

Biography

Samuel Emery Whitten, known familiarly as "Emery", was born on 10 Nov 1834 in Saco, York, Maine.[1] He was the son of Samuel Whitten and Lucinda Ladd.

Emery died of consumption on 29 Nov 1856 in Saco, York, Maine. He was buried in his father's family plot at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco, York, Maine.[2] Saco Town Records indicate that Emery died on 29 Nov 1856 at the age of 22,[3], as does a Nathan Hale Cemetery Transcription,[4] while Find A Grave specifies that it was on 26 Nov 1856.

Census Enumerations

1850 Saco, York, Maine Emery (age 15) was enumerated in his parents' household.[5]

Research Notes

Due to the Nathan Hale cemetery transcription error, Emery has a double listing on Find A Grave where an erroneous entry was made for "Henry Whitten", son of Samuel and Lucinda Whitten.[6]

Sources

  1. Maine Vital Records, 1840-1900. Children of Samuel Whitten and Lucinda Ladd; page 109. Citing First Book of the Records of the Town of Pepperellborough, Now the City of Saco. Thurston Print, 1896. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 61 of 775. Accessed 11 Jun 2023. Birth Record
  2. Find A Grave: Memorial #79476177
  3. Maine Vital Records, 1840-1900. Emery Whitten Death Record; page 51. Citing First Book of the Records of the Town of Pepperellborough, Now the City of Saco. Thurston Print, 1896. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 222 of 775. Accessed 11 Jun 2023. Death Record
  4. Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980. Henry Whitten transcription error, should read "Emery"; Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco; died 29 Nov 1856. Citing Maine State Library, Augusta. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 1156 of 1573. Accessed 11 Jun 2023. Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection
  5. United States Census, 1850. Saco, York, Maine, New York, United States. Emery Whitten in the household of Samuel W. Whitten; line 39, house visitation number 507, family number 559. Citing National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; NARA digital publication series M432. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 81 of 139. Accessed 13 Jun 2023. 1850 US Census
  6. Find A Grave: Memorial #243414734




Is Emery your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emery by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emery:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

W  >  Whitten  >  Samuel Emery Whitten