Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: MTJK-R5X

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• FamilySearch Id: KWJW-7B9
• Other: 1857, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
• Census: 1880, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
• Burial: 10 Dec 1890, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
• Burial: 10 Dec 1890, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States

Notes:

!BIRTH: 1831 Census Nelson, Portage County, Ohio GS # 0,337,949; Manti Ward
Rec GS call# 6381 pt.1 p.5; TIB;
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1850; Census Place: , Sanpete, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Page: 113A; Image: 233.
13/13 Edwin Whiting 41 male chairmaker $100 Mass
Elizabeth 37 fem Mass
Mary 23 fem New York
William 16 male farmer Ohio
Amelia 14 fem Ohio
Sarah 11 fem Ohio
Almon 10 male Illinois
Lucius 05 male Illinois
Albert 03 male Iowa twin
Oscar 03 male Iowa twin
Emeline 02 fem Deseret
Harriet 01 fem Deseret
Almira M Wd 27 fem New York
Edward 05 male Illinois
Ellen 03 fem Iowa
Loisa 01 fem Deseret
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1860; Census Place: Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 653; Image: 115; Family History Library Film: 805314.
136/124 Edwin Whiting 51 male farmer $900/1700 Mass
Elizabeth P 46 fem Mass
Edwin L 14 male ILL
Oscar 12 male ILL
Louisa M 10 fem Utah Territory
Caroline P 06 fem Utah Territory
137/125 Mary A Whiting 32 fem New York
Joseph 06 male Utah Territory
Daniel L 02 male Utah Territory

138/126 Mary E Whiting 33 fem New york
Albert 12 male ILL
Harriet L 10 fem Utah Territory
Charles 07 male Utah Territory
Edgar 05 male Utah Territory
Edwin M 03 male Utah Territory
Arthur 2/12 male Utah Territory
Hannah H 25 fem Ohio
Abby H 02 fem Utah Territory

139/127 Annia Whitiing 34 fem seamstress New York
Edwin L 14 male ILL
Ellen D 12 fem ILL
Emeline 11 fem ILL
Cornelia 09 fem Utah Territory attended school
Franklin 06 male Utah Territory attended school
Edwin H 03 male Utah Territory

140/128 William Whiting 25 male farmer $200/300 Ohio
Rebecca 15 fem ILL
Sarah E 1/12 fem Utah Territory

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1870; Census Place: Springville, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1612; Page: 333A; Image: 662; Family History Library Film: 553111.
136 Whiting Edwin 60 male white farmer $2250/1650 Massachusetts
Elizabeth 57 fem white Keeping house Massachusetts
Lucius 24 male white farmer $100/275 Illinois
Oscar 22 male white at home $50 Iowa
Louisa 20 fem white no occupation Utah
Caroline 16 fem white no occupation Utah

140/137 Mary 44 fem white keeping house New York
Albert 22 male white farmer $50 Iowa
Charles 17 male white at home Utah
Edgar 15 male white at home Utah
Edwin 13 male white at home Utah
Arthur 10 male white at home Utah
May 08 fem white at school Utah
John 02 male white at home Utah

141/138 Hannah 36 fem white keeping house Ohio
Abby 12 fem white no occupation Utah
Lorenzo 10 male white at home Utah

142/139 Mary A 42 fem white keeping house N. York
Daniel 12 male white at home Utah
Munroe 07 mae white at school Utah
Nobles Joseph B 16 male white farm labor Ohio

/140
Snow Sarah 30 fem white keeping house Ohio
Clara 08 fem white at school Utah
Whiting Cornelia 19 fem Domestic Utah

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Household Record 1880 United States Census
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Edwin WHITING Self M Male W 70 MA Farmer CT MA
Elizabeth P. WHITING Wife M Female W 66 MA Keeping House MA MA
Oscar WHITING Son S Male W 32 IA Freighter MA MA
Hannah WHITING Wife M Female W 45 OH Keeping House --- ---
Lorenzo WHITING Son S Male W 20 UT Laborer MA OH
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Census Place Springville, Utah, Utah
Family History Library Film 1255338
NA Film Number T9-1338
Page Number 173C
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Pioneers & Prominent Men of Utah-
Esshom 1913 p.1243; Vit Rec Lee, Mass GS 974.41/L1/V2n (Mass L2a);
Early Church File; 1850 Census Nauvoo GS Film 007,677 (ser# 2573)
pt.8 #1866-1869; Utah Federal Census 1851, 1870;
Patriarchal Blessing Early Church Rec File 1-1 Jan 1841 Lima,Adams,
Illinois; LDS Emig. Rec GS (ser# 23058) pt.1 p.32, 37 etc.;
Springville Ward Rec GS (ser# 6490 pt.1);
MARRIAGE: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;
DEATH: Springville Cem Rec GS call# Utah S5;
BAPTISM: Early Church File (Officiator T.B. Marsh Aug 1838), 2 Jan 1946 SL;
ENDOWED: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46: 7 Jan 1846 NV; TIB;
SEAL PARENTS: Family Group Sheet Father, 20 Dec 1974 LA;
SEAL SPOUSE: EH seal rec GS ser# 25165 pt22 Bk L p.182 #3; pt16 Bk E p.152
Arch Rec Naoma M. Harker;
HISTORY: (Compiled by Jennie Bird Hill, daughter of Abby Ann Whiting, daughter
of Edwin and Hannah Whiting- 1919) "About the year 1800, in the
little town of Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, near the border of New
York, lived the family of Elisha and Sally Hulett Whiting. Elisha Whiting's
father was a sea captain and lived in Connecticut. He died when Elisha was
very young. His mother, not knowing what else to do, bound him to an old
Quaker, who was very cruel to him, and after a few years, he ran away to
Massachusetts and worked on a farm with a wheelwright. Here he was married to
Sally Hulett. They were highly respected, honest, generous and firm in their
convictions.
Elisha Whiting followed the trade of wagon and chair maker and did his work
well. His wife was very gifted in making prose and poetry, a characteristic
that has been bequeathed to many of the Whiting descendants. To Elisha and
Sally Whiting, twelve children were born, eight sons and four daughters as
follows: (1) Charles, (2) William, (3) Edwin, (4) Charles, (5) Katherine
Louisa, (6) Harriet, (7) Sally Emeline, (8) Chauncey, (9) Almond, (10) Jane,
(11) Sylvester, and (12) Lewis.
Edwin Whiting was born September 9, 1809, the third child of this family.
When he was six years old, his parents moved to Nelson, Portage County, Ohio.
At that time, it was the western frontier of the U.S.A. but probably the very
place his father wished to be to get a suitable timber for his trade and for
support of his large family.
Edwin Whiting's chance for education was very limited, but they were all
taught the "3 R's", Readin', Ritin', and Rithmetic, and he wrote an legible
hand, an extrordinary feat for his time. At an early age, he wrote credible
verse.
His early life in the forest, no doubt, accounts for his love of the
out-of-doors, the beauties of nature, the trees, the flowers, the mountains and
the desire to hunt.
One Sunday morning, when but a small boy, he decided to go hunting. He knew
this was contrary to his parent's teachings, so he tried to draw his gun
through the cracks between the logs of his bedroom and go unmolested. His gun
caught and was discharged, inflicting a serious wound in his left arm. This,
he said, was a lesson to observe the Sabbath Day and to obey his parents.
He learned the chair making trade from his father and his workmanship was
considered very good.
In 1833, when Edwin was twenty-four years old, he married Elizabeth
Partridge Tillotson, an Ohio girl of French descent. She was a highly educated
school teacher, quite an accomplishment for those days.
In 1837, the Gospel was brought to the Whiting family. Edwin and his wife,
his father and mother and some of his brothers and sisters joined the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They were baptized by Thomas Marsh in 1838.
Here, as in the time of Christ and His Apostles, the humble, hard-working class
of people were the ones to listen and accept the Gospel of truth.
They were among the early members of our church and soon joined the saints
in Kirtland, Ohio. It was here that their trials, hardships and persecutions
began and it took true manhood, womanhood, and faith in God to endure. They
were forced to leave their new comfortable home, complete with furniture,
orchards and land in Kirtland, Ohio and took only their clothing and a few
valued relics and went to Far West, Missouri. By this time, Edwin and
Elizabeth had four children: William, Helen Amelia, Sarah Elizabeth and Emily
Jane. They were only in Far West a short time and had just built a new home,
when the mob, several thousand strong, ordered them out. Every house in the
village was burned except father Elisha Whiting's, which was spared because he
was so sick then could not move him.
We remember of hearing aunt Elizabeth tell how she sat on the pile of
bedding far into the night with little daughter Jane in her arms. Little Jane
died soon after from exposure and lack of proper food. Sarah clapped her hands
at the big bonfire the mob had made with their fences and the select wood from
her father's chair shop. They were compelled to flee again so they joined the
saints at Lima in father Morley's branch, where Edwin Whiting acted as
counselor to brother Morley.
For Several years, the saints were happily building up the city of Nauvoo,
and their temple. Here they worshipped God without as much persecution as they
had experienced at Lima. Edwin was appointed Colonel in the Nauvoo Legion and
was an active worker at all times for the up-building of His Church.
Through the advice of those in authority, and for a righteous purpose, he
entered the law of plural marriage. In the year 1845, he married Almira
Meacham. The following year, January 27, 1846, he married Mary Elizabeth Cox.
That same year, he was called on a mission to Pennsylvania and was there at the
time of the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph and Hyrum Smith. He woon returned
home and took up arms with his bretheren to protect his property and the lives
of his family.
During the battle of the Crooked River, his brother Charles was killed.
Still a greater test awaited him, his brothers, Almond, Sylvester, Chauncey and
Lewis and his sister, Louisa did not feel that Brigham Young should be the
leader of the Church so they followed a Mr. Cutler and called themselves
"Cutlerites" and moved up into Clitheral, Minnesota. To this day they hold
tenaciously to the teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith. They still
correspond with the children of Edwin Whiting, and have given us, for temple
work, an extensive genealogy of the Whiting family.
Edwin Whiting, his families, his father and mother stayed with the saints,
who were compelled to move west as far as Mt. Pisgah, (now known as Talmadge)
Iowa. There they stayed to prepare for the journey across the plains.
The dreaded disease, cholera, took the father and mother of Edwin, his
little brother and little daughter, Emily Jane. Their names are on the
monument lately erected at that place in memory of those who died there. So
many of his family were sick at one time, that there was no one well enough to
get the sick ones a drink, but even in those trying times, they still had faith
and rejoiced in the Gospel, for the Lord was with them. Emeline, a sister of
Edwin, married Fredrick Walter Cox and the two families were as one big family
for years. They established a chair factory and hauled the chairs to Quincy,
Illinois where they were sold. From this and their crops, they prepared to
come west. Aunt Mary taught school two terms and helped the family some.
While at Mt. Pisgah, three children were born. Albert Milton was born to Mary.
Oscar Newell was born to Elizabeth, and Catherine Emeline was born to Almira.
In April, 1849, Edwin and Emeline, the only children of Elisha and Sally
Whiting who stayed true to the Church, started westward in brother Morley's
company.
Volumes have been written of the westward journey of the saints, and as
Congressman Leatherstood has said, "It is the greatest emigration trail that
was ever blazed and our pioneers will some day stand out in history as the
greatest pioneers of the world."
They fought Indians, had their cattle stampeeded, suffered for lack of
proper food, and even though tired from that long and tedious trek, still they
went on. After reaching the Black Hills, a heavy snow storm came and for three
days they were shut in. Many of their cattle died and perhaps they would have
died had not the teams and provisions sent by President Brigham Young come to
their aid. On October 28, 1849, they reached Salt Lake City, which looked
like a haven of rest to that travel-worn company. Aunt Mary said, "I have
never beheld a sight so good and so beautiful as Salt Lake City. We were so
thankful our journey was at an end." But their rest was of short duration, for
in a few days, Edwin Whiting, the Morley's and the Cox's were called to settle
the San Pitch River, now known as Manti. Again they journeyed on. It took
three weeks to go from Salt Lake City, because they had to build their own
roads.
Provo was then a village of about six homes. As they passed Hobble Creek,
afterwards known as Springville, Edwin Whiting remarked, "This is a fertile
spot. I would like to stop here."
They arrived in Sanpete county on December 1, 1849, with almost nothing to
eat, no food for their cattle, no shelter to keep them warm, and cold weather
upon them. They made "dug-outs" on the south side of the hill where the Manti
Temple now stands. It was a severe winter, with snow so deep the cattle could
scarcely get grass and most of them died. Food had to be divided with the
Indians to keep peace. President Young had promised them provisions and help,
but none came, so Edwin and Orville Cox put on snow shoes and with a little
parched corn in their pockets for food, placed their bedding on a sleigh and
started toward Salt Lake City for help. When they reached Nephi Canyon, they
met their help, brother Dace Henry, his wife, her brother, Mr. Dodge and an
Indian, snow bound. Their cattle had died and their wagons were all but
covered with snow. The young wife was very sick, so Edwin gave them the sleigh
to pull her to Manti. They put their quilts on their backs and walked on to
Salt Lake Clity and reported conditions to President Young. Aid was
immediately sent, but some of that company went back to Salt Lake City.
Edwin's family now numbered fourteen. They lived in a large room in the
wall of the hill with their chair factory in one end. The men and boys hauled
wood from the hills on the hand sleighs.
The following spring (1850), there were three girls born. Harriet Lucinda
was born to Mary Elizabeth in April, Louisa Melitia was born to Elizabeth in
May, and Cornelia Dolly was born to Almira in June.
For several seasons, very little was raised. It became necessary to build a
fort to protect themselves from the Indians, for they felt that the white man
had stolen their land. The gates of the fort were locked while the men went to
the fields with their guns. From this developed the Walker War. Edwin was
appointed Captain for the Militia. Twice the Indians drove his cattle off and
stole whatever they could.
Edwin often told us of one big old ox that he owned. The ox would rebel
whenever an Indian tried to drive him. He would turn on his captors and break
their defense and come home. He hated Indians and would always lower his head
and challenge them if they came near.
Edwin tried planting fruit trees, shrubs and flowers, but they could not
survive the very cold winters. Their crops were poor, but they managed to
exist and were a happy family in spite of their hardships.
In 1854, he was called to Ohio on a mission and was gone for two years.
While he was away, the grasshoppers came and took everything they raised. They
faced starvation, but miraculously, where the crops had been, a patch of
pigweeds grew and they lived on them until the corn ripened in Utah County.
A strange thing it was, for the Indians said those pigweeds had never grown
there before, nor have they grown since. Walter Cox divided with his brother's
(brother-in-law) family while Edwin was away.
Edwin, upon his return, brought many kinds of fruit trees, (some from his
father's farm that he helped to plant when a boy) shrubs and flowers, and again
tried to grow them, but the climate was too cold.
On the 8th of October, 1856, Edwin married Hannah Haines Brown. Abby Ann
Whiting was born to this couple at Manti in 1858 and Lorenzo Snow Whiting was
born at Manti in 1860.
On the 14th day of April, 1857, he married Mary Ann Washburn. Two children
were born to the family while they resided at Manti. Daniel Abram was born in
May, 1858 and Monroe Finch Whiting was born in November, 1862.
While he lived at Manti, Edwin was among the foremost men in religious and
civic affairs of the community. He was councelor to the Stake President. He
was mayor of the city from 1857 to 1861. He was a member of the legislature
for two terms, and as stated before, he was Captain of the Militia in the
Walker War.
After finding the climate of Manti unfavorable for raising fruit, his
special work, he was advised by Presiden Young to try out his nursery at
Springville. He moved to Springville in 1861 and was able to plant and grow
all kinds and varieties of fruit trees, vegetables and flowers. People used to
come from neighboring communities to see his flowers.
He built a home on the lot where the Springville Second Ward Church now
stands. That old two story adobe home will stand in the memory of the members
of the Whiting Family as a place of many happy evenings and of fun and
amusement. Aunt Mary also taught school there.
He transplanted, in different towns, many evergreens from the mountains.
Those around the old Court House in Provo, those at the Springville City park,
and one large evergreen that stands southwest of the Manti Temple which can be
seen for miles around. He once said "I brought that in my dinner bucket and I
think it was the first evergreen transplanted in Utah."
His life was typical of this great tree. A poem written by Emmay Whiting,
wife of Daniel Whiting, describes his life and this tree as being similar.
Edwin had one of the largest families in Utah. Many of those stand at the
head of Stake and Ward organizations in our Church. Among his descendants,
we found seven bishops.
In his later life, he did temple work for his dead relatives in the Salt
Lake Temple, St. George Temple, and in the Logan Temple. He lived the
principles of his religion. He was honest, charitable, and never accumulated
great riches. He was thrifty and loved his wives and children and gave them
the comforts of life.
He died at Mapleton, Utah on the 9th of December, 1890 at the age of
eighty-one years. He was firm in his belief and testimony of the truthfulness
of the Gospel.
His descendants are numerous and are found in Idaho, Arizona, Mexico,
California, New York, and in Utah.

Household Record 1880 United States Census

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Edwin WHITING Self M Male W 70 MA Farmer CT MA
Elizabeth P. WHITING Wife M Female W 66 MA Keeping House MA MA
Oscar WHITING Son S Male W 32 IA Freighter MA MA
Hannah WHITING Wife M Female W 45 OH Keeping House --- ---
Lorenzo WHITING Son S Male W 20 UT Laborer MA OH
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Source Information:
Census Place Springville, Utah, Utah
Family History Library Film 1255338
NA Film Number T9-1338
Page Number 173C

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Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index, 1842 Record about EDWIN WHITING
Given Name: EDWIN
Surname: WHITING
Page: 190
Coord.: 3N8W
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Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index, 1842 Record about EDWIN WHITING
Given Name: EDWIN
Surname: WHITING
Page: 190
Coord.: 3N8W
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1849: Before and After Mt. Pisgah
page 192-193 In the spring of 1849, Sylvester Hulet was called to help establish a fort at Provo. It was called Fort Utah. The same spring, Edwin Whiting and family left Mt. Pisgah, Iowa and began the big trek toward the west. They visited the Coxes and Whitings at Silver Creek. Then they made their way to the Elkhorn river in Nebraska. by the time that they arrived at the Elkhorn, it had been three monts since they left Mt. Pisgah. They were made part of the George A. Smith company of fifty, wagons. Ezra T. Benson was in command of the whole company of one hundred wagons. When the big trek began from there, Edwin's family consisted of the following:
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1860 US Fed Census Manti, Sanpete, Utah
Line 33 136/124 Edwin Whiting 51 Farmer 900 1700 Massachusetts
Elizabeth P. 46 fem Mass
Edwin L. 14 male Illinois
Osker N. 12 Male Illinois
Louisa M. 10 Fem Utah Territory
Caroline P. 06 Fem Utah Territory
137/125 Mary A. Whiting 32 Fem New York
Joseph 06 Male Utah Territory
Daniel A. 02 Male Utah Territory
138/126 Mary E. Whiting 33 Fem Milliner New York
Albert 12 Male Illinois
Harriet E. 10 Fem Utah Territory
Charles 07 Male Utah Territory
Edgar 05 Male Utah Territory
Edwin M. 03 Male
Arthur 2/12 Male
Hannah H. 25 Fem Ohio
Abby H. 02 Fem Utah Territory
139/127 Annia Whiting 34 Fem Seamstress New York
Edward L. 14 Male Illinois
Ellen D. 12 Fem Illinois
Emeline 11 Fem Illinois
Cornelia 09 Fem Utah Territory
Franklin 06 Male Utah Territory
Edwin H. 03 Male Utah Territory
140/128 William Whiting 25 Male Ohio
Rebecca 15 Fem Illinois
Sarah E. 1/12 Fem Utah Territory
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1870 US Fed Census Springville, Utah, Utah P. 19/333-20/334
139/139 Whiting, Edwin 60 Male White Farmer 2250 1650 Massachusetts
, Elizabeth 57 Fem White Keeping House Massachusetts
, Lucius 24 Male White 100 275 Illinois
, Oscar 22 Male White 50 Iowa
, Louisa 20 Fem White Utah
, Caroline 16 Fem White Utah
140/137 , Mary 44 Fem White New York
, Albert 22 Male White Farmer 50 Iowa
, Charles 17 Male White AT HOme Utah
, Edgar 15 Male Utah
, Edwin 13 Male Utah
, Arthur 10 Male Utah
, May 08 Fem At School Utah
, John 02 Male At HOme Utah
141/138 , Hannah 36 Fem Keeping House Ohio
, Abby 12 Fem Utah
, Lorenzo 10 Male Utah
142/139 , Mary A 42 Fem Keeping House New York
, Daniel 12 Male At HOme Utah
, Munroe 07 Male At School Utah
Noble , Joseph B. 16 Male Farm Laborer Utah
/140 Snow, Sarah 30 Fem Keeping House Ohio
, Clara 08 Fem At School Utah
Whiting , Cornelia 19 Fem Domestic Servant Utah

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Household Record 1880 United States Census
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Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Edwin WHITING Self M Male W 70 MA Farmer CT MA
Elizabeth P. WHITING Wife M Female W 66 MA Keeping House MA MA
Oscar WHITING Son S Male W 32 IA Freighter MA MA
Hannah WHITING Wife M Female W 45 OH Keeping House --- ---
Lorenzo WHITING Son S Male W 20 UT Laborer MA OH
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Source Information:
Census Place Springville, Utah, Utah
Family History Library Film 1255338
NA Film Number T9-1338
Page Number 173C
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Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS #106
1. Manti ward rec (GS call #026,129 p.g 15)
2. Manti cem rec (GS call no. Utah Ma)
3. Springville cem rec. (GS call no. Utah S5)
4. Pat. Bless. Edwin Whiting (Early ch. Rec. File bapt. #3)
5. 1831 Census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio Film #0,337,949 pg. 228
6. St. George Tem. seal and adop. (GS ser no 23058 pt. 1 p. 32, 37, 395, 497)
7. VR Lee, Mass (GS cal no. Mass L2a)
8. EH seal rec (Gs #25165 pt. 22 Bk L p. 182 #3; pt.16, Bk E p. 152 for parents)
!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS #109
1. Early Church Rec. file: Patriarchal bless. 1 Jan. 1841 Lima , Adams, Ill.
2. Manti ward rec Film #026,129 page 5
Edwin Whiting re-bap 7 July, 1850 by Orville Cox, confirmed 14 Jul 1850
3. Springville Ward Records (Film# 026,459)
Abbie Ann Whiting bap. 28 sep 1867
Lorenzo Whiting bap 12 Sep 1869 (page 16)
Edwin Whiting re-bap 1 Nov 1875
Hannah Whiting re-bap 1 Nov 1875
Abbie Whiting re-bap 27 Nov 1875
Lorenzo Whiting re-bap 18 Jan 1876
4. St. George temple adoption and sealing of children (Film#23058 pt1), Bk. B.
p. 31: Edwin Whiting, born: 9 Sep 1809 adopted to Pres. Brigham Young
30 Oct 1879
p. 32. Mifflin Penwood Brown Bristol, dead, born: 3 Apr 1851 Clark Co.,
Iowa, died 10 Apr 1851
Lorenzo Snow Whiting born: 30 July 1860 Manti
Francis Elmer Whiting, dead, born: 12 May 1864 Springville
Sealed to Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown Whiting
(the father of the two latter and the mother of all three)
p. 395 Melvin Whiting, dead, born: 24 Apr 1862, died same day
Alvin Whiting, dead, born 24 Apr 1862, died same day;
Both sealed to parents Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown 7 Feb 1884
!BEFORE AND AFTER MOUNT PISGAH, by Clare B. Christensen says the following on page 255:
"Edwin Whiting had tried to grow fruit at Manti, Utah since his return from Ohio. The seasons at Manti had been cold. Brigham Young advised Edwin to move to Springville, Utah where the winters were more mild. In 1861 Edwin made the move. He bought land from the Hulets. That same year Edwin's cousin, Sylvanus Cyrus Hulet was called to take his family and help with the settlement at St. George, Utah."
After having read the foregoing quote I would assume that Melvin, Alvin, and Francis Whiting were born and died at Springville or Mapleton and were buried someplace in the area.
p. 497 Abby Ann Whiting Bird, born 13 June 1858 Manti, sealed to parents Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown 7 Feb 1884.

!End. House Sealing Book E p. 152
Edwin Whiting born 19 Sep 1811, Lee Berks, Mass
Hannah Haines Brown born 21 Jul 1834 Goshen, Columbia, Ohio Sealed 18 Jul 1868
June 1965 (NMH) Every ordinance date on this sheet has been checked against original temple records and birthdates, death dates, etc. against ward, emetery rec. etc.

Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index, 1842 Record about EDWIN WHITING
Given Name: EDWIN
Surname: WHITING
Page: 190
Coord.: 3N8W
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1849: Before and After Mt. Pisgah
page 192-193 In the spring of 1849, Sylvester Hulet was called to help establish a fort at Provo. It was called Fort Utah. The same spring, Edwin Whiting and family left Mt. Pisgah, Iowa and began the big trek toward the west. They visited the Coxes and Whitings at Silver Creek. Then they made their way to the Elkhorn river in Nebraska. by the time that they arrived at the Elkhorn, it had been three monts since they left Mt. Pisgah. They were made part of the George A. Smith company of fifty, wagons. Ezra T. Benson was in command of the whole company of one hundred wagons. When the big trek began from there, Edwin's family consisted of the following:
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1850 US Federal Census Sanpete County, Utah Territory Page 113
13/13 Edwin Whiting 41 Male Chairmaker 100 Massachusetts
Elizabeth 37 Fem
Mary 23 Fem New York
William 16 Male farmer Ohio
Amelia 14 Fem Ohio
Sarah 11 Fem Ohio
Almon 10 Male Illinois
Lucius 05 Male Illinois
Albert 03 Male Iowa twin
Oscar 03 Male Iowa twin
Emeline 02 Fem Deseret
Harriet 01 Fem Deseret
Almira M. Whiting Wd 27 Fem New York
Edward 05 Male Illinois
Ellen 03 Fem Iowa
Louise 01 Fem Deseret

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1860 US Fed Census Manti, Sanpete, Utah
Line 33 136/124 Edwin Whiting 51 Farmer 900 1700 Massachusetts
Elizabeth P. 46 fem Mass
Edwin L. 14 male Illinois
Osker N. 12 Male Illinois
Louisa M. 10 Fem Utah Territory
Caroline P. 06 Fem Utah Territory
137/125 Mary A. Whiting 32 Fem New York
Joseph 06 Male Utah Territory
Daniel A. 02 Male Utah Territory
138/126 Mary E. Whiting 33 Fem Milliner New York
Albert 12 Male Illinois
Harriet E. 10 Fem Utah Territory
Charles 07 Male Utah Territory
Edgar 05 Male Utah Territory
Edwin M. 03 Male
Arthur 2/12 Male
Hannah H. 25 Fem Ohio
Abby H. 02 Fem Utah Territory
139/127 Annia Whiting 34 Fem Seamstress New York
Edward L. 14 Male Illinois
Ellen D. 12 Fem Illinois
Emeline 11 Fem Illinois
Cornelia 09 Fem Utah Territory
Franklin 06 Male Utah Territory
Edwin H. 03 Male Utah Territory
140/128 William Whiting 25 Male Ohio
Rebecca 15 Fem Illinois
Sarah E. 1/12 Fem Utah Territory
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1870 US Fed Census Springville, Utah, Utah P. 19/333-20/334
139/139 Whiting, Edwin 60 Male White Farmer 2250 1650 Massachusetts
, Elizabeth 57 Fem White Keeping House Massachusetts
, Lucius 24 Male White 100 275 Illinois
, Oscar 22 Male White 50 Iowa
, Louisa 20 Fem White Utah
, Caroline 16 Fem White Utah
140/137 , Mary 44 Fem White New York
, Albert 22 Male White Farmer 50 Iowa
, Charles 17 Male White AT HOme Utah
, Edgar 15 Male Utah
, Edwin 13 Male Utah
, Arthur 10 Male Utah
, May 08 Fem At School Utah
, John 02 Male At HOme Utah
141/138 , Hannah 36 Fem Keeping House Ohio
, Abby 12 Fem Utah
, Lorenzo 10 Male Utah
142/139 , Mary A 42 Fem Keeping House New York
, Daniel 12 Male At HOme Utah
, Munroe 07 Male At School Utah
Noble , Joseph B. 16 Male Farm Laborer Utah
/140 Snow, Sarah 30 Fem Keeping House Ohio
, Clara 08 Fem At School Utah
Whiting , Cornelia 19 Fem Domestic Servant Utah

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Household Record 1880 United States Census
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Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Edwin WHITING Self M Male W 70 MA Farmer CT MA
Elizabeth P. WHITING Wife M Female W 66 MA Keeping House MA MA
Oscar WHITING Son S Male W 32 IA Freighter MA MA
Hannah WHITING Wife M Female W 45 OH Keeping House --- ---
Lorenzo WHITING Son S Male W 20 UT Laborer MA OH
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Source Information:
Census Place Springville, Utah, Utah
Family History Library Film 1255338
NA Film Number T9-1338
Page Number 173C
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Household Record 1880 United States Census
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Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Edwin WHITING Self M Male W 70 MA Farmer CT MA
Elizabeth P. WHITING Wife M Female W 66 MA Keeping House MA MA
Oscar WHITING Son S Male W 32 IA Freighter MA MA
Hannah WHITING Wife M Female W 45 OH Keeping House --- ---
Lorenzo WHITING Son S Male W 20 UT Laborer MA OH
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Source Information:
Census Place Springville, Utah, Utah
Family History Library Film 1255338
NA Film Number T9-1338
Page Number 173C
Household Record 1880 United States Census
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Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Edwin WHITING Self M Male W 70 MA Farmer CT MA
Elizabeth P. WHITING Wife M Female W 66 MA Keeping House MA MA
Oscar WHITING Son S Male W 32 IA Freighter MA MA
Hannah WHITING Wife M Female W 45 OH Keeping House --- ---
Lorenzo WHITING Son S Male W 20 UT Laborer MA OH
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Source Information:
Census Place Springville, Utah, Utah
Family History Library Film 1255338
NA Film Number T9-1338
Page Number 173C
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!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS #106
1. Manti ward rec (GS call #026,129 p.g 15)
2. Manti cem rec (GS call no. Utah Ma)


!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS #106
1. Manti ward rec (GS call #026,129 p.g 15)
2. Manti cem rec (GS call no. Utah Ma)
3. Springville cem rec. (GS call no. Utah S5)
4. Pat. Bless. Edwin Whiting (Early ch. Rec. File bapt. #3)
5. 1831 Census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio Film #0,337,949 pg. 228
6. St. George Tem. seal and adop. (GS ser no 23058 pt. 1 p. 32, 37, 395, 497)
7. VR Lee, Mass (GS cal no. Mass L2a)
8. EH seal rec (Gs #25165 pt. 22 Bk L p. 182 #3; pt.16, Bk E p. 152 for parents)
!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS #109
1. Early Church Rec. file: Patriarchal bless. 1 Jan. 1841 Lima , Adams, Ill.
2. Manti ward rec Film #026,129 page 5
Edwin Whiting re-bap 7 July, 1850 by Orville Cox, confirmed 14 Jul 1850
3. Springville Ward Records (Film# 026,459)
Abbie Ann Whiting bap. 28 sep 1867
Lorenzo Whiting bap 12 Sep 1869 (page 16)
Edwin Whiting re-bap 1 Nov 1875
Hannah Whiting re-bap 1 Nov 1875
Abbie Whiting re-bap 27 Nov 1875
Lorenzo Whiting re-bap 18 Jan 1876
4. St. George temple adoption and sealing of children (Film#23058 pt1),
Bk. B.
p. 31: Edwin Whiting, born: 9 Sep 1809 adopted to Pres. Brigham Young
30 Oct 1879
p. 32. Mifflin Penwood Brown Bristol, dead, born: 3 Apr 1851 Clark Co.,
Iowa, died 10 Apr 1851
Lorenzo Snow Whiting born: 30 July 1860 Manti
Francis Elmer Whiting, dead, born: 12 May 1864 Springville
Sealed to Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown Whiting
(the father of the two latter and the mother of all three)
p. 395 Melvin Whiting, dead, born: 24 Apr 1862, died same day
Alvin Whiting, dead, born 24 Apr 1862, died same day;
Both sealed to parents Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown
7 Feb 1884
!BEFORE AND AFTER MOUNT PISGAH, by Clare B. Christensen says the following
on page 255:
"Edwin Whiting had tried to grow fruit at Manti, Utah since his return
from Ohio. The seasons at Manti had been cold. Brigham Young advised Edwin to move to Springville, Utah where the winters were more mild. In 1861 Edwin made the move. He bought land from the Hulets. That same year edwin
s cousin, Sylvanus Cyrus Hulet was called to take his family and help with the settlement at St. George, Utah."
After having read the foregoing quote I would assume that Melvin, Alvin, and Francis Whiting were born and died at Springville or Mapleton and were buried someplace in the area.
p. 497 Abby Ann Whiting Bird, born 13 June 1858 Manti, sealed to parents Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown 7 Feb 1884.

!End. House Sealing Book E p. 152
Edwin Whiting born 19 Sep 1811, Lee Berks, Mass
Hannah Haines Brown born 21 Jul 1834 Goshen, Columbia, Ohio
Sealed 18 Jul 1868
June 1965 (NMH) Every ordinance date on this sheet has been checked against original temple records and birthdates, death dates, etc. against ward, emetery rec. etc.

!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS #106
1. Manti ward rec (GS call #026,129 p.g 15)
2. Manti cem rec (GS call no. Utah Ma)
3. Springville cem rec. (GS call no. Utah S5)
4. Pat. Bless. Edwin Whiting (Early ch. Rec. File bapt. #3)
5. 1831 Census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio Film #0,337,949 pg. 228

5. 1831 Census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio Film #0,337,949 pg. 228
6. St. George Tem. seal and adop. (GS ser no 23058 pt. 1 p. 32, 37, 395, 497)
7. VR Lee, Mass (GS cal no. Mass L2a)
8. EH seal rec (Gs #25165 pt. 22 Bk L p. 182 #3; pt.16, Bk E p. 152 for parents)
!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS #109

7. VR Lee, Mass (GS cal no. Mass L2a)
8. EH seal rec (Gs #25165 pt. 22 Bk L p. 182 #3; pt.16, Bk E p. 152 for parents)
!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS #109
1. Early Church Rec. file: Patriarchal bless. 1 Jan. 1841 Lima , Adams, Ill.
2. Manti ward rec Film #026,129 page 5
Edwin Whiting re-bap 7 July, 1850 by Orville Cox, confirmed 14 Jul 1850
3. Springville Ward Records (Film# 026,459)
Abbie Ann Whiting bap. 28 sep 1867

3. Springville Ward Records (Film# 026,459)
Abbie Ann Whiting bap. 28 sep 1867
Lorenzo Whiting bap 12 Sep 1869 (page 16)
Edwin Whiting re-bap 1 Nov 1875
Hannah Whiting re-bap 1 Nov 1875
Abbie Whiting re-bap 27 Nov 1875
Lorenzo Whiting re-bap 18 Jan 1876
4. St. George temple adoption and sealing of children (Film#23058 pt1),
Bk. B.

Bk. B.
p. 31: Edwin Whiting, born: 9 Sep 1809 adopted to Pres. Brigham Young
30 Oct 1879

30 Oct 1879
p. 32. Mifflin Penwood Brown Bristol, dead, born: 3 Apr 1851 Clark Co.,
Iowa, died 10 Apr 1851
Lorenzo Snow Whiting born: 30 July 1860 Manti
Francis Elmer Whiting, dead, born: 12 May 1864 Springville
Sealed to Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown Whiting

Sealed to Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown Whiting
(the father of the two latter and the mother of all three)
p. 395 Melvin Whiting, dead, born: 24 Apr 1862, died same day
Alvin Whiting, dead, born 24 Apr 1862, died same day;
Both sealed to parents Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown

Alvin Whiting, dead, born 24 Apr 1862, died same day;
Both sealed to parents Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown
7 Feb 1884
!BEFORE AND AFTER MOUNT PISGAH, by Clare B. Christensen says the following
on page 255:

on page 255:
"Edwin Whiting had tried to grow fruit at Manti, Utah since his return
from Ohio. The seasons at Manti had been cold. Brigham Young advised Edwin to move to Springville, Utah where the winters were more mild. In 1861 Edwin made the move. He bought land from the Hulets. That same year edwin

from Ohio. The seasons at Manti had been cold. Brigham Young advised Edwin to move to Springville, Utah where the winters were more mild. In 1861 Edwin made the move. He bought land from the Hulets. That same year edwin
s cousin, Sylvanus Cyrus Hulet was called to take his family and help with the settlement at St. George, Utah."
After having read the foregoing quote I would assume that Melvin, Alvin, and Francis Whiting were born and died at Springville or Mapleton and were buried someplace in the area.
p. 497 Abby Ann Whiting Bird, born 13 June 1858 Manti, sealed to parents Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown 7 Feb 1884.

!End. House Sealing Book E p. 152
Edwin Whiting born 19 Sep 1811, Lee Berks, Mass
Hannah Haines Brown born 21 Jul 1834 Goshen, Columbia, Ohio

After having read the foregoing quote I would assume that Melvin, Alvin, and Francis Whiting were born and died at Springville or Mapleton and were buried someplace in the area.
p. 497 Abby Ann Whiting Bird, born 13 June 1858 Manti, sealed to parents Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown 7 Feb 1884.

!End. House Sealing Book E p. 152
Edwin Whiting born 19 Sep 1811, Lee Berks, Mass
Hannah Haines Brown born 21 Jul 1834 Goshen, Columbia, Ohio
Sealed 18 Jul 1868
June 1965 (NMH) Every ordinance date on this sheet has been checked against original temple records and birthdates, death dates, etc. against ward, emetery rec. etc.

!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS #106
1. Manti ward rec (GS call #026,129 p.g 15)
2. Manti cem rec (GS call no. Utah Ma)
3. Springville cem rec. (GS call no. Utah S5)
4. Pat. Bless. Edwin Whiting (Early ch. Rec. File bapt. #3)
5. 1831 Census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio Film #0,337,949 pg. 228
6. St. George Tem. seal and adop. (GS ser no 23058 pt. 1 p. 32, 37, 395, 497)
7. VR Lee, Mass (GS cal no. Mass L2a)
8. EH seal rec (Gs #25165 pt. 22 Bk L p. 182 #3; pt.16, Bk E p. 152 for parents)
!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS #109
1. Early Church Rec. file: Patriarchal bless. 1 Jan. 1841 Lima , Adams, Ill.
2. Manti ward rec Film #026,129 page 5
Edwin Whiting re-bap 7 July, 1850 by Orville Cox, confirmed 14 Jul 1850
3. Springville Ward Records (Film# 026,459)
Abbie Ann Whiting bap. 28 sep 1867
Lorenzo Whiting bap 12 Sep 1869 (page 16)
Edwin Whiting re-bap 1 Nov 1875
Hannah Whiting re-bap 1 Nov 1875
Abbie Whiting re-bap 27 Nov 1875
Lorenzo Whiting re-bap 18 Jan 1876
4. St. George temple adoption and sealing of children (Film#23058 pt1),
Bk. B.
p. 31: Edwin Whiting, born: 9 Sep 1809 adopted to Pres. Brigham Young
30 Oct 1879
p. 32. Mifflin Penwood Brown Bristol, dead, born: 3 Apr 1851 Clark Co.,
Iowa, died 10 Apr 1851
Lorenzo Snow Whiting born: 30 July 1860 Manti
Francis Elmer Whiting, dead, born: 12 May 1864 Springville
Sealed to Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown Whiting
(the father of the two latter and the mother of all three)
p. 395 Melvin Whiting, dead, born: 24 Apr 1862, died same day
Alvin Whiting, dead, born 24 Apr 1862, died same day;
Both sealed to parents Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown
7 Feb 1884
!BEFORE AND AFTER MOUNT PISGAH, by Clare B. Christensen says the following
on page 255:
"Edwin Whiting had tried to grow fruit at Manti, Utah since his return
from Ohio. The seasons at Manti had been cold. Brigham Young advised Edwin to move to Springville, Utah where the winters were more mild. In 1861 Edwin made the move. He bought land from the Hulets. That same year edwin
s cousin, Sylvanus Cyrus Hulet was called to take his family and help with the settlement at St. George, Utah."
After having read the foregoing quote I would assume that Melvin, Alvin, and Francis Whiting were born and died at Springville or Mapleton and were buried someplace in the area.
p. 497 Abby Ann Whiting Bird, born 13 June 1858 Manti, sealed to parents Edwin Whiting and Hannah Haines Brown 7 Feb 1884.

!End. House Sealing Book E p. 152
Edwin Whiting born 19 Sep 1811, Lee Berks, Mass
Hannah Haines Brown born 21 Jul 1834 Goshen, Columbia, Ohio
Sealed 18 Jul 1868
June 1965 (NMH) Every ordinance date on this sheet has been checked against original temple records and birthdates, death dates, etc. against ward, emetery rec. etc.


June 1965 (NMH) Every ordinance date on this sheet has been checked against original temple records and birthdates, death dates, etc. against ward, emetery rec. etc.

!BIRTH: 1831 Census Nelson, Portage County, Ohio GS # 0,337,949; Manti Ward
Rec GS call# 6381 pt.1 p.5; TIB; Pioneers & Prominent Men of Utah-
Esshom 1913 p.1243; Vit Rec Lee, Mass GS 974.41/L1/V2n (Mass L2a);
Early Church File; 1850 Census Nauvoo GS Film 007,677 (ser# 2573)
pt.8 #1866-1869; Utah Federal Census 1851, 1870;
Patriarchal Blessing Early Church Rec File 1-1 Jan 1841 Lima,Adams,
Illinois; LDS Emig. Rec GS (ser# 23058) pt.1 p.32, 37 etc.;
Springville Ward Rec GS (ser# 6490 pt.1);
MARRIAGE: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;
DEATH: Springville Cem Rec GS call# Utah S5;
BAPTISM: Early Church File (Officiator T.B. Marsh Aug 1838), 2 Jan 1946 SL;
ENDOWED: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46: 7 Jan 1846 NV; TIB;
SEAL PARENTS: Family Group Sheet Father, 20 Dec 1974 LA;
SEAL SPOUSE: EH seal rec GS ser# 25165 pt22 Bk L p.182 #3; pt16 Bk E p.152
Arch Rec Naoma M. Harker;
HISTORY: (Compiled by Jennie Bird Hill, daughter of Abby Ann Whiting, daughter
of Edwin and Hannah Whiting- 1919) "About the year 1800, in the
little town of Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, near the border of New
York, lived the family of Elisha and Sally Hulett Whiting. Elisha Whiting's
father was a sea captain and lived in Connecticut. He died when Elisha was
very young. His mother, not knowing what else to do, bound him to an old
Quaker, who was very cruel to him, and after a few years, he ran away to
Massachusetts and worked on a farm with a wheelwright. Here he was married to
Sally Hulett. They were highly respected, honest, generous and firm in their
convictions.
Elisha Whiting followed the trade of wagon and chair maker and did his work
well. His wife was very gifted in making prose and poetry, a characteristic
that has been bequeathed to many of the Whiting descendants. To Elisha and
Sally Whiting, twelve children were born, eight sons and four daughters as
follows: (1) Charles, (2) William, (3) Edwin, (4) Charles, (5) Katherine
Louisa, (6) Harriet, (7) Sally Emeline, (8) Chauncey, (9) Almond, (10) Jane,
(11) Sylvester, and (12) Lewis.
Edwin Whiting was born September 9, 1809, the third child of this family.
When he was six years old, his parents moved to Nelson, Portage County, Ohio.
At that time, it was the western frontier of the U.S.A. but probably the very
place his father wished to be to get a suitable timber for his trade and for
support of his large family.
Edwin Whiting's chance for education was very limited, but they were all
taught the "3 R's", Readin', Ritin', and Rithmetic, and he wrote an legible
hand, an extrordinary feat for his time. At an early age, he wrote credible
verse.
His early life in the forest, no doubt, accounts for his love of the
out-of-doors, the beauties of nature, the trees, the flowers, the mountains and
the desire to hunt.
One Sunday morning, when but a small boy, he decided to go hunting. He knew
this was contrary to his parent's teachings, so he tried to draw his gun
through the cracks between the logs of his bedroom and go unmolested. His gun
caught and was discharged, inflicting a serious wound in his left arm. This,
he said, was a lesson to observe the Sabbath Day and to obey his parents.
He learned the chair making trade from his father and his workmanship was
considered very good.
In 1833, when Edwin was twenty-four years old, he married Elizabeth
Partridge Tillotson, an Ohio girl of French descent. She was a highly educated
school teacher, quite an accomplishment for those days.
In 1837, the Gospel was brought to the Whiting family. Edwin and his wife,
his father and mother and some of his brothers and sisters joined the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They were baptized by Thomas Marsh in 1838.
Here, as in the time of Christ and His Apostles, the humble, hard-working class
of people were the ones to listen and accept the Gospel of truth.
They were among the early members of our church and soon joined the saints
in Kirtland, Ohio. It was here that their trials, hardships and persecutions
began and it took true manhood, womanhood, and faith in God to endure. They
were forced to leave their new comfortable home, complete with furniture,
orchards and land in Kirtland, Ohio and took only their clothing and a few
valued relics and went to Far West, Missouri. By this time, Edwin and
Elizabeth had four children: William, Helen Amelia, Sarah Elizabeth and Emily
Jane. They were only in Far West a short time and had just built a new home,
when the mob, several thousand strong, ordered them out. Every house in the
village was burned except father Elisha Whiting's, which was spared because he
was so sick then could not move him.
We remember of hearing aunt Elizabeth tell how she sat on the pile of
bedding far into the night with little daughter Jane in her arms. Little Jane
died soon after from exposure and lack of proper food. Sarah clapped her hands
at the big bonfire the mob had made with their fences and the select wood from
her father's chair shop. They were compelled to flee again so they joined the
saints at Lima in father Morley's branch, where Edwin Whiting acted as
counselor to brother Morley.
For Several years, the saints were happily building up the city of Nauvoo,
and their temple. Here they worshipped God without as much persecution as they
had experienced at Lima. Edwin was appointed Colonel in the Nauvoo Legion and
was an active worker at all times for the up-building of His Church.
Through the advice of those in authority, and for a righteous purpose, he
entered the law of plural marriage. In the year 1845, he married Almira
Meacham. The following year, January 27, 1846, he married Mary Elizabeth Cox.
That same year, he was called on a mission to Pennsylvania and was there at the
time of the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph and Hyrum Smith. He woon returned
home and took up arms with his bretheren to protect his property and the lives
of his family.
During the battle of the Crooked River, his brother Charles was killed.
Still a greater test awaited him, his brothers, Almond, Sylvester, Chauncey and
Lewis and his sister, Louisa did not feel that Brigham Young should be the
leader of the Church so they followed a Mr. Cutler and called themselves
"Cutlerites" and moved up into Clitheral, Minnesota. To this day they hold
tenaciously to the teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith. They still
correspond with the children of Edwin Whiting, and have given us, for temple
work, an extensive genealogy of the Whiting family.
Edwin Whiting, his families, his father and mother stayed with the saints,
who were compelled to move west as far as Mt. Pisgah, (now known as Talmadge)
Iowa. There they stayed to prepare for the journey across the plains.
The dreaded disease, cholera, took the father and mother of Edwin, his
little brother and little daughter, Emily Jane. Their names are on the
monument lately erected at that place in memory of those who died there. So
many of his family were sick at one time, that there was no one well enough to
get the sick ones a drink, but even in those trying times, they still had faith
and rejoiced in the Gospel, for the Lord was with them. Emeline, a sister of
Edwin, married Fredrick Walter Cox and the two families were as one big family
for years. They established a chair factory and hauled the chairs to Quincy,
Illinois where they were sold. From this and their crops, they prepared to
come west. Aunt Mary taught school two terms and helped the family some.
While at Mt. Pisgah, three children were born. Albert Milton was born to Mary.
Oscar Newell was born to Elizabeth, and Catherine Emeline was born to Almira.
In April, 1849, Edwin and Emeline, the only children of Elisha and Sally
Whiting who stayed true to the Church, started westward in brother Morley's
company.
Volumes have been written of the westward journey of the saints, and as
Congressman Leatherstood has said, "It is the greatest emigration trail that
was ever blazed and our pioneers will some day stand out in history as the
greatest pioneers of the world."
They fought Indians, had their cattle stampeeded, suffered for lack of
proper food, and even though tired from that long and tedious trek, still they
went on. After reaching the Black Hills, a heavy snow storm came and for three
days they were shut in. Many of their cattle died and perhaps they would have
died had not the teams and provisions sent by President Brigham Young come to
their aid. On October 28, 1849, they reached Salt Lake City, which looked
like a haven of rest to that travel-worn company. Aunt Mary said, "I have
never beheld a sight so good and so beautiful as Salt Lake City. We were so
thankful our journey was at an end." But their rest was of short duration, for
in a few days, Edwin Whiting, the Morley's and the Cox's were called to settle
the San Pitch River, now known as Manti. Again they journeyed on. It took
three weeks to go from Salt Lake City, because they had to build their own
roads.
Provo was then a village of about six homes. As they passed Hobble Creek,
afterwards known as Springville, Edwin Whiting remarked, "This is a fertile
spot. I would like to stop here."
They arrived in Sanpete county on December 1, 1849, with almost nothing to
eat, no food for their cattle, no shelter to keep them warm, and cold weather
upon them. They made "dug-outs" on the south side of the hill where the Manti
Temple now stands. It was a severe winter, with snow so deep the cattle could
scarcely get grass and most of them died. Food had to be divided with the
Indians to keep peace. President Young had promised them provisions and help,
but none came, so Edwin and Orville Cox put on snow shoes and with a little
parched corn in their pockets for food, placed their bedding on a sleigh and
started toward Salt Lake City for help. When they reached Nephi Canyon, they
met their help, brother Dace Henry, his wife, her brother, Mr. Dodge and an
Indian, snow bound. Their cattle had died and their wagons were all but
covered with snow. The young wife was very sick, so Edwin gave them the sleigh
to pull her to Manti. They put their quilts on their backs and walked on to
Salt Lake Clity and reported conditions to President Young. Aid was
immediately sent, but some of that company went back to Salt Lake City.
Edwin's family now numbered fourteen. They lived in a large room in the
wall of the hill with their chair factory in one end. The men and boys hauled
wood from the hills on the hand sleighs.
The following spring (1850), there were three girls born. Harriet Lucinda
was born to Mary Elizabeth in April, Louisa Melitia was born to Elizabeth in
May, and Cornelia Dolly was born to Almira in June.
For several seasons, very little was raised. It became necessary to build a
fort to protect themselves from the Indians, for they felt that the white man
had stolen their land. The gates of the fort were locked while the men went to
the fields with their guns. From this developed the Walker War. Edwin was
appointed Captain for the Militia. Twice the Indians drove his cattle off and
stole whatever they could.
Edwin often told us of one big old ox that he owned. The ox would rebel
whenever an Indian tried to drive him. He would turn on his captors and break
their defense and come home. He hated Indians and would always lower his head
and challenge them if they came near.
Edwin tried planting fruit trees, shrubs and flowers, but they could not
survive the very cold winters. Their crops were poor, but they managed to
exist and were a happy family in spite of their hardships.
In 1854, he was called to Ohio on a mission and was gone for two years.
While he was away, the grasshoppers came and took everything they raised. They
faced starvation, but miraculously, where the crops had been, a patch of
pigweeds grew and they lived on them until the corn ripened in Utah County.
A strange thing it was, for the Indians said those pigweeds had never grown
there before, nor have they grown since. Walter Cox divided with his brother's
(brother-in-law) family while Edwin was away.
Edwin, upon his return, brought many kinds of fruit trees, (some from his
father's farm that he helped to plant when a boy) shrubs and flowers, and again
tried to grow them, but the climate was too cold.
On the 8th of October, 1856, Edwin married Hannah Haines Brown. Abby Ann
Whiting was born to this couple at Manti in 1858 and Lorenzo Snow Whiting was
born at Manti in 1860.
On the 14th day of April, 1857, he married Mary Ann Washburn. Two children
were born to the family while they resided at Manti. Daniel Abram was born in
May, 1858 and Monroe Finch Whiting was born in November, 1862.
While he lived at Manti, Edwin was among the foremost men in religious and
civic affairs of the community. He was councelor to the Stake President. He
was mayor of the city from 1857 to 1861. He was a member of the legislature
for two terms, and as stated before, he was Captain of the Militia in the
Walker War.
After finding the climate of Manti unfavorable for raising fruit, his
special work, he was advised by Presiden Young to try out his nursery at
Springville. He moved to Springville in 1861 and was able to plant and grow
all kinds and varieties of fruit trees, vegetables and flowers. People used to
come from neighboring communities to see his flowers.
He built a home on the lot where the Springville Second Ward Church now
stands. That old two story adobe home will stand in the memory of the members
of the Whiting Family as a place of many happy evenings and of fun and
amusement. Aunt Mary also taught school there.
He transplanted, in different towns, many evergreens from the mountains.
Those around the old Court House in Provo, those at the Springville City park,
and one large evergreen that stands southwest of the Manti Temple which can be
seen for miles around. He once said "I brought that in my dinner bucket and I
think it was the first evergreen transplanted in Utah."
His life was typical of this great tree. A poem written by Emmay Whiting,
wife of Daniel Whiting, describes his life and this tree as being similar.
Edwin had one of the largest families in Utah. Many of those stand at the
head of Stake and Ward organizations in our Church. Among his descendants,
we found seven bishops.
In his later life, he did temple work for his dead relatives in the Salt
Lake Temple, St. George Temple, and in the Logan Temple. He lived the
principles of his religion. He was honest, charitable, and never accumulated
great riches. He was thrifty and loved his wives and children and gave them
the comforts of life.
He died at Mapleton, Utah on the 9th of December, 1890 at the age of
eighty-one years. He was firm in his belief and testimony of the truthfulness
of the Gospel.
His descendants are numerous and are found in Idaho, Arizona, Mexico,
California, New York, and in Utah.
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Household Record 1880 United States Census
Name Relation Mar

Edwin married Washburn, Mary Ann in 1857 in Manti, Utah, Utah. Mary was born on 18 Nov 1828 in Sing Sing, West Chester, New York; died on 10 Oct 1882 in Springville, Utah, Utah; was buried on 13 Oct 1882 in Springville, Utah, Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: LZXC-V32

Notes:

Bap, End: Control F23716 #F5980119 Provo Temple

!Fam rec Mary R. Smith, Midvale, Utah; Rec of W.Verl Whiting.

!BIRTH :
MARRIAGE :Family Group Sheet Self;
DEATH :
BAPTISM :Control F23716 #F5980119
ENDOWED :Control F24823 #F5980119
SEAL PARENTS :
SEAL SPOUSE :

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Sing Sing, Westchester, New York, United States.

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Utah, Utah, United States.

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.



DEATH: Also shown as Died Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.

Notes:

MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 14 Apr 1857

MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 14 Apr 1857

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: LZNL-TF3
• Death: Aug 1848, Mt. Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States

Notes:

!Archive Rec Edwin Whiting Family Assn.-Springville, UT; Early Church Memb-
Susan W. Easton.

!DEATH DATE: Gary Whiting records give death date as 21 Feb 1848
Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index, 1842 Record about EDWIN WHITING
Given Name: EDWIN
Surname: WHITING
Page: 190
Coord.: 3N8W
=====================================================
1849: Before and After Mt. Pisgah
page 192-193
In the spring of 1849, Sylvester Hulet was called to help establish a fort at Provo. It was called Fort Utah. The same spring, Edwin Whiting and family left Mt. Pisgah, Iowa and began the big trek toward the west. They visited the Coxes and Whitings at Silver Creek. Then they made their way to the Elkhorn river in Nebraska. by the time that they arrived at the Elkhorn, it had been three months since they left Mt. Pisgah. They were made part of the George A. Smith company of fifty, wagons. Ezra T. Benson was in command of the whole company of one hundred wagons. When the big trek began from there, Edwin's family consisted of the following:
======================================================
!Naoma Manwaring Harker's FGS #110 & 111 & 112
1. Family tradition: Elisha Whiting's father was a sea captain in Connecticut, dying when Elisha was a young boy. His mother bound him out to an old Quaker, and after a few years Elisha ran away and went to Massachusetts and found work with a wheelwright. He followed the trade of wagon and chair maker. About 1815 they moved to Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio.
2. TIB July 1965 found no card for #1 William except as follows: William Whiting, born 1807 of Clay Co., Mo., died 21 Oct 1834
baptized 15 Sep 1919,
endowed 28 Jan 1920 by L.D.S. Church
3. 1831 census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio
males over 21: Elisha, Edwin Whiting and Nelson Talcott 1835 census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio
males over 21: Edwin, Elisha and Charles Whiting and Nelson Talcott
4. Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine Vol 7 (1916) p. 69
Burials of Elisha Whiting and wife Sally recorded on the monument at Mt. Pisgah: Monument erected 1888 in memory of those members of the church who died in 1846-7 during the exodus. On South side: Emily Whiting, Elisha Whiting, Sally Whiting, Widow Head Whiting
5. Vital Records, Lee, Berkshire , Massachusetts
First five children of Elisha and Sally recorded
6. 1860 census Fremont Co., Iowa
Chauncy Whiting age 42 and family
Sylvester Whiting age 33 and family
7. Child #3 Charles was also sealed 7 Nov. 1872 to Lois Heath
Endowment Book H of Sealings Pt. 18 pl 322
8. Ref. 973/V23g; Record of Early Members of the Church who died in Missouri, Kirtland, Nauvoo and on the plains--taken from the Evening and Morning Star; The Messenger and Advocate, The Elder's Journal; The Times and Season; The Wasp; The Nauvoo Neighbor; The Prophet; The St. Louis Luminary; The Frontier Guardian; The Mormon; The Western Standard; and the Deseret News.

!William Whiting, born 1807 Clay Co., Missouri, died 21 Oct 1834. Baptised 15 Sep 1919; Endowed 28 Jan 1920

!9. May 17, 1967; A letter just received from Mrs. Zella R. Bennion, Altamont, Utah to the effect that her 2 ggmother, Catherine Maggard married Anthony Head, who died in 1843 in Nauvoo. She started West, got to Mr. Pisgah where she died. See the above monument inscription for "widow Head Whiting". She has a letter written by a daughter of Catherine Head to :father Whiting: as he was called and wife of Catherine were cut off or disfellowshipped because of some minor infraction. They both died at Mt. Pisgah, and baptisms were re-done for both in Utah. Sally Hulett, wife of Elisha Whiting died in Aug. 1846 and Elisha died in March, 1848, so they could not have been married for long. Catherine was born in 1792, so there would have been no children from this marriage.

!10. E.H. Seal rec. (GS ser # 25165 pt. 18, Bk. H. P. 322)
11. 1835 census of Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio
12. Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine Vol 7 page 169
(burials of Elisha and Sally) CAll No. 979.2/B2ug
13. St. George endowments (GS ser # 23055) pt. 11 p. 433:
24 Oct 1879 #10427 Endowment for William Whiting
born Sep 1807 Lee, Massachusetts
died 1839 "died in church"
Baptized 1837
Proxy, Edwin Whiting, brother
14. Endowment House baptism for the dead (GS ser #25165, Bk. D. p. 43
6 Nov 1872 Edwin Whiting, proxy: for Elisha Whiting, son
15. TIB card: William Whiting, born 1807, of Clay Co., Mo.
died 21 Oct 1834
Baptised 15 Sep 1919
Endowed 28 Jan 1920 by LDS Church
16. Clay Co., Missouri marriages: Lydia Whiting married 24 May 1835 to Charles English (no doubt the widow of William Whiting)
17. Information in possession of Zella R. Bennion, Altamont, Utah:
GS ser #23889 pt. 25 (St. George Bapt. for the dead) Bk. W.p.7
#3419 Catherine Maggard, born Tennessee baptism 1 February 1887
proxy Sarah Head Bracken, daughter) "She was in the church and cut off because of a neighborhood difficulty, which her husband, father WHITING was cut off for. She had nothing to do with it, and should not have been cut off. This is why she baptised for her."

!On the Mt.Pisgah monument following the names of Elisha Whiting, Sally Whiting and Emily Whiting is "widow Head Whiting."

!Letter dated 28 Nov 1847 to William S. and Mary Oaks, signed by Elisha Whiting and Katharine Whiting (Mary Oaks was a daughter of Catherine Maggard Head Whiting) mentions having stayed at Norvil Head's home (son of Catherine Maggard)

!Archive Rec Edwin Whiting Family Assn.-Springville, UT; Early Church Memb- Susan W. Easton.
NOTE: SEE FILE WHITDESC FOR MORE DESCENDANTS.

!9. May 17, 1967; A letter just received from Mrs. Zella R. Bennion, Altamont, Utah to the effect that her 2 ggmother, Catherine Maggard married Anthony Head, who died in 1843 in Nauvoo. She started West, got to Mr. Pisgah where she died. See the above monument inscription for "widow Head Whiting". She has a letter written by a daughter of Catherine Head to father Whiting as he was called and wife of Catherine were cut off or disfellowshipped because of some minor infraction. They both died at Mt. Pisgah, and baptisms were re-done for both in Utah. Sally Hulett, wife of Elisha Whiting died in Aug. 1846 and Elisha died in March, 1848, so they could not have been married for long. Catherine was born in 1792, so there would have been no children from this marriage.

!DEATH DATE: Gary Whiting records give death date as 21 Feb 1848
Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index, 1842 Record about EDWIN WHITING
Given Name: EDWIN
Surname: WHITING
Page: 190
Coord.: 3N8W
=====================================================
1849: Before and After Mt. Pisgah
page 192-193 In the spring of 1849, Sylvester Hulet was called to help establish a fort at Provo. It was called Fort Utah. The same spring, Edwin Whiting and family left Mt. Pisgah, Iowa and began the big trek toward the west. They visited the Coxes and Whitings at Silver Creek. Then they made their way to the Elkhorn river in Nebraska. by the time that they arrived at the Elkhorn, it had been three monts since they left Mt. Pisgah. They were made part of the George A. Smith company of fifty, wagons. Ezra T. Benson was in command of the whole company of one hundred wagons. When the big trek began from there, Edwin's family consisted of the following:
======================================================
!Naoma Manwaring Harker's FGS #110 & 111 & 112
1. Family tradition: Elisha Whiting's father was a sea captain in Connecticut, dying when Elisha was a young boy. His mother bound him out to an old Quaker, and after a few years Elisha ran away and went to Massachusetts and found work with a wheelwright. He followed the trade of wagon and chair maker. About 1815 they moved to Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio.
2. TIB July 1965 found no card for #1 William except as follows: William Whiting, born 1807 of Clay Co., Mo., died 21 Oct 1834
baptized 15 Sep 1919,
endowed 28 Jan 1920 by L.D.S. Church
3. 1831 census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio
males over 21: Elisha, Edwin Whiting and Nelson Talcott 1835 census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio
males over 21: Edwin, Elisha and Charles Whiting and Nelson Talcott
4. Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine Vol 7 (1916) p. 69
Burials of Elisha Whiting and wife Sally recorded on the monument at Mt. Pisgah: Monument erected 1888 in memory of those members of the church who died in 1846-7 during the exodus. On South side: Emily Whiting, Elisha Whiting, Sally Whiting, Widow Head Whiting
5. Vital Records, Lee, Berkshire , Massachusetts
First five children of Elisha and Sally recorded
6. 1860 census Fremont Co., Iowa
Chauncy Whiting age 42 and family
Sylvester Whiting age 33 and family
7. Child #3 Charles was also sealed 7 Nov. 1872 to Lois Heath
Endowment Book H of Sealings Pt. 18 pl 322
8. Ref. 973/V23g; Record of Early Members of the Church who died in Missouri, Kirtland, Nauvoo and on the plains--taken from the Evening and Morning Star; The Messenger and Advocate, The Elder's Journal; The Times and Season; The Wasp; The Nauvoo Neighbor; The Prophet; The St. Louis Luminary; The Frontier Guardian; The Mormon; The Western Standard; and the Deseret News.

!William Whiting, born 1807 Clay Co., Missouri, died 21 Oct 1834. Baptised 15 Sep 1919; Endowed 28 Jan 1920

!9. May 17, 1967; A letter just received from Mrs. Zella R. Bennion, Altamont, Utah to the effect that her 2 ggmother, Catherine Maggard married Anthony Head, who died in 1843 in Nauvoo. She started West, got to Mr. Pisgah where she died. See the above monument inscription for "widow Head Whiting". She has a letter written by a daughter of Catherine Head to father Whiting as he was called and wife of Catherine were cut off or disfellowshipped because of some minor infraction. They both died at Mt. Pisgah, and baptisms were re-done for both in Utah. Sally Hulett, wife of Elisha Whiting died in Aug. 1846 and Elisha died in March, 1848, so they could not have been married for long. Catherine was born in 1792, so there would have been no children from this marriage.

!10. E.H. Seal rec. (GS ser # 25165 pt. 18, Bk. H. P. 322)
11. 1835 census of Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio
12. Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine Vol 7 page 169
(burials of Elisha and Sally) CAll No. 979.2/B2ug
13. St. George endowments (GS ser # 23055) pt. 11 p. 433:
24 Oct 1879 #10427 Endowment for William Whiting
born Sep 1807 Lee, Massachusetts
died 1839 "died in church"
Baptized 1837
Proxy, Edwin Whiting, brother
14. Endowment House baptism for the dead (GS ser #25165, Bk. D. p. 43
6 Nov 1872 Edwin Whiting, proxy: for Elisha Whiting, son
15. TIB card: William Whiting, born 1807, of Clay Co., Mo.
died 21 Oct 1834
Baptised 15 Sep 1919
Endowed 28 Jan 1920 by LDS Church
16. Clay Co., Missouri marriages: Lydia Whiting married 24 May 1835 to Charles English (no doubt the widow of William Whiting)
17. Information in possession of Zella R. Bennion, Altamont, Utah:
GS ser #23889 pt. 25 (St. George Bapt. for the dead) Bk. W.p.7
#3419 Catherine Maggard, born Tennessee baptism 1 February 1887
proxy Sarah Head Bracken, daughter) "She was in the church and cut off because of a neighborhood difficulty, which her husband, father WHITING was cut off for. She had nothing to do with it, and should not have been cut off. This is why she baptised for her."

!On the Mt.Pisgah monument following the names of Elisha Whiting, Sally Whiting and Emily Whiting is "widow Head Whiting."

!Letter dated 28 Nov 1847 to William S. and Mary Oaks, signed by Elisha Whiting and Katharine Whiting (Mary Oaks was a daughter of Catherine Maggard Head Whiting) mentions having stayed at Norvil Head's home (son of Catherine Maggard)

!Archive Rec Edwin Whiting Family Assn.-Springville, UT; Early Church Memb- Susan W. Easton.
NOTE: SEE FILE WHITDESC FOR MORE DESCENDANTS.

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.




Elisha Whiting Birth: Dec. 17, 1785
Hartford
Hartford County
Connecticut, USA
Death: Mar., 1848
Union CountyIowa, USA


"This name is listed on a "monument erected AD 1888, in memory of those members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who died in 1846, 1847, and 1848, during their exodus to seek a home beyond the Rocky Mountains."


ELISHA WHITING, Jr. & SALLY HULET WHITING HISTORY:[Compiled from the collected writings of Martha Whiting Brown, Ruth Brown Lewis, other family writings, and historical writings as noted in text.]by Louine B. Hunter [1997 revision]


E lisha's father, Elisha, was born November 21, 1762, at Hartford Connecticut. He married Susannah Butler March 25, 1784, at West Hartford.

Elisha was a sea captain. He DESERTED his wife and children. We have the DIVORCE PAPERS.
13. Hartford probates (nothing for Elisha Whiting or Susanna his wife)
note: None of these children were christened while the father was living (or at home) and only the third was christened at all (in Hartford). The family history states that "after the death of the father, the mother apprenticed out the son to an old Quaker, from whom he ran away. The 7190 census of Connecticut does not list either Elisha or susanna as head of a family. No record of his death has been found. susannah married again in 1796 and removed to New York ( could there have been a divorce, or Elisha left home?) In August 1786 Elisha "formerly of Farmington, now of Hartford" for bad husbandry and mismanagement was taken under the care of the Selectmen of Farmington, but was released when he moved to Hartford.

! Noted in Baltimore, Maryland marriages: Elisha Whiting and Sarah Tidy 3 Jan 1791: Who is he?
!14. Records of Northampton, New York (Received by correspondence 22Jun1965)
Nothing on Reuben Simmons in land records and no other information in probates.
!15. 1790 census of Connecticut: No Elisha Whiting Reuben Simmons in Simsbury, 3 male over 16 2 females
!None of these children were christened while the father was living (or at home) and only the third was christened at all (in Hartford). The family history states that "after the death of the father, the mother apprenticed out the son to an old Quaker, from whom he ran away. The 1790 census of Conn. does not list either Elisha or Susanna as head of a family. No record of this death has been found.

Susannah married again in 1796 and removed to New York (could there have been a divorce, or Elisha left home?)

In August 1786 Elisha "formerly of Farmington, now of Hartford" for bad husbandry and mismanagement was taken under the care of the Selectmen of Farmington, but was released when he moved to Hartford.

Noted in Baltimore, Maryland marriages: Elisha Whiting and Sarah Tidy 3 Jan 1791 (who is he?);
He left his wife alone to care for their three small children in Hartford. Elisha Jr. had two younger sisters, Polly and Susannah. EDITOR'S NOTE: Although we do not have a death date for Elisha Sr., we know he died at a young age, probably around age 28, and near the year 1790. Their last child was born about 1789, and Susannah married her second husband, Reuben Simmons on May 1, 1796, indicating that Elisha and Susannah were married far less than twelve years, and probably closer to six years.


Revo lutionary War Records, Connecticut, page 541: "Elisha Whiting,[Sr.] Private in Captain Ozias Bissell's Company." His birth date is listed as November 21, 1762. The war was fought between 1775 and 1783, indicating that Elisha was somewhere between thirteen and twenty one while serving in the Revolutionary War.


ELISHA JR'S EARLY YEARS Without her husband's income, Susannah was very poor. Not knowing what else to do, she eventually bound Elisha out to an old Quaker to learn the carpentry trade. Though Elisha worked hard, the Quaker was very mean to him, sometimes hitting him and doing other cruel things.


Elisha was very unhappy. He was resentful of his mother and to all concerned that such a thing had happened to him. He never got over those feelings and his children and grandchildren knew that his lips were sealed so far as any experiences of his youth were concerned.


Cordelia Perry, his granddaughter, told Martha Whiting Brown the following: His feelings were so badly hurt that he never wanted to speak of it. One day at his chair and wagon shop in Manti, Ohio, a stranger came in and brought up the subject of being a relative from his early days. Elisha flew into a rage and refused to listen to him, then ordered him to leave his shop at once.


So we, his children's children, will never know, I guess, just what he went through, being sent from home by his mother, after his father's DESERTION. They say he was bitter about it until the day he died.


ELISH A MEETS SALLY Although he was afraid of the old Quaker, Elisha ran away to make his own way in the world. He went to Lee, Massachusetts, where he met Sylvanus Hulet, a wheelwright (one who makes repairs of wheels and wheeled vehicles) who lived on a farm. Elisha asked Sylvanus for a job, assuring him that he could do carpentry work and make chairs and furniture, so he was hired.


Ther e he met Sylvanus' daughter, Sally, a real pretty girl, the oldest of the seven Hulet children. She was part Indian and had dark hair and dark eyes. Elisha soon fell in love with Sally who was not quite seventeen years old; he was not yet twenty.


They were married September 18, 1805. Lee, Massachusetts was their first home, where their first four children were born. It was a sad day when their first baby died the same day it was born in 1806. A year later William was born, followed the next year by Edwin, their third child. Two and a half years later Charles was born. The next two children, Catherine, 3 Oct 1813, and Harriet, 16 Aug 1815, were born in their second place of residence.


NELSON, PORTAGE, OHIO, 1817 When little Edwin was six, the family traveled over the Mohawk Trail to Nelson, Ohio, which was then the western frontier, probably the very place Elisha wished to be to get suitable timber for his carpentry trade, to support his growing family.


Eli sha built a log cabin on a quiet sloping hill that looked out over the valley. He built an open fireplace where Sally cooked. An iron crane protruded from the side where Sally would hang a kettle from the crane and push it back over the fire. When she wanted to bake bread, she put the dough inside the kettle and put red hot coals on the flat top.


Around the room were beds, a table and a cupboard. After all, her husband was a carpenter who learned to do beautiful work while he was with the old Quaker. He made a handsome black walnut bureau for Sally that she was very proud of. The girls slept in a trundle bed that was pulled out from under their parent's bed. They soon built another section onto their log cabin. One side they lived in; the other side was a wagon and carpentry shop At night they lit tallow candles and burned knots from pine trees in the fireplace while they told stories.


The last six of their twelve children were born in Nelson, Portage, Ohio: Emeline, Chauncy, Almon, Jane, Sylvester, and Lewis. Their education was limited, but they were all taught "the three R's: Readin', Ritin', and Rithmetic." We are told that Sally Hulet Whiting was a wonderful woman and that she was very gifted in writing prose and poetry, a characteristic bequeathed to many of her Whiting descendants. Sally and Elisha were some of the most respected citizens of Nelson. They were honest, generous, and firm in their convictions.


THREE STORIES ABOUT CATHERINE Catherine was the fourth child of Sally and Elisha. Catherine spent a lot of time with her relatives, especially her grandmother, Mary Lewis Hulet, and her aunts and cousins.


A TRIP THROUGH THE WOODS One day Catherine went to visit her aunt who sent her on an errand to borrow a pattern from a friend who lived about a mile away, straight through the woods. She knew she wouldn't get lost, but it was kind of scary to go into the woods alone. She wanted to please her aunt so she tied on her sunbonnet and began her errand. As she went along she saw some snakes, but she was used to them, they did not frighten her. She saw plenty of rabbits and squirrels and other little animals. The forest was beautiful and interesting and she was having a good time.


She soon reached the aunt's house, got the pattern from her and started back. When she was almost home she saw a big, black bear. Upon seeing Catherine, the bear rose to his hind feet! Catherine was nearly paralyzed with fear, so frightened that she could not move. After the bear watched her for a little while it dropped down on all fours and lumbered away with a growl. She ran the rest of the way home.


THE CHIEF'S SON Sometimes the Indians came to see the people. When Catherine Whiting was a little girl, an Indian chief came with his little son. He had shining black eyes, copper colored skin, and his father was very proud of him. Because the father was a chief, both were dressed in colorful beads, earrings, brooches, and elaborate clothes.The chief thought Catherine was so cute that he told her he would give her one of his brooches if she would kiss his little son. She really wanted that brooch, but she did not want to kiss the boy. The chief was quite offended; he thought she should be very proud to kiss his son, but she would not kiss him.


After the Indians went away, Sally, Catherine's mother, was afraid they might come back and do some harm, but they never did.


BEDTIM E FRIGHT One evening while their father (Elisha) was away, the family sat around the fire talking. Catherine became sleepy but she did not want to take a candle up the stairs, so she went up in the dark and got ready for bed. She put her hand down to turn the covers back and felt a big, hairy head. "Oh!" she screamed, and fled down the stairs crying, "There's a man sleeping in my bed!"


Her mother was alarmed but bravely flew into action. She took a broom in one hand and a candle in the other and dashed up the stairs, followed by her boys who held clubs at the ready. They all rushed into the room to find out WHO WAS SLEEPING IN CATHERINE'S BED?, just like the "Three Bears and Goldilocks".


When they held up the candle, they saw their old dog, Paint, under the covers. The boys laughed and teased Catherine!


EDWIN AND THE GUN In the Whiting family, no one was allowed to hunt on the Sabbath. One Sunday morning Edwin decided he wanted to go hunting, so he tried to sneak his gun out of the house by drawing it through a crack between the logs. The gun got caught, fired, and wounded his left arm. That was a lesson to keep the Sabbath day holy that he never forgot. He retold this story to his children and grandchildren many times. Source: Louine Berry Hunter


Elisha died in Mar 1848 in Mt. Pisgah, Union, Iowa.

Family links:
Spouse:
Sally Hulet Whiting (1787 - 1846)

Children:
Edwin Whiting (1809 - 1890)*
Catherine Louisa Whiting Talcott (1813 - 1900)*
Emeline Sally Whiting Cox (1817 - 1896)*
Chauncey Whiting (1819 - 1902)*
Sylvester Whiting (1827 - 1915)*

*Calculated relationship


Burial:
Mount Pisgah Cemetery
Thayer
Union County
Iowa, USA

Maintained by: Sunflower Lady
Originally Created by: Shiver
Record added: Jan 09, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8251337







SUFFIX: Also shown as Jr

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Mt. Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.

Elisha married Hulet, Sally on 18 Sep 1806 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Sally (daughter of Hulett, Sylvanus Revolutionary War Soldier and Lewis, Mary, daughter of Hulett, Sylvanus Revolutionary War Soldier and Lewis, Mary) was born on 29 Oct 1787 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died in Jan 1846 in Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa; was buried in Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: L8QF-NYS

Notes:

!Sally is the sister of Charles HULET (PERRY Family line).
!Edwin Whiting Family Assn.- Springville, UT; Early Church Memb- Susan Easton;
!Rec of Ella Whiting Waite, LaGrande, Oregon; O.C. Day records;

!Sally is the sister of Charles HULET (PERRY Family line).
!Edwin Whiting Family Assn.- Springville, UT; Early Church Memb- Susan Easton;
!Rec of Ella Whiting Waite, LaGrande, Oregon; O.C. Day records;

!Sally is the sister of Charles Hulet, RIN 1031 on chart 24 (Perry Family line)
Edwin Whiting Family Assn.- Springville, UT; Early Church Memb- Susan Easton.

!BIRTH: IGI Batch C500931 1938, 7222259 56.

!MARRIAGE: 18 Sep 1805 Elisha WHITING (IGI 1988 Mass p 20,390 batch M500931
0928 (Elisha WHITON); Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;

!MARRIAGE: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;
!DEATH: Early Church Rec File- burial;
ENDOWED: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;
Death of Mary Lewis Hulet
Sally's mother, Mary Lewis Hulet, went through all the hardships the Saints went through in Missouri before she died in Clay County, probably in 1837.
Two of her daughters, Charlotte and Rhoda, died in Missouri; martyrs for the faith. Only Sally, of Mary's daughters, lived to leave Missouri.
Caldwell County
Growing resentment from their Clay County neighbors caused the Saints to agree once again to give up their land and many possessions, and move as a body to Caldwell County, where they soon founded the new settlement they named Far West.

!MARRIAGE: 18 Sep 1805 Elisha WHITING (IGI 1988 Mass p 20,390 batch M500931
0928 (Elisha WHITON); Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;

!MARRIAGE: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;
!DEATH: Early Church Rec File- burial;
ENDOWED: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;

!DEATH: Early Church Rec File- burial;

!ENDOWED: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB.

DOCUMENTATION (by Margaret Neuffer):



BIRTH: Also shown as Born Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Aug 1846

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Aug 1846

Notes:

MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.

MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 18 Sep 1805

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: LZCR-X5C

Notes:

1792
Divorce
From cousin Louise Bea, San Francisco (October 2007): >The film is FHL # 1637918, Divorce Papers 1755-1803, Connecticut
Superior Court, Hartford County. >To the Honorable the Superior Court to be held in Hartford in and for >the County of Hartford on the second Tuesday of February Anno Domini >1792 > > The Petition of Susannah Whiting of Hartford in said county >humbly speaketh > > That on the 25th day of March, AD 1784, she was married unto >Elisha Whiting then of said Hartford, that the said Elisha more than >three years since, for reasons unknown, willfully deserted the >Petitioner and his children in a suffering condition, that he hath ever >since continued to abscond in parts unknown, without ever informing >where he may be found, or affording the > >Petitioner the least means of support, that she hath ever since by every >possible exertion, just for said means, with the assistance of her Charitable Friends to prevent any further charges. > > That she hath every reason to believe from credible reports and >letters written by the said >Elisha to Strangers, that he is married again in some of the Southern >States without the least design of returning again, or having the >remotest regard to the Petitioner or his children. wherefore she humbly >prays your Honor's gracious considerations in the premises and to grant >her a Bill of Divorce from her marriage contract with the said Elisha >and she as in duty bound shall ______ . Dated at >Hartford the 14th day of February Anno Domini 1792 > >

The film # is 1,635,918. Divorce Papers 1755-1803 for Hartford,
CT

To the Honorable the Superior Court to be held in
Hartford in and
for the County of Hartford on the second
Tuesday of February Anno Domini
1792

The Petition of Susannah Whiting of Hartford
in said county
humbly speaketh

That on the 25th day of March, AD 1784, she was married
unto
Elisha Whiting then of said Hartford, that the said
Elisha more than
three years since, for reasons un
known, willfully deserted the Petitioner
and his children in
a suffering condition, that he hath ever since
con
continued to abscond in parts unknown, without
ever informing where he
may be found, or affording the
Petitioner the least means of support, that
she
hath ever since by every possible exertion, just
for said means, with
the assistance of her Chari
table Friends to prevent any further
charges.

That she hath every reason to believe
from credible reports
and letters written by the said
Elisha to Strangers, that he is married
again
in some of the Southern States without
the least design of returning
again, or having
the remotest regard to the Petitioner or his
children.
wherefore she humbly prays your Honor's
gracious considerations
in the premises
and to grant her a Bill of Divorce from her mar-
riage
contract with the said Elisha and she
as in duty bound shall ______ . Dated
at
Hartford the 14th day of February Anno Domini 1792 MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 20 Oct 1960, SGEOR.

=========
!None of these children were christened while the father was living (or at
home) and only the third was christened at all (in Hartford). The family
history states that "after the death of the father, the mother apprenticed out
the son to an old Quaker, from whom he ran away. The 1790 census of Conn. does
not list either Elisha or Susanna as head of a family. No record of this death
has been found.
Susannah married again in 1796 and removed to New York (could there have
been a divorce, or Elisha left home?)
In August 1786 Elisha "formerly of Farmington, now of Hartford" for bad
husbandry and mismanagement was taken under the care of the Selectmen of
Farmington, but was released when he moved to Hartford.
Noted in Baltimore, Maryland marriages: Elisha Whiting and Sarah Tidy 3
Jan 1791: Who is he?
========================
!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS #113-116
!1. Endowment House Baptism (GS ser no 25165, Bk D p. 43)
6 Nov 1872: Edwin Whiting proxy:
Elisha Whiting -- grandson
Elisha Whiting -- son
Seth Ingersol -- nephew
James Ingersol -- nephew
6 Nov 1872: Edwin Lucius Whiting, proxy Arden Ingersol -- 2nd cousin 6 Nov 1872: Sarah Emeline (Whiting) Cox proxy:
Susannah Simmons, born Connecticut -- granddaughter Polly Whiting Ingersol, born Hartford, Connecticut -- niece
!2. Endowment House sealing (GS wer no 25165, pt. 18 Bk. H p. 322)
7 Nov 1872
Elisha Whiting and Sally Hulett
Polly Whiting and Seth Ingersol
born Hartford, Connecticut
!3. Vital Records West Hartford, Connecticut
or
Vital Records of Connecticut Churches Film# 002,837 Old #1447 Pt 32 christening 21 Nov 1762 Elisha Whiting, son of William
!4. Vital Records of Lee, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society 1903. Q974.41/L1 V2n
Elisha Whiting and Sally Hulet married 18 Sep 1806
(their children born in Lee)
They went to Lorain Co, Ohio later

!5. West Hartford Congregational Church Records Volume 1 (1713-1841)
Film #006,261 [old reference serial no. 2227 pt. 1]
christening 21 Nov 1762 Elisha Whiting, son of William
christening 04 Aug 1794 Susanna, daughter of Susanna Whiting,
baptised on account of Mrs. Bramans
(Note: Elisha Whiting was deceased, apparently Susanna had apprenticed out Elisha her son, and Susanna was in the care of Mrs. Bramans)
Married 25 Mar 1784 Elisha Whiting and Susanna Butler both of Hartford
Married 01 May 1796 Reuben Simmons of Simsbury and Susannah Whiting of Hartford
!6. Index to Connecticut Probates (GS ser #22786 pt 640)
Reuben Simmons, Adm. 1810 Northampton, New York (deceased) disposal of lands inherited from his father in Ashford, Connecticut to satisfy debts in Northampton, New York. He was formerly of Simsbury, Connecticut., Susannah his widow

!7. Farmington, Connecticut deeds (Gs ser No 1688 pt. 17 vol 27 p. 411)
Aug 1786: "Elisha Whiting, formerly of Farmington, now of Hartford for bad husbandry and mismanagement is taken under care of selectmen of Farmington *** as he has now moved to Hartford, his liberty is fully restored."
(Pt. 18 vol 29 p. 474: William and Elisha Whiting of Hartford, and William Elworth and Mary of Farmington sell to Joseph Whiting all title to 14 acres in Farmington, adjacent Allen Whiting and Thomas Cadwell, 9 Nov 1787
!8. Farmington, Connecticut District probates (GS ser no 1687 pt. 1 p.9)
22 Mar 1787 Elisha Whiting appointed guardian to Jerusha Whiting a minor L.D. Avery
Film #004,207
!9. A genealogy of the Ingersoll family in America 1629-1925, by Lillian Drake Avery. Film #186,524 p. 143 Record of Seth Crocker Ingersoll and wife Polly Whiting p. 204, 267, 268 Record of James Ingersol and Mary Simmons, (daughter of Ralph [should be Reuben] and Susanna (Butler) Simmons born 30 Apr 1809 at Northampton, New York
!10. Rec. of Lorain Co.,Ohio (received by correspondence 21 Oct. 1965)
Will of Seth Ingersoll
Deeds of Lorain Co. on Ingersol and Whiting
Cemetery records (near Grafton): Polly, wife of Seth C. Ingersol
died 30 Apr 1852 in her 64th year.
Seth C. Ingersol died 15 Feb 1857 in 73rd year
No records on Susanna Simmons
Pioneer Women of Western Reserve: Mrs James Ingersoll, formerly Mary Simmons from Northampton, New York, came in 1827
11. Temple Index Bureau
12. Family records in possession of Abby Ann (Whiting) Bird
13. Hartford probates (nothing for Elisha Whiting or Susanna his wife)
note: None of these children were christened while the father was living (or at home) and only the third was christened at all (in Hartford). The family history states that "after the death of the father, the mother apprenticed out the son to an old Quaker, from whom he ran away. The 7190 census of Connecticut does not list either Elisha or susanna as head of a family. No record of his death has been found. susannah married again in 1796 and removed to New York ( could there have been a divorce, or Elisha left home?) In August 1786 Elisha "formerly of Farmington, now of Hartford" for bad husbandry and mismanagement was taken under the care of the Selectmen of Farmington, but was released when he moved to Hartford.

! Noted in Baltimore, Maryland marriages: Elisha Whiting and Sarah Tidy 3 Jan 1791: Who is he?
!14. Records of Northampton, New York (Received by correspondence 22Jun1965)
Nothing on Reuben Simmons in land records and no other information in probates.
!15. 1790 census of Connecticut: No Elisha Whiting Reuben Simmons in Simsbury, 3 male over 16 2 females
!None of these children were christened while the father was living (or at home) and only the third was christened at all (in Hartford). The family history states that "after the death of the father, the mother apprenticed out the son to an old Quaker, from whom he ran away. The 1790 census of Conn. does not list either Elisha or Susanna as head of a family. No record of this death has been found.

Susannah married again in 1796 and removed to New York (could there have been a divorce, or Elisha left home?)

In August 1786 Elisha "formerly of Farmington, now of Hartford" for bad husbandry and mismanagement was taken under the care of the Selectmen of Farmington, but was released when he moved to Hartford.

Noted in Baltimore, Maryland marriages: Elisha Whiting and Sarah Tidy 3 Jan 1791 (who is he?);
========================================
!None of these children were christened while the father was living (or at
home) and only the third was christened at all (in Hartford). The family
history states that "after the death of the father, the mother apprenticed out
the son to an old Quaker, from whom he ran away. The 1790 census of Conn. does
not list either Elisha or Susanna as head of a family. No record of this death
has been found.
=======================================


!BIRTH: Vit Rec of W Hartford, Conn GS Film 006,261 ser# 1447 pt.32;
!W Hartford Church Rec GS Film 006,261 2227 pt 1;

!L.D. Avery-The Ingersoll Family GS ser# 25163 p.143, 204, 267, 268;

!BIRTH: Source -Vit Rec of W Hartford, Conn GS Film 006,261 ser# 1447 pt.32;
W Hartford Church Rec GS Film 006,261 ???
L.D. Avery - The Ingersoll Family GS ser # 25163 p. 143, 204, 267, 268:
!MARRIAGE: Source: V.R. of Lee, Mass GS Mass. LZa:
!Bailey, Frederic W.,"Early Conn. Marriages, Vol. II, page 80.
!DEATH: Index to Conn prob GS 22786 pt 64; Farmington, Conn deeds GS 1688
pt.17 v.27 p.411; Farmington Conn Dist prob GS Film 004,207 ser#1687 pt.1 p.9;

Second Baptism date 28 Oct 1879.

!BIRTH: Vit Rec of W Hartford, Conn GS Film 006,261 ser# 1447 pt.32;
!W Hartford Church Rec GS Film 006,261 2227 pt 1;

!L.D. Avery-The Ingersoll Family GS ser# 25163 p.143, 204, 267, 268;

!BIRTH: Source -Vit Rec of W Hartford, Conn GS Film 006,261 ser# 1447 pt.32;
W Hartford Church Rec GS Film 006,261 ???
L.D. Avery - The Ingersoll Family GS ser # 25163 p. 143, 204, 267, 268:
!MARRIAGE: Source: V.R. of Lee, Mass GS Mass. LZa:
!Bailey, Frederic W.,"Early Conn. Marriages, Vol. II, page 80.
!DEATH: Index to Conn prob GS 22786 pt 64; Farmington, Conn deeds GS 1688
pt.17 v.27 p.411; Farmington Conn Dist prob GS Film 004,207 ser#1687 pt.1 p.9;

Second Baptism date 28 Oct 1879.

!MARRIAGE: EH GS 25165 Bk D p.43; TIB; Vit Rec of Lee, Mass GS Mass L2a;

!MARRIAGE: EH GS 25165 Bk D p.43; TIB; Vit Rec of Lee, Mass GS Mass L2a;

!DEATH: Index to Conn prob GS 22786 pt 64; Farmington, Conn deeds GS 1688
pt.17 v.27 p.411; Farmington Conn Dist prob GS Film 004,207 ser# 1687 pt.1 p.9;

BAPTISM: EH Bapt. GS ser# 25165 Bk D p.43 6 Nov 1872 Edwin Whiting proxy;

ENDOWED: TIB;

SEAL SPOUSE: EH Slg GS Film 183,398-Ser # 25,165 pt.18 bk H p.322 7 Nov 1872;

!Margaret Neuffer: "Susanna Whiting may have also married 25 Mar 1784 Reuben SIMS of Simsbury. This could be the same as Elisha Whiting died 1788-89. Second Baptism date 28 Oct 1879."

DOCUMENTATION


BIRTH: Also shown as Born West Hartford, West Hartford, H, Connecticut, United States.

BIRTH RITE: Also shown as Christening Hartford, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Elisha married Butler, Susannah on 25 Mar 1784 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, and was divorced. Susannah (daughter of Butler, Noah and West, Martha) was born on 10 Nov 1765 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 16 Nov 1765 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died after 1809 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Death: 22 Jan 1762, Connecticut, United States

Notes:

!1. Church records of West Hartford (pt. 5 pt. 1 #2227)
2. Conn Probates
3. Hale Collecton of Conn. deaths
4. Hartford deeds (vol 17 p 486)
5. Mgs of west Hartford

!DOCUMENTATION (by Margaret Neuffer):

!BIRTH:Conn 7 Bk 2 Mgs West Hartford; F Conn 4 pt.5 Church Rec; F 2227 pt.1; Church Rec W Hartford, Conn; Batch 7614006 43;
!MARRIAGE: Source - "MARRIAGE EXTRACTIONS" from the Divorce Records of Hartford County, Connecticut Superior Court 1755 - 1803, compiled by Margaret Harris Stover. C.G., CSG #4675.
!DEATH: Source - Conn Probates F Conn H8a; Hartford Deeds F Conn H8;
!Margaret Neuffer: "Susannah married also Reuben SIMMONS 1 May 1796 (also known as Reuben Simms of Simsbury)">

!1. Church records of West Hartford (pt. 5 pt. 1 #2227)
2. Conn Probates
3. Hale Collecton of Conn. deaths
4. Hartford deeds (vol 17 p 486)
5. Mgs of west Hartford

!DOCUMENTATION (by Margaret Neuffer):

!BIRTH:Conn 7 Bk 2 Mgs West Hartford; F Conn 4 pt.5 Church Rec; F 2227 pt.1; Church Rec W Hartford, Conn; Batch 7614006 43;
!MARRIAGE: Source - "MARRIAGE EXTRACTIONS" from the Divorce Records of Hartford County, Connecticut Superior Court 1755 - 1803, compiled by Margaret Harris Stover. C.G., CSG #4675.
!DEATH: Source - Conn Probates F Conn H8a; Hartford Deeds F Conn H8;
!Margaret Neuffer: "Susannah married also Reuben SIMMONS 1 May 1796 (also known as Reuben Simms of Simsbury)">

BIRTH: Also shown as Born West Hartford, West Hartford, H, Connecticut, United States.

BIRTH: Also shown as Born 14 Nov 1765

BIRTH RITE: Also shown as Christening West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Notes:

From cousin Louise Bea, San Francisco (October 2007): >The film is FHL # 1637918, Divorce Papers 1755-1803, Connecticut
Superior Court, Hartford County. >To the Honorable the Superior Court to be held in Hartford in and for >the County of Hartford on the second Tuesday of February Anno Domini >1792 > > The Petition of Susannah Whiting of Hartford in said county >humbly speaketh > > That on the 25th day of March, AD 1784, she was married unto >Elisha Whiting then of said Hartford, that the said Elisha more than >three years since, for reasons unknown, willfully deserted the >Petitioner and his children in a suffering condition, that he hath ever >since continued to abscond in parts unknown, without ever informing >where he may be found, or affording the > >Petitioner the least means of support, that she hath ever since by every >possible exertion, just for said means, with the assistance of her Charitable Friends to prevent any further charges. > > That she hath every reason to believe from credible reports and >letters written by the said >Elisha to Strangers, that he is married again in some of the Southern >States without the least design of returning again, or having the >remotest regard to the Petitioner or his children. wherefore she humbly >prays your Honor's gracious considerations in the premises and to grant >her a Bill of Divorce from her marriage contract with the said Elisha >and she as in duty bound shall ______ . Dated at >Hartford the 14th day of February Anno Domini 1792 > >

The film # is 1,635,918. Divorce Papers 1755-1803 for Hartford,
CT

To the Honorable the Superior Court to be held in
Hartford in and
for the County of Hartford on the second
Tuesday of February Anno Domini
1792

The Petition of Susannah Whiting of Hartford
in said county
humbly speaketh

That on the 25th day of March, AD 1784, she was married
unto
Elisha Whiting then of said Hartford, that the said
Elisha more than
three years since, for reasons un
known, willfully deserted the Petitioner
and his children in
a suffering condition, that he hath ever since
con
continued to abscond in parts unknown, without
ever informing where he
may be found, or affording the
Petitioner the least means of support, that
she
hath ever since by every possible exertion, just
for said means, with
the assistance of her Chari
table Friends to prevent any further
charges.

That she hath every reason to believe
from credible reports
and letters written by the said
Elisha to Strangers, that he is married
again
in some of the Southern States without
the least design of returning
again, or having
the remotest regard to the Petitioner or his
children.
wherefore she humbly prays your Honor's
gracious considerations
in the premises
and to grant her a Bill of Divorce from her mar-
riage
contract with the said Elisha and she
as in duty bound shall ______ . Dated
at
Hartford the 14th day of February Anno Domini 1792 MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 20 Oct 1960, SGEOR.

Other Events:

• _COLOR: Blue

Notes:

!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS 57
1. O.C. Day Records
2. Utah Gen. & Hist. Mag. vol XXV p. 77 Call #979.2/B2ug Film #564,353
3. Church Records of Thompson, Connecticut 974.645/T1/K2t
4. Vital Records of Lee, Massachusetts Q/974.41/L1/V2h
5. Baptisms for the Dead in Nauvoo 1841

!Rec of Ella Whiting Waite- LaGrande, Oregon; Archive Rec of Charlotte Cox;
Ut Gen Mag 1934 p 130; Hartford Times 27 Nov 1937; Boston Transcript 12 Dec 1928 by O.C. Day; IGI 1988 Conn p 7,588 batch 7450336 0;

Sylvanus was a Soldier in 2 campaigns in the Revolutionary War, against Bourgogne in 1777 and against Arnold, who burned his home town in South Connecticut in 1780. Three brothers, John, Sylvanus and Samuel were partners in a blacksmith and wagon-making shop and a mill in the edge of Lee township against Tyringham twp, Berkshire, MA. Samuel died 6 Mar 1813. The farm was valued at $35 per acre. The estate was settled and by 1815 Sylvanus and John had moved to Nelson twp, Portage, OH. When Sylvanus applied for a Revolutionary Pension in 1820, his 160 acres was valued at $3 per acre. Connecticut kept the NE corner of Ohio for Revolutionary Soldiers as the "Western Reserve".

In 1814 the Hulets' moved from Lee, Berkshire, MA to Nelson, Portage, OH. They were baptised Mormons in Oct 1831. About 1831 they moved to Independence, Jackson, MO. Oct 31, 1833 mobs drove them north across the Missouri River into Clay County. In 1836 they moved north into Far West, Caldwell, MO. In early spring 1839 they moved to Melrose, Lima twp, IL, about 30 miles south of Nauvoo. In the fall of 1845 mobs drove them into Nauvoo. In 1846 they were driven into Iowa, later coming to the Salt Lake Valley.

!DOCUMENTATION (by Margaret Neuffer):

!BIRTH: Source - Utah Gen & Hist. mag. Vol XXV, p. 77; Church Rec of T Thompson, Conn. Vital Records of Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts.
!BAPTISM: Baptisms for dead in Nauvoo 1841; Sylvanus was a member of the Nauvoo, Illinois First Ward

!In 1850, Sylvanus had a household of five, a real wealth of $O, and a personal wealth of $O.
!In 1860, Sylvanus had a household of 9, a real wealth of $250.00, and a personal wealth of $1200.00
!In 1870, Sylvanus had a household of 8, a real wealth of $O, and a personal wealth of $300.00

!Patricia Skinner (4 - 2000) patty555@webtv.net "Sylvanus bought land in Lee, Massachusetts and Great Barrington in 1800. He stayed in that vicinity until approximately 1812, when he boutht land in the new frontier - Ohio. He moved to Portage, Ohio. He married Mary (Polly) Lewis. Sylvanus' children were among the early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). He and Polly had 4 children. They were: (1) Sally, born 29 Oct 1787 who married Elisha Whiton (Whiting) on 18 Sep 1806, (2) Charles, born 3 Mar 1790 who married Anna Taylor on 22 Jun 1814 in Lee, Massachusetts. Anna died a year later. Charles then married Margaret Noah on 10 Oct 1816 in Portage, Ohio. Margaret died on 15 Apr 1851 of Dithers disease. On 24 Jan 1852 Charles married Cinthia Clyde. Shortly thereafter, Cinthia divorced him. In 1857 Charles married Eleanor Jenkins. During his marriage he took a second wife, which was the custom of the Mormons in those days. Her name was Mary Lawson. They were married 1 Jan 1858. Mary died in an accident while crossing the plains. By his 5 wives Charles had 7 children. (3) Charlott, born 7 Nov 1792 (4) Rhoda, born 8 Jun 1795. Those were the children listed as born in Lee Vital Records. Other children I have found born to him and Mary (Polly) are (5) Sylvester, born about 1800 (6) Francis, born about 1803, and (7) Mary, born about 1805. Sylvanus can be found in the tax list for Hiram, Portage County in 1817 and 1818. In 1819 and 1820 I have found him in the tax list for Nelson, Portage County, Ohio. He applied for a Soldier's Pension on 14 Jun 1819 while living in Nelson. Many in his family moved to Missouri and then later to Utah.

John's brother Samuel married Susannah Wadsworth on 3 Jun 1789 in Tyringham, Massachusetts. He began buying land in Lee and Great Barrington in the year 1800. While living in Lee they had 4 chidren: (1) Chauncey born 14 Mar 1790, (2) Electa, born 3 May 1793, (3) Orren, born 17 May 1796, (4) (the only thing known about the 4th child is that it passed away at 7 AM on 6 Mar 1808. When malaria hit the area in 1813, every family was affected. Samuel and Susannah died a week apart as a result of the deadly illness. Chauncey is found in the same tax lists in Ohio that his uncle Sylvanus lived in.

John's youngest brother, Asa married a girl named Freelove. Her last name is unknown at this time. They had at least 3 children that we know of: (1) Mary, born about 1781 and (2) Asa, born about 1786. Both children joined the short-lived Shaker religion. (3) Calvin, born about 1792. Asa and his family moved to Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Freelove died in 1807. Asa remarried on 8 Mar 1812 at Onondaga, New York to Polly Austin. On 8 Jan 1838 he applied for a Soldiers Pension in Livingston County, New York. At least two different dates can be found for his date of death in Russia, Lorain County, Ohio. They are 8 Oct 1846 and 18 Jun 1847. Calvin lived in Leslin, Ingham County, Michigan in 1853. John's sister Mary married her 1st cousin, Seth Hulet on 19 Jun 1764 in Killingly, Connecticut. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Noadiah Russell. Seth was born to Oliver Hulet and his wife Sarah. Oliver was a brother of John Julet (Sr.), also Mary's uncle. While living in Killingly, Seth and Mary had 3 children: (1) Alpheus, born 11 Jan 1765 and baptized 29 Nov 1767 in Thompson, (2) Sybil, born 16 Aug 1767 and baptized 29 Nov 1767 in the church at Thompson. Their Grandmother, Oliver's wife did not live to see them. She passed away in Killingly on 3 Feb 1759. Seth enlisted in the Revolutionary War in 1777. He moved to Tyringham, Massachusetts, where Mary's family had moved to at an earlier date. Seth can be found in the Tyringham, Massachusetts land records between 1796 and 1803. In 1803 he moved to Westmoreland, New York, where he applied for a Soldiers Pension on 7 Aug 1832.

John's sister, Experience married Henry Herrick in Tyringham, Massachusetts on 12 Dec 1776. In May 1777 a daughter is listed as born to them, however no name is given. Henry died in Tyringham on 6 May 1827. I have found no further record of Experience to date.

John married Sarah Howe, and was converted to the Methodist religion. He and his father were both constantly buying land, even when they were not living in the immediate area. The younger John and his wife, Sarah, lived in Tyringham until a year after the war was over. During this time their first child was born. It was a girl, whom they named Achsah, born on 5 May 1784. She was only one of a long line of children to come. Achsah married Seymore Chapin.

SURNAME: Also shown as Hulet

Sylvanus married Lewis, Mary about 1786 in , , , Connecticut. Mary (daughter of Lewis, Francis and Darker Mother, Jane or Tryphena) was born on 3 Apr 1763 in prob, , Albany, New York; died on 6 Mar 1835 in , , Clay, Missouri; was buried in Clay, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _COLOR: Blue
• Early Church Membership 1830-1847: Joined the Mormon Church in 1830, at Nelson, Portage, Ohio. Died in the privations of Missouri persecution.
• Census: 1790, Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; U. S.
• Census: 1820, Nelson, Portage, Ohio, United States; U. S.
• Census: 1830, Nelson Township, Portage, Ohio, United States; U. S.

Notes:

!Mary Lewis May have been part Native American. She SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED with the Mary Lewis who married Elijah Noyes. Both were having children at the same time but lived many miles apart. The above according to Whiting Family Organization; "Before & After Mt. Pisgah"-1979 by Clare B. Christensen
pp. 29,30 claims (from stories told by Emeline Whiting) Mary Lewis died 1835 at Clay County, Missouri, and that Mary Lewis was daughter of Francis Lewis b.abt 1737 and Jane or Tryphena (the darker mother) who was the daughter of Squawman (perhaps Charles) and Running Deer b.abt 1715. "Pitch Pine Tales" 1955 by Howard R. Driggs also tells of Mary Lewis being part Native American.
!Arch Rec of Haoma M. Harker; Rec of O.C. Day

!Following is the wrong Mary Lewis for us:
TIB 1,263,172 SL 8441 6R p 383 gives following: Birth 3 Apr 1761, Parents:
Jonathan Lewis (1731)/Persis Crosby /Elijah Noyes (marriage 16 Sep 1785 Sylvanus Hulet); TIB LA507357.

The following ordinances have been performed for our Mary Lewis and Sylvanus
Hulet: Her Bapt. 5 Dec 1940 SL, 3 Dec 1965; Endow. 26 Jan 1966 LA; Seal
Parents 22 Sep 1981 MT; Seal Spouse 23 Jun 1992 Portland, 28 Aug 1992 Manti and 19 Jan 1953.

!BIRTH: Utah Gen & Hist Mag v.XXV p.77;1
!MARRIAGE: Church Rec of Thompson, Conn; Vit Rec of Lee, Mass.
BAPTISM: Baptisms for the dead in Nauvoo 1841;
ENDOWED: TIB 1,263,172 SL 8441 6R p383 gives following: Birth 3 Apr 1761, Parents: Jonathan LEWIS (1731)/Persis CROSBY/ Elijah NOYES (marriage 16 Sep 1785 Sylvanus HULET) (This is APARRENTLY WRONG.) TIB LA507357

!BIRTH :Utah Gen & Hist Mag v.XXV p.77; MARRIAGE :Church Rec of Thompson, Conn; Vit Rec of Lee, Mass; DEATH : BAPTISM :Baptisms for the dead in Nauvoo 1841; ENDOWED : SEAL PARENTS : SEAL SPOUSE : Arch Rec of Haoma M. Harker; Rec of O.C. Day

Mary Lewis May have been part Native American.
She SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED with the Mary Lewis who married Elijah Noyes. Both were having children at the same time but lived many miles apart. The above according to Whiting Family Organization:

"Before & After Mt. Pisgah"-1979 by Clare B. Christensen pp. 29,30 claims (from stories told by Emeline Whiting) Mary Lewis died 1835 at Clay County, Missouri, and that Mary Lewis was daughter of Francis Lewis b.abt 1737 and Jane or Tryphena (the darker mother) who was the daughter of Squawman (perhaps Charles) and Running Deer b.abt 1715.

"Pitch Pine Tales" 1955 by Howard R. Driggs also tells of Mary Lewis being part Native American.

Archive Record of Naoma M. Harker;

Record of Orville Cox Day

FOLLOWING IS THE WRONG MARY LEWIS FOR US:
TIB 1,263,172 SL 8441 6R p 383 gives following: Birth 3 Apr 1761, Parents: Jonathan Lewis (1731)/Persis Crosby /Elijah Noyes (marriage 16 Sep 1785 Sylvanus Hulet); TIB LA507357.

The following ordinances have been performed for our Mary Lewis and Sylvanus Hulet: Her Bapt. 5 Dec 1940 SL, 3 Dec 1965; Endow. 26 Jan 1966 LA; Seal Parents 22 Sep 1981 MT; Seal Spouse 23 Jun 1992 Portland, 28 Aug 1992 Manti and 19 Jan 1953.

BIRTH: Utah Gen & Hist Mag v.XXV p.77;1
MARRIAGE: Church Rec of Thompson, Conn; Vital Records of Lee, Mass.
BAPTISM: Baptisms for the dead in Nauvoo 1841;
ENDOWED: TIB 1,263,172 SL 8441 6R p383 gives following: Birth 3 Apr 1761, Parents: Jonathan LEWIS (1731)/Persis CROSBY/ Elijah NOYES (marriage 16 Sep 1785 Sylvanus HULET) (This is APPARENTLY WRONG.) TIB LA507357

Death date: "The Hulet Quarterly" Volume 5, No. 1, June 1972: (page 2) "I have been trying to locate the date and place of Mary Lewis' death and just could not seem to find any trace as to where she was and also tried the recorders in Nelson, Portage County, Ohio and in Jackson and Clay Counties in Missouri, but found no trace of her. In one of the sketches of Sylvester Hulet's biographies by O.C. Day, he mentioned that there was an "old lady" living with Sylvester Hulet and also one of his sisters and two of her daughters and the son of Sylvester's brother, Francis. So I just took a chance that this old lady was our Mary Lewis. Then I found where Eldred A. Johnson of Orem had found in Grandfather Sylvanus Cyrus Hulet, Sr., in his temple work that Mary Lewis had died in 1835. So that showed her as being in the Hulet settlement near Nauvoo, Illinois. I then started to check the reference given by a distant cousin with the name like the third child of our Mary and Sylvanus Hulet. It was Charlotte Cox of Shelley, Idaho. She gave the date of death as being 6 March, 1835. So, evidently Mary Lewis is buried in the cemetery at the Hulet settlement near Nauvoo.
(Editor's note: I wonder if the year 1835 is the right date, or if Nauvoo is the right place. The saints did not settle around Nauvoo until 1839, except for members who were converted locally in the Nauvoo area previous to the saints going to Illinois as a group from Missouri. If Mary Lewis died in 1835, it would probably have been in Missouri, in Clay, Daviess or Caldwell Counties.)"

MARY LEWIS
By Orville Cox Day
January 31, 1966
Hulet Family Newsletter

Dear Cousins,
No, I cannot believe that Mary Lewis, daughter of Jonathan, is our Mary Lewis. There are many reasons for this.

1.
To find a man’s wife, you follow his travels. I have never heard of a road from Lee to Pepperell by 1786. The easiest way to get there would be to go south from Lee to the coast by ship to Boston, then 70 miles by boat and road to Pepperell.

I cannot learn that Sylvanus ever made that trip, but definitely Sylvanus was in Albany County in 1777-78 at age 19-20 and it was only 30 miles from Lee to Albany County.

2.
I cannot find the least indication that any of Mary Lewis Lewis. I investigated the possibility that Elijah died shortly after his marriage, but he did not.

4.
So many mistakes are made by some doing research. Archibald F. Bennett was such a dependable genealogist. He printed in the Utah Genealogical Magazine that Elijah Noyes and Sylvanus Hulet were having children during the same period of years… Elijah and “his wife, Mary Lewis”.

5.
There was a well-traveled road in 1786 from Lee to Albany… in fact two often traveled highways. One was used for 180 years from Lee to Lake Champlain, another from Lee to the Hudson River and by boat to Albany.

6.
D.L. Jacobus, the best genealogist of all, stated that almost never did any White Man marry a New England Indian woman, but so many married Mohawk Indians.

7.
So many researchers are prone to mistakes.
Please forgive me. Yours, O[rville].C[ox]. Day

Sylvanus was released from the Army in Albany County after Bourgoyne surrendered, after October 20, 1777. O.C.

After 71 years, since mother Euphrasia told me our 7th mother back was an Indian:
1. Euphrasia
2. Elvira
3. Rhoda
4. Mary Lewis Hulet
5. ¼ Indian
6. ½ Indian
7. Running Deer (Josnorum Scoenonti)

I’m so glad to find her, and thankful to the Lord we can do her temple work. Tell all cousins please and thanks. With love, your cousin Orville Cox Day. The Lord surely will bless you for the good work you are doing. O.C.D.

PITCH PINE TALES

Reference: “Pitch Pine Tales”, by Howard R. Driggs, son of Rosalie, daughter of Emeline Whiting, first wife of F. Walter Cox of Manti, Sanpete County, Utah. Sally Hulet, who later married Elisha Whiting Jr. was the oldest child of mary Lewis and Sylvanus Hulet. Sally was taken to visit her Indian relatives. This would be around 1800, when Sally was 13 years old. They traveled northwest from Lee in Berkshire County in western Massachusetts about 50 miles to Albany, New York, then west, up the Mohawk River Valley to the Indian village. Running Deer, her grandmother was then dead.

About 1906, Howard R. Driggs, at the Cox Reunion, asked each one of the older Coxes still alive to write about their pioneer experiences. Howard is now dead.

His grandmother, Emeline Whiting Cox told him how her mother Sally had been taken to visit her Indian relatives. Emeline remembered the name in English, “Running Deer”, but had forgotten it’s Mohawk equivalent. Probably we can find it.

These older relatives, aunts, wrote their stories. After Howard died, his nephew Clare Christensen (son of Maud Driggs) got a box of Howard’s papers. Clare also went to Manti for more pioneer manuscripts.

From a Cox/Tuttle School Teacher cousin in Nephi, Clare got another box of manuscripts. He is now writing a Cox history.

In 1814, the Hulets sold out in Lee, Massachusetts and moved to Nelson, Ohio.

I hope Running Deer’s temple work can be done. I wish every one of the descendants of Walter Cox of Fairview could learn about Running Deer. The Book of Mormon is our book.

How many of us have hunted and hunted for the ancestry of Mary Lewis

JOSNORUM SCOENONTI or RUNNING DEER

Cousin Howard R. Driggs was born about 1877, a son of Rosalie Cox Driggs of Pleasant Grove, Utah, daughter of F. Walter Cox of Manti, Utah.

Around 1900, Howard was much interested in family history. At a reunion, he assigned to each aunt to write her pioneer memories. Several copies of each one have been typed since the aunts died.

Later, Howard spent his time on Utah and Western History.

After Howard’s death, his young second wife Margaret looked over his stacks of papers and books and manuscripts. She gave a lot of them to cousin Clare Christensen in American Fork.

Clare is a son of Howard’s sister, Maud Driggs Christensen. He has gathered up so many of these old manuscripts and is writing a Cox history and trying so carefully to get dates and places accurate.

He figures that when grandfather Orville S. Cox was endowed in the Nauvoo Temple in January or February, 1846, they recorded the place where he was born.

In Manti, aunt Ada hired Peter Poulsen to keep the Cox and Mills temple books for the family and he spelled the town wrong, making it the wrong town, many miles… 50 or 75 or 100, away from where the Coxes lived.

Clare phoned me as to who could look up grandpa’s endowment record. I told him I thought you would know how best of any cousin. He asked me if I would write you and ask you to please find it for us… Nauvoo Temple Record, Endowments.

Uncle F. Walter Cox died around 1878 or later. Afterward, his first wife, aunt Emeline Whiting Cox visited a lot with her daughter Rosalie Cox Driggs in Pleasant Grove. She told the Driggs cousins ‘til she died in 1896, many true stories about every family history.

Howard printed many books. In a book for children, age ten, “Pitch Pine Tales”, he put the name in English of our 5th great grandmother, Running Deer.

I wrote to Utah Representative Burton in Washington, D.C. and he looked up her Indian name in the Indian Dictionary, Josnorum Scoenonti. (She was baptized in the temple 15 September 1966 and endowed 2 February 1967).

It will be recorded in the archives [LEWIS] Josnorum Scoenanti or Running Deer, born C 1682 in Mohawk Village, Mohawk River Valley, Northern New York, married a White Man C 1700. (Perhaps 26,000 descendants).

We have arranged to have her temple work done.

JOHN HULET FAMILY

The John Hulet family moved from Killingly to Lee in 1860. Sylvanus Hulet moved from Lee to Nelson in 1814. He made application for a Revolutionary soldier’s pension on 14 June 1814 and said his wife was age 57. The application was revised 8 August 1820 and granted. For 4 years she received $16 per month. He served in two campaigns, against Burgoyne in 1777 and against Arnold in 1780. We have not yet found the parents of Mary Lewis. Some one said she was part Mohawk Indian. The Mohawks lived west of Albany, New York. When asked how much Indian blood he had, Sylvanus answered “not one drop”.

The Hulets moved from Nelson, Ohio to Jackson County, Missouri around 1831 and there Mary Hulet West died. She left 2 litt