Joseph
Whitten
Born in Scarborough, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Elisha Whitten
and Elizabeth (Jeffers) Whitten
Brother of
Benjamin Whitten, James E. Whitten, Thomas Whitten, Sarah (Whitten) Goodridge, Ann Whitten, William Whitten, Jacob E. Whitten, Aaron Whitten, Lucy Whitten, Olive (Whitten) Foss, Eunice G. (Whitten) Walker, John Whitten, Benjamin Whitten, John M. Whitten and Mary Elizabeth (Whitten) Lamb
Husband of
Rebecca (Babb) Whitten
— married
6 Aug 1837 (to 13 Mar 1879) in Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
in Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Mar 2024
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Contents |
Biography
Joseph Whitten was born in Massachusetts.
Birth and Parents
Joseph, the fifth of sixteen children of Elisha Whitten and Elizabeth Jeffers was born on 26 July 1811 at Scarborough, Massachusetts, which was annexed by Maine in 1820.[1]
Marriage and Children
Joseph, occupation Machinist, married Rebecca Babb (1809-1879) on 6 August 1837 at Westbrook, Maine.[2]They had a daughter born at Maine:
- Isidore F. Whitten (b. 1852; d. 1879, Gloucester, MA)
In 1860, Joseph (48 years, b. ME, occupation Operative), wife Rebecca (51 years, b. ME) and daughter Isidore (9 years, b. ME) were living at Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine.[3]
Death
Joseph Whitten died on 23 April 1888 in his 77th year at Illinois. [Needs source].
Sources
- ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4C7-X26 : 22 July 2021), Elisha Whitten in entry for Joseph Whitten, 1811.
- ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Q-JBGQ : Sun Mar 10 16:29:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Whitten and Rebecca Babb, 6 August 1837.
- ↑ The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M653_436; Page: 89; Family History Library Film: 803436. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/44095241:7667
Census Records
- "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6J2-49D : Thu Mar 07 21:03:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Whitten and Rebecca Whitten, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DX-BC6 : Tue Mar 05 07:59:25 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Whitten and Rebecca Whitten, 1870.
Acknowledgements
- Biography written in full with inline sourcing and connected to parents following detailed search by Carol Baldwin on 15 March 2024.
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