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Edward WHITMAN, 22, M |
| Birth |
6 Aug 1752, Stow, Worcester Co. Mass. |
| Death |
15 Jan 1822, Annapolis, NS Age: 69 |
| Burial |
Clarence Cemetery #130, LDS film #1017204 |
| Father |
"Deacon" John WHITMAN, 44, M (1717-1763) |
| Mother |
Mary / "Mercy" FOSTER, 45, F (1727-1812) |
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| Children: |
Oldham, 25, M (1777-1848) |
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Charles, 26, M (1783-1850) |
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Asa/Asaph, 27, M (1786-1850) |
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Lydia, 72, F (1786-) |
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James, 35, M (1790-1862) |
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Salome, 39, F (1790-1872) |
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Diadama, 411, F (1797-1865) |
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Margaret, 746, F (1801-) |
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Dorothea, 41, F |
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Mercy, 71, F (-1875) |
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Jacob, 20, M (-1850) |
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Edward, 42, M |
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| Notes for Edward (Spouse 1) |
(Farnam)"He settled on what was termed, in the grant , as the second division of the township of Annapolis; his farm extended from the west side of Lawrencetown lane to the church lot, so-called running five miles south, containing about 3,000 acres. It is said that in order to amicable adjust his father's estate, he took this tract, then considered almost worthless, and when the title was passed he offered to sell the entire plot for "a thousand hemlock boards, a pair of pumps and a felt hat", but found no bidder. He settled down on this unattractive tract and by his industry and energy soon rendered himself independent. He had a tannery just below the road, on the Whitman Brook, said to have been the most complete establishment in the county. This was continued by his son Oldham.
He engaged in trading and dealing land. He was highly esteemed in the community and was once elected representative to the provincial assembly but declined to serve a second term.
Edward was said to be a very corpulent man, weighing at his death over 300 pounds. There is a family tradition that at his funeralit was necessary to take out the window frame in order to get the coffin out of the house. He died 15 January 1829 and was buried in the Whitman burying-ground.
It is said he appointed 100 executors to his estate, the explanation being that Judge Ritchie of Annapolis was one, his wife and son Jacob the others--being two ciphers; this proved only too true, as in the end the Judge became possessed of a greater portion of the estate." |
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