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i. MARSHALL KIMBALL,7 b. 24 Mar. 1817; m. 20 May 1843 JOANNA CARROLL.
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ii. ELIZABETH, b. 16 Jan. 1818; m. 9 May 1838 ALBERT WITHINGTON6 BRYANT.
iii. NANCY, b. 1 Mar. 1820; m. 23 Aug. 1841 ALBERT WITHINGTON6 BRYANT. 5. iv. WALTER, b. 3 Dec. 1821.
5. WALTER7 WELLINGTON (Marshall,6 William,5 Thomas, 4 Thomas,3 Joseph,2 Roger1), born 3 Dec. 1821, died at Pepperell 23 Aug. 1906.
He was selectman 1869-70, assessor 1872-1900, and trustee of the Lexington Savings Bank.
He married first 30 Dec. 1847 MARTHA W. HASTINGS, born 12 Jan. 1830, died 6 June 1849, daughter of Charles and Martha (Well- ington); secondly 6 Jan. 1852 HANNAH MARCIA PARKER, born 5 Oct. 1832, died 25 Sept. 1897, daughter of Frederick and Nabby (Thompson).
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
i. CHARLES WALTER, 8 b. 13 Oct. 1853; d. 9 Aug. 1869.
ii. A. ELIZABETH, b. 1 Feb. 1856; d. 9 Nov. 1865.
iii. MARION L., b. 17 Oct. 1866; d. 2 July 1876.
iv. ARTHUR B., b. 26 Aug. 1870; d. 11 July 1876.
GEORGE OTIS& WELLINGTON (Sullivan,7 Abraham,6 William, 5 Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Joseph,2 Roger1) was born at Waltham 25 Jan. 1832, eldest son of Sullivan, born at Waltham 31 Oct. 1802, and grandson of Abraham and Elizabeth (Lawrence). His mother, Martha Howe Hardy, was born at Westboro 1806, daughter of Elijah and Hephzibah (Maynard). He became a resident of Lex- ington in 1859.
He married at Cambridge, 7 Apr. 1859, FLORINDA STETSON DAILEY, born at Livermore, Me., 26 Aug. 1828, daughter of Warren and Mary Stetson (Soper).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ELMER ELIJAH,9 b. 18 Aug. 1863; d. 12 Sept. 1864.
HANNIBAL2 WELLINGTON (Charles1) was born at Dunham, P. Q., 28 Dec. 1857, son of Charles and Eveline (Monette). He became a resident of Lexington in 1898.
He married at Arlington, 25 Dec. 1887, CARRIE G. WELLS, born at Winchester 13 Jan. 1868, daughter of Samuel and Almira R. (Pierce).
Children, first born at Belmont, next two at Winchester, iv. and v. at Woburn, the others at Lexington:
i. EVERETT CURTIS,8 b. 29 Sept. 1888.
ji. WARREN CLIFFORD, b. 6 Feb. 1890; d. at Woburn 18 May 1896.
iii. CHARLES ERNEST, b. 29 June 1892.
iv. SAMUEL WAYNE, b. 17 Mar. 1895.
v. EVELYN MONETTE, b. 13 Dec. 1897.
vi. HENRY WELLS, b. 27 May 1901.
vii. HAROLD IRVING, b. 26 Aug. 1902.
viii. DORIS LOUISE, b. 12 Mar. 1905.
ix. MIRIAM GRACE, b. 11 May 1909.
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JOSEPH1 WELLINGTON.
Children, all baptized at Lexington:
i. PRISCILLA,2 bapt. 1 June 1783.
ii. ABIJAH, bapt. 4 Dec. 1784.
iii. Dix, bapt. 24 Jan. 1790.
WELLS
RALPH GENT3 WELLS (Martin L.,2 Lemuel G.1) was born at Lawrenceburg, Ind., 15 July 1879, son of Martin Lemuel, D.D., born in Jennings Co., Ind., 1835, and grandson of Lemuel G. and Mar- garet (Hawkins). His mother, Mattie Gent, was born in Ohio, 1835, daughter of Thomas and Martha (Wilderson).
He was educated at the public schools of Indianapolis, Ind., and in the Harvard Law School; owing to ill health he was obliged to leave the latter before graduation. He became a resident of Lexington in Oct. 1906.
He married at Cambridge, 18 Apr. 1904, FANNY LARCOM ABBOT, born at Toledo, Ohio, 13 June 1872, daughter of Rev. Francis Ellingwood and Katherine Fearing (Loring).
Children:
i. WINIFRED, 4 b. at Cambridge 30 Mar. 1905.
ii. KATHERINE, b. at Nonquit 17 July 1906.
iii. DANE ELLINGWOOD, b. at Lexington 9 Aug. 1911.
WELSH
1. THOMAS3 WELSH (John,2 John1) was born in Ireland, son of John and Julia (Mahan) and grandson of John and Julia ( ).
He married MARGARET FEIGHERY, born in Ireland, died 13 Apr. 1907, aged 58, daughter of Peter and Mary (McCance).
Children, the eldest born at Somerville, the others at Lexington:
i. MARY ELIZABETH, 4 b. 2 Dec. 1873; m. 22 Nov. 1899 JOHN P.2 DAILEY.
2. ii. JOHN FRANCIS, b. 13 May 1875.
iii. JULIA, b. 5 May 1877; d. 5 May 1877.
iv. THOMAS, b. 27 Sept. 1878; d. 20 June 1881.
v. JULIA AGNES, b. 8 Feb. 1880.
3. vi. PETER JAMES, b. 28 Nov. 1881.
vii. ALICE THERESA, b. 10 Sept. 1883.
viii. MARGARET FEIGHERY, b. 28 Sept. 1887; m. JAMES J. GORMAN.
2. JOHN FRANCIS4 WELSH (Thomas,3 John,2 John1) was born 13 May 1875.
He married 25 June 1902 SARAH MCAULIFF, born in Ireland, daughter of Laurence and Bridget (Mouran).
Children, all born at Lexington :
i. MARGARET MAY,5 b. 2 Apr. 1907.
ii. THOMAS, b. 5 Sept. 1908.
iii. JOHN FRANCIS, b. 29 Nov. 1911.
3. PETER JAMES4 WELSH (Thomas,3 John,2 John1) was born 28 Nov. 1881.
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He married MARGARET E. HOOLEY, born at Newton Centre, daughter of Jeremiah and Margaret (Hickery).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARION,5 b. 5 July 1903.
ii. VIRGINIA ESTHER, b. 11 Apr. 1906.
iii. WARREN PETER, b. 10 May 1911.
WENTWORTH
CHARLES OTIS3 WENTWORTH (Otis,2 John B.1) was born at Boston 29 Jan. 1854, son of Otis, born 22 May 1826, died 18 July 1905, and grandson of John B. and Margaret (Wilson). His mother, Nancy Evans Haskins, was born at Grafton, N. H., 16 Aug. 1828, died 11 Apr. 1881, daughter of William.
He married 29 Dec. 1876 SUSIE AUGUSTA CAPEL, born 18 Jan. 1859, daughter of Curtis2 and Mary Augusta (Brown).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. AVONNIE CAPEL,4 b. 26 Dec. 1877; m. 29 June 1908 SAMUEL GARFIELD LEARNED, b. at Boston, s. of Gearfield and Ann J. (Mason). They have one child.
ii. ELIZABETH CROSBY, b. 24 Nov. 1882.
JAMES H.1 WENTWORTH was born at Lawrence.
He married ALICE C. KEITH, born at Havelock, N. B.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. IRA B.,2 b. 24 Nov. 1891.
WEST
CHARLES TUCKER3 WEST (Ezra T.,2 Gilman1) was born at Plym- outh, Vt., 2 Nov. 1844, died at Strafford, Vt., 27 July 1908, eldest son of Ezra Tucker, born at Vershire, Vt., 12 Feb. 1815. His mother was Lemira Bacon, born at Vershire, Vt., 3 Dec. 1821, daughter of Simeon.
He enlisted 11 Aug. 1862 in Company B, 4th Vt. Infantry, dis- charged 19 June 1865 by reason of expiration of service. He became a resident of Lexington 1 Nov. 1871. He was a fire insurance agent and undertaker. He was town treasurer part of 1879 and 1880, and 1881-86; selectman 1887-89; tax collector; and trustee of the Lexington Savings Bank. He was a Free Mason.
He married first 15 Feb. 1872 MARY WRIGHT RUSSELL, born at Arlington 2 Nov. 1848, died 20 Mar. 1874, daughter of Josiah H.7 and Mary A. (Willard); secondly 7 May 1875 her sister, FANNIE A. RUSSELL, born 10 Nov. 1845.
WESTCOTT
HENRY3 WESTCOTT (Josiah,2 Caleb1) was born at Apponaug, Warwick, R. I., 30 Oct. 1831, died 14 July 1883, second son of Josiah,
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born at Warwick, R. I., 18 July 1784, and grandson of Caleb and Susannah (Greene). His mother, Mary Hopkins Tibbetts, was born at East Greenwich, R. I., 29 Sept. 1805, daughter of Dr. John Waterman and Susan Green (Cooke). He was descended from Stuke- ley Westcott, who came from Devon Co., England, and settled at Salem.
He prepared at Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, R. I., for Brown University and graduated 1853. For about a year he was engaged in civil engineering, surveying for steam railroads in western Penn- sylvania. Then taught school for two years at Cincinnati, Ohio, before entering Harvard Divinity School, where he graduated 1859. He was settled over the Unitarian churches of Barre, 1860-65, West Dedham, 1865-67, Lexington, 1867-81, and Melrose, 1881-83. While at Melrose he also was the minister at Malden. He was a conscientious pastor, and interested in all movements for the general welfare of the town.
He married at Cambridge, 10 June 1863, SARAH ATKINS READ, born at Cambridge 24 Feb. 1838, died at Cambridge 30 June 1905, daughter of William and Sarah Goodwin (Atkins).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. WILLIAM READ,4 b. 31 Dec. 1868; grad. Harvard, A.B., 1892; m. 29 Dec. 1908 SOPHIA LORD BURNHAM, Smith, B.A., 1904. Resides at Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y.
ii. HENRY TIBBETTS, b. 3 Aug. 1871; d. at Melrose 15 Oct. 1882.
iii. ROGER ATKINS, b. 23 Sept. 1873; d. 28 Dec. 1874.
WHALEN
JAMES1 WHALEN; wife ANN ( ). Both born in Ireland. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JAMES, 2 b. 18 Feb. 1854.
ii. WILLIAM, b. 17 Dec. 1855.
iii. ANN, b. Oct. 1857.
1. PATRICK2 WHALEN (William1) was born in Ireland 1820, died at Boston 12 Oct. 1893, son of William and Ann (O'Neil). He married SARAH FIELDS.
Child, born at Lexington:
2. i. JAMES WILLIAM,3 b. 1 Sept. 1862.
2. JAMES WILLIAM3 WHALEN (Patrick,2 William1), born 1 Sept. 1862.
He married 1 Jan. 1896 CATHERINE CHRISTINE FAHY, born in Ireland, daughter of Hugh and Bridget (Welsh).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. WILLIAM JAMES,4 b. 19 Nov. 1896; d. 6 Dec. 1896.
ii. RAYMOND, b. 14 Oct. 1897.
iii. JAMES, b. 14 June 1899.
iv. EDWARD P., b. 8 Mar. 1902; d. 4 Apr. 1902.
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v. MARY EILEEN, b. 11 May 1904.
vi. CATHERINE EVELYN, b. 6 Jan. 1907.
WILLIAM2 WHALEN (William1) was born in Ireland, died 20 Dec. 1865, aged 35, son of William and Ann (O'Neil).
He married 4 Sept. 1862 MARIA COSGROVE, born in Ireland, daughter of John2 and Mary ( ). She married secondly 1 Nov. 1868 Charles MeCormack, born in Ireland 1844, son of Daniel and Ellen ( ).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. JAMES,3 b. 11 July 1863; d. 21 June 1865.
ii. MARY A., b. 21 Apr. 1866; m. at Somerville, 27 Apr. 1898, JOHN FRANCIS? HOSEY.
WHALLEY
JOSEPH S.1 WHALLEY; wife CLARA (GLEASON). Both born in Laneashire, England.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ALICE,2 b. 25 Oct. 1891.
ii. ANNIE, b. 4 Mar. 1893; d. 13 Aug. 1895.
iii. CLARA FRANCES, b. 20 Aug. 1894.
iv. ANNIE MALVINA, b. 15 Oct. 1895.
v. MARY TERESA, b. 13 June 1897.
WHEATLEY
WILLIAM1 WHEATLEY was born in England.
He married CHARLOTTE B. MALENSTEDT, born in Sweden. Children, last two born at Lexington :
i. IDA.2
ii. ALFRED.
iii. JOHN.
iv. MARY ELLEN, d. 6 May 1903, aged 1 y. 3 m.
v. GEORGE EDWARD, b. 2 Aug. 1904.
WHEATON
GEORGE BYRON3 WHEATON (Albert Fitz,2 Byron1) was born at Boston 31 July 1848, eldest son of Albert Fitz, born at Pomfret, Conn., 4 Aug. 1824, and grandson of Byron and Sarah (Turtelot). His mother, Jane Mariah Cummings, was born at Boston 27 Oct. 1829, daughter of Gilbert and Margaret Jane (McCoy).
He became a resident of Lexington 1879. He is a Free Mason.
He married at Wellesley Hills, 7 July 1874, LYDIA ELLA BACON, born at Bedford 14 June 1845, daughter of Edward and Charlotte (Hatch).
Children :
i. EDWARD GREGG,4 b. at Wellesley Hills 6 Apr. 1878.
ii. GEORGE CUMMINGS, b. at Lexington 14 Nov. 1879.
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WHEELER
CHARLES EUGENE2 WHEELER (Enoch1) was born at East Boston 27 Apr. 1857, second son of Enoch and Rachel Amanda (Whit- ten).
He married at Winthrop, Me., 1876, IVA ANNA DYER, born at Milo, Me., 8 Oct. 1857, daughter of John and Sarah Maria (Tozier).
Children, first three born at Winthrop, Me., the others at Boston:
i. GEORGE WASHINGTON,3 b. 19 Jan. 1878; d. at Boston 29 July 1880.
ii. FLORA BELLE (twin), b. 9 Nov. 1879; m. (1) 5 Sept. 1900 MICHAEL BURNS, s. of Thomas and Margaret (Colman); m. (2) 20 Sept. 1906 HENRY AREY, s. of Thomas and Hannah (Goss).
iii. Child (twin), b. 9 Nov. 1879; d. immediately.
iv. IDA MAY, b. 28 Sept. 1883; d. at Providence, R. I., 12 Feb. 1884.
v. GRACE MILDRED, b. 22 Jan. 1889; m. 19 Nov. 1907 JOHN W. S.3 KENDALL.
vi. ARTHUR EDWIN, b. 9 Feb. 1892.
COTESWORTH PINCKNEY2 WHEELER (Eliphalet1) was born at Framingham 14 Dec. 1813, died at Framingham 14 May 1866, son of Eliphalet and Clarissa ( ).
He kept the first dry goods store at Lexington.
He married 16 June 1836 MARY D. JOHNSON, born 11 Nov. 1812, died 31 July 1902, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Dudley).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY HENRIETTA,3 b. 22 July 1838; d. 9 July 1866.
ii. CLARA ELLEN, b. 14 Aug. 1840.
iii. THEODORA ELIZABETH, b. 12 Oct. 1844.
ELISHA C.2 WHEELER (John1) married 11 Apr. 1850 HANNAH M. SOLIS, daughter of Christopher.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ELLEN S.,3 b. 10 May 1853.
ii. FREDERICK L., b. 27 Jan. 1855.
SILAS1 WHEELER; wife AMANDA ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. THEODORE,2 b. 28 Sept. 1846.
WHELAN
JOHN J.1 WHELAN; wife MARY (MELLON). Both born in Ireland. Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOHN VARNUM,2 b. 21 Dec. 1905.
WHILTON
FRANCIS JOSEPH1 WHILTON; wife FANNY (TOWER). Both born in England.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. EDWIN FRANCIS,2 b. 14 Mar. 1894.
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WHITAKER
WILLIAM HADLEY3 WHITAKER (Alvan,2 Jesse1) was born at South Weare, N. H., 1 Apr. 1855, only son of Alvan, born at South Weare, N. H., died 13 Feb. 1902, and grandson of Jesse and Susan ( ). His mother, Elizabeth Melissa Hadley, was born at South Weare, N. H., Jan. 1819, died 16 Apr. 1889, daughter of William and Rebecca (Richardson).
He became a resident of Lexington about 1872. He served as selectman 1897-98 and 1908-12.
He married first 24 Mar. 1880 ANNIE FLORILLA WETHERBEE, born at Roxbury 19 Nov. 1852, died 21 Feb. 1907, daughter of Eliphalet S. and Eliza (Pike); secondly 11 Nov. 1908 MRS. SUSIE ESTELLE (Goss) GREEN, born at Philadephia, Pa., 22 Aug. 1868, daughter of Dr. Charles William and Mary Cynthia (Severance) Goss and widow of Willard Hayden Green.
Children by the first wife, both born at Lexington:
i. BERTHA, 4 b. 4 Mar. 1881. She took a special course at Radcliffe.
ii. ETHEL FLORA, b. 28 Mar. 1884.
WHITCHER
BRADLEY CHILD8 WHITCHER (Miranda,7 Levi,6 Sargent,5 Richard,4 Reuben,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born at Bath, N. H., 5 Sept. 1834, died 29 May 1909, son of Miranda and Rosanna (Child). The ancestor, Thomas Witcher or Whittier, settled at Salisbury.
He came to Lexington in 1868 and bought the grocery store of L. A. Saville which he sold back to Mr. Saville six years later. In June 1877 he established the grain and feed business with which he was connected for twenty-five years. He was a charter member and trustee of the Lexington Savings Bank; its president from 1892- 1904, when he resigned to become treasurer. He was a man of sterling character, a Freemason, and selectman 1872-75, '80-83.
He married 9 Apr. 1861 SARAII JANE HALL, born at New York, N. Y., 4 Oct. 1839, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Rew).
Children, both born at Cambridge:
i. BRADLEY EUGENE,9 b. 13 Dec. 1862.
ii. FLORENCE ELIZABETH, b. 8 May 1864. She was librarian of the Cary Library, the Manchester, N. H., City library, and the Belmont public library
WHITCOMB
CHARLES H.1 WHITCOMB was born at Ashby.
He married SARAH AUGUSTA REED, born at Littleton. Child, born at Lexington:
i. FRANK REED,2 b. 17 Feb. 1868.
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THOMAS5 WHITCOMB (Asa, 4 John,3 Jonathan,2 John1) was born at Lancaster 1774, died at Lexington 3 Mar. 1829, g. s., son of Asa and Betty (Sawyer). Asa Whitcomb was a prominent citizen of Lancaster and a colonel in the Revolution. Thomas was a physician and settled at Lexington about 1804 on what is now known as Vine Brook Farm. He is said to have been a capable physician and had a good practice. He was a member of the Mass. Medical Society.
He married 7 June 1810 MRS. HANNAH (BRIDGE) CHANDLER, born 30 Apr. 1771, died 1 Feb. 1843,* daughter of John5 and Hannah (Reed) Bridge and widow of Joseph5 Chandler.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ELIZABETH BRIDGE,6 b. 13 Jan. 1814; m. 25 Oct. 1849 NATHANIEL HAR- RIS GERRY, d. 5 Jan. 1869, aged 53 y. 11 m., s. of Nathaniel of Salem and Nancy Robinson (Berry); d. 7 Mar. 1883. Mr. Gerry was a man of marked ability, a printer and newspaper correspondent. Mrs. Gerry was descended from some of the leading families of Lexington and had inherited considerable property. In her later years, apparently she was reduced to poverty and was cared for in a large measure by neighbors and friends. After her death it was found that she had left over two thousand dollars, which for lack of direct heirs, and by an act of the Legislature of 1885, was added to the Bridge Charitable Fund.
WHITE
1. DANIEL1 WHITE, whose name was on the tax list of Cambridge Farms as early as 1696, married first MARY ( ); secondly 13 June 1727 MRS. HANNAH (MORSE) WELLINGTON, born 3 Sept. 1682, daughter of Jonathan and Abigail (Shattuck) Morse of Watertown and widow of John Wellington.
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He held the office of constable 1713 and 1714, and in his will dated 1738 mentioned the last named wife, Hannah, and four sons, Joseph, John, Stephen and Samuel, and two daughters, Sybil Mansfield and Sarah Locke.
He must have been of some dignity, for in seating the meeting- house in 1731 he was placed in the second seat below.
Children by the first wife, last on Lexington records, the others born at Cambridge:
i. DANIEL,2 b. 18 May 1695.
ii. MARY, b. 24 Oct. 1697; perhaps d. young.
2. iii. JOHN, b. 16 Feb. 1699.
iv. MARY, bapt. 8 Sept. 1700.
v. THOMAS, b. 22 Feb. 1701.
3. vi. JOSEPH, b. 17 Apr. 1704.
vii. SYBIL, b. 12 May 1706; m. at Watertown, 25 Dec. 1734, THEOPHILUS MANSFIELD of Watertown.
viii. STEPHEN, b. 27 Apr. 1709.
ix. SARAH, b. 23 Aug. 1711; m. ( ) LOCKE.
x. SAMUEL, b. 2 Sept. 1714; m. at Marlboro, 13 Sept. 1756 DINAH WARD of Lexington.
* Jonathan Harrington's list.
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2. JOHN2 WHITE (Daniel1), born 16 Feb. 1699, was a corporal of the King's troops in active service in 1725, and later served in the French War, 1757-60.
He married SUSANNA ( ).
Child, baptized at Lexington:
i. JOHN,3 bapt. 2 Nov. 1735 .*
3. JOSEPH2 WHITE (Daniel1), born 17 Apr. 1704, died 4 Aug. 1777.
He married first HANNAH WELLINGTON,t died 7 Apr. 1731, daughter of John of Weston; secondly 1 Jan. 1735 MRS. MARY (WHITMORE) WEBER,¿ born at Medford 17 July 1707, died 20 Oct. 1782, daughter of John3 and Mary (Lane) Whitmore§ and widow of Jonathan Weber.
Children by the first wife, both born at Lexington:
i. HANNAH,3 b. 10 Dec. 1728; m. JOSEPH5 ABBOTT.
ii. MARY, b. 25 Mar. 1731.
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
iii. SUSANNA, b. 10 Oct. 1735; m. JONATHAN3 RAYMOND.
iv. JOSEPH, b. 11 Oct. 1737.
v. WILLIAM, b. 25 Apr. 1740; m. at Waltham, 9 Feb. 1767, TABITHA EUERS of Waltham.
vi. THOMAS, b. 15 Apr. 1742.
vii. BENJAMIN, b. 9 May 1744; elected one of the Committee of Safety 9 Feb. 1775.
.4. viii. EBENEZER, b. 10 July 1746.
ix. JOHN, b. 1 June 1748.
: x. NATHAN, b. 16 June 1750.
4. EBENEZER3 WHITE (Joseph,2 Daniel1), born 10 July 1746, died 3 Oct. 1777. He was a member of Capt. Parker's company 1775, and held the position of first sergeant, later lieutenant. He was also in the Continental line in the Revolutionary War.
He married ELIZABETH HARRINGTON, born 27 Oct. 1746, died 21 Sept. 1834, daughter of Moses4 and Sarah (Frost). She married secondly 2 Feb. 1786 Thomas5 Cutler.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. NATHAN, 4 b. 27 July 1767.
ii. JONAS, b. 20 Jan. 1768.
iii. JOSEPH, b. 30 Nov. 1770; m. 29 Nov. 1792 MARY® HARRINGTON, d. 2 Oct. 1847 .!!
iv. SALLY, bapt. 28 Dec. 1772; d. 4 Jan. 1773.
v. EBENEZER, b. 7 Apr. 1775; m. RUTH ( ); d. 13 Dec. 1819. Children, bapt. at Lexington: i. Ebenezer,5 b. 2 May 1800. ii. Eliza, b. 10 May 1803.
vi. CALEB HARRINGTON, b. 26 Jan. 1778.
* A John White from Lexington at Nathan Kendall's 27 Feb. 1762. - Woburn town records. t Jonathan Wellington, Joseph and Hannah White quitclaim their rights in estate of their father, John Wellington of Weston. Signed 12 June 1729. Middlesex Co. Reg. Deeds, Vol. 32, p. 21.
# Joseph and Mary White with others quitelaim 22 Nov. 1754 in the estate of John Whitmore of Bedford. Middlesex Co. Reg. Deeds, Vol. 54, p. 216.
§ John, John,? Francis.1
!! "Late Wife of M' Joseph White of Bedford." Jonathan Harrington's list.
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EDGAR L.1 WHITE was born at Watertown.
He married MARY F. SMEE, born at East Boston. Children, born at Lexington:
i. PAUL VALENTINE2 (twin), b. 12 Nov. 1911.
ii. CHARLES ENNIS (twin), b. 12 Nov. 1911.
1. MICHAEL2 WHITE (Michael1) was born in Ireland, son of Michael and Mary (Kennedy).
He married at Concord ELLEN WELCH, born in Ireland, died at Boston 26 Apr. 1903, aged 65, daughter of Edward and Bridget (Harrigan).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY ANN, 3 b. 25 Jan. 1872; m. 15 Jan. 1895 EDGAR M.2 GEARTY.
ii. ROSELLA, b. 23 Aug. 1873; m. 18 Oct. 1897 JAMES J. BARRY.
iii. DELIA, b. 4 Jan. 1876; m. 21 June 1894 MICHAEL J.2 CASSIDY.
2. iv. JAMES E., b. 11 Dec. 1877.
2. JAMES E.3 WHITE (Michael,2 Michael1), born 11 Dec. 1877. He married at Boston, 19 Nov. 1903, DELIA M. CARTON, born in Ireland, daughter of John and Margaret (Sweetman).
Child, born at Lexington :
i. HELEN,4 b. 11 Sept. 1904.
1. PATRICK1 WHITE died 12 Aug. 1875, aged 65.
He married MARY MURPHY, born in Ireland, died 7 June 1893, aged 85, daughter of Thomas and Johanna ( ).
Children, ii. born at Cambridge, the others at Lexington:
i. MARY,2 b. 3 May 1847.
2. ii. PATRICK, b. about 1849.
iii. MARY, b. 26 July 1850; m. at Concord, 3 Nov. 1872, PATRICK2 MANS- FIELD.
2. PATRICK2 WHITE (Patrick1), born at Cambridge about 1849.
He married at Arlington, 4 June 1874, MARGARET KELLEY, born in Ireland, daughter of Richard and Mary ( ).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. PATRICK,3 b. 8 July 1875; d. 8 Dec. 1875.
ii. MARY, b. 19 Nov. 1876.
iii. JANE, b. 25 Sept. 1879.
RICHARD FOX2 WHITE (Edward1) was born at Boston 1830, died at Medford 16 Nov. 1887, son of Edward and Mary Maria (Fox). He moved from Lexington to Waltham in 1876, and later to Medford.
He enlisted 14 July 1861 in Company H, 16th Mass. Infantry, transferred to Company F, 11th Mass., and discharged 7 June 1865, by reason of expiration of service.
He married 29 Jan. 1856 SARAH LOUISE BROOKS, born at Lincoln 24 July 1833, died at Medford 16 July 1902, daughter of Increase and Hannah (Flint).
Children, all born at Lexington:
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i. ETTINA MARIA, 3 b. 11 July 1857; m. at Medford, 28 Sept. 1881, FRANK WARNER HOLT, b. at Medford 15 July 1858, s. of Edward Bullard and Clarissa Bullard (Abbott).
ii. JOSEPHINE LOUISA HAMMATT, b. 8 Mar. 1859; d. 24 Sept. 1874.
iii. EDWERTA ALVINA, b. 17 Nov. 1860; d. 10 Oct. 1861.
iv. ERNESTINE ALVINA, b. 1 Nov. 1862; m. FRED HENRY CURTIS WOOLLEY, b. 31 May 1861, s. of Daniel and Isabella (Joyce); d. at Medford 2 Mar. 1896.
v. LOUISE PARKMAN, b. 1 July 1866; m. FRANK CUSHING ALLEN, b. 9 Feb. 1867.
vi. EDWARD AUGUSTUS, b. 3 Feb. 1870; m. MARY ELIZABETH FARWELL, b. 24 June 1873.
ROBERT HIGGINS2 WHITE (John1) was born in Nova Scotia 27 July 1856, youngest son of John, born 13 July 1817, and Abigail (Higgins), born 9 Feb. 1817. He came to the United States in 1877 and settled first at Concord; moving to Lexington in 1883.
He married at Concord, 27 Dec. 1883, ELIZABETH FRANCES REYNOLDS, born 10 Oct. 1860, daughter of Patrick2 and Ann (Flynn).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ABBIE HIGGINS, 3 b. 16 Oct. 1884; m. 26 June 1907 CLARENCE D.3 FULLER.
ii. MARION ANNA, b. 29 Mar. 1889.
iii. RUTH EVELYN, b. 11 July 1896.
iv. WARREN RANDALL, b. 14 Oct. 1898.
W. H.' WHITE; wife JANE ( ). Both of England.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARY,2 b. 26 Mar. 1884.
WHITING
GEORGE OLIVER3 WHITING (David,2 Oliver1) was born at Wil- ton, N. H., 20 Mar. 1841, younger son of David, born at Wilton, N. H., 26 Aug. 1810, and grandson of Oliver and Fanny (Stiles). His mother, Emma Spaulding, was born at Wilton, N. H., 13 July 1813, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Flynn). He was descended from Rev. Samuel Whiting, from Boston, Lincolnshire, England, who settled at Saugus, which was later divided and the new part called Lynn in Mr. Whiting's honor.
He represented Wilton in the General Court of N. H. 1867-68. He became a resident of Lexington in 1874. He is past president of the Lexington Historical Society, and president of the Wilton Railroad, C. Brigham Milk Co., Elm Farm Milk Co., and the Lexington Savings Bank.
He married at Nashua, 1 May 1865, LAURA MARIA BOWERS, born at Nashua 12 Mar. 1839, daughter of Jesse and Laura (Fletcher).
Children, the last born at Lexington, the others at Wilton, N. H .:
i. EMMA SPAULDING,4 b. 4 July 1867; m. 14 Oct. 1891 CHARLES BRIDGE9 DAVIS.
ii. JESSIE BOWERS, b. 4 Jan. 1870; m. 25 June 1895 GEORGE L.3 GILMORE.
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iii. GRACE, b. 13 July 1875; Smith, B.A., 1897; m. 2 Dec. 1903 DAVID EATON MITCHELL, b. at Titusville, Pa., s. of Claude A. and Dora (Eaton). Children, first b. at Lexington, the second at Pittsburg, Pa .: i. George Whiting,5 b. 17 Aug. 1906. ii. David, b. 20 July 1909.
THOMAS GOULD3 WHITING (Frank,2 William H.1) was born at Lexington 7 Apr. 1869, son of Frank, born at Charlestown 29 Aug. 1837, died 7 Mar. 1878, and grandson of William Henry and Jane Maria (Whipple). His mother, Lucy Maria Rust Gould, was born at Boston 14 Sept. 1843, daughter of Thomas,3 Jr., and Lydia Ann Winship (Teel). He was descended from Rev. Samuel Whiting.
He married at Arlington, 29 June 1892, EDITH OTIS TEEL, born at Arlington 23 Mar. 1864, daughter of William Frederic and Melissa Arabella (Otis), born in Canada 16 Aug. 1838, died 21 Nov. 1904. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. LUCY TEEL, 4 b. 2 Mar. 1893.
ii. MELISSA OTIS, b. 21 July 1894.
iii. GEORGE GOULD, b. 18 Sept. 1895.
iv. RALPH WALDO, b. 22 July 1900; d. 14 Feb. 1901.
v. HAZEL EDITH, b. 21 Aug. 1903.
WHITMAN
JAMES1 WHITMAN; wife AMANDA ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
ELLEN A.,2 b. 8 Aug. 1852. i.
JASON6 WHITMAN (John,5 John, 4 Nicholas,3 Thomas,2 John1) was born at East Bridgewater 13 Apr. 1799, died at Portland, Me., 25 Jan. 1848, son of John and Abigail (Whitman). The ancestor, John Whitman, was an early settler of Weymouth.
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