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1850; Census Place: Concord, Lake, Ohio; Roll: M432_701; Page: 279; Image: 337.
14/14 Ann Whiting 55 fem $6000 Connecticut
James 22 male farmer Ohio
Ann 17 fem Ohio attended school
Luman 12 male Ohio attended school
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Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) about Luman Whiting
Name: Luman Whiting
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 May 1792
Birth Location: Winchester
Parent Name: Christopher
Parent Name: Mary
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Luman Whiting, third son of Christopher Whiting of Winchester, came of age May 5, 1813, and occupied his father's homestead until his removal to Ashtabula County, Ohio, about 1815. He married Anna, daughter of Samuel Hayden, Esq., of Barkhamsted.
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Winchester, Connecticut Vital Records Vol 1 page 10
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1819or 1891 Austinburg, Ohio Township
74.
Myron Whiting
75.
Mylo Whiting
76.
Luman Whiting
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1827 Austinburg, Ohio Township
Milo Whiting
Benjamin Whiting
Benjamin Whiting Jr
Luman Whiting
Lake County Genealogical Society (Ohio)
Concord Township Concord Cemetery Section 2, Rows 1-5
Name Sec- tion Row Stone # Inscription
Luman Whiting/ died/ March 17, 1847/ aged 55 yearsWhiting, Luman
2 5 18 Luman Whiting/ died/ March 17, 1847/ aged 55 years
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From Dixie to Canada, romances and realities of the underground railroad "
The following is the subscription referred to above, together with the names of donors and the amount given so far as they can be deciphered : We whose names are hereto affixed, promise to pay to Eli- phalet Austin the sums put to our names, for the purpose of liberating from slavery a colored man whose master is sup- posed to be in pursuit, and offers to free him for three hun- dred and fifty dollars. Austinburg, July 23, 1834. Eliphalet & Aaron E Austin. $50. Orestes K. Hawley, $50. J. Austin, $40.00. L. Bissell, $20.00. J. S. Mills, $2.00. T. H. Wells, $3 oo. A. A. Barr, $1.00. Harvey Ladd, Jr., $2.00. G. W. St. John, $25.00. James Sillak, $3.00. Luman Whiting, $2.00. Benjamin Whiting, $1.00. I. Hendry. $5.00. Giddings & Wade, $10. Amos Fisk, $5.00. Russell Clark, $2.00. Daniel Hubbard, $1.00. Henry Harris, $1.00. Mr. Sawtell, $2.00. E. Austin, Jr., $15.00. L. M. Austin, $5.00. Ros. Austin, $5.00. Dr. A. Hawley, $2.00. W. Webb, Jr., $5 oo. Ward, $5.00. Henry, $5 oo

Luman married Hayden, Anna in 1815 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, United States. Anna (daughter of Hayden, Samuel and Maybee, Sally) was born on 2 Nov 1795 in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mother may be Sally Maybee
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Luman Whiting, third son of Christopher Whiting of Winchester, came of age May 5, 1813, and occupied his father's homestead until his removal to Ashtabula County, Ohio, about 1815. He married Anna, daughter of Samuel Hayden, Esq., of Barkhamsted.
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1850; Census Place: Concord, Lake, Ohio; Roll: M432_701; Page: 279; Image: 337.
14/14 Ann Whiting 55 fem $6000 Connecticut
James 22 male farmer Ohio
Ann 17 fem Ohio attended school
Luman 12 male Ohio attended school
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1860; Census Place: Afton, Howard, Iowa; Roll: M653_323; Page: 56; Image: 426.
414/414 H S Whiting 31 male farmer $1600/710 Ohio
Luman 22 male laborer Ohio
Ann 64 fem Connecticut
George Patterson 31 male School Teacher Pennsylvania
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1870; Census Place: Decatur, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: M593_386; Page: 249; Image: 501.
71/72 Whiting Luman 30 male white Milling $700 Ohio
Samuel H 39 male white Ohio
Anna M 75 fem white retired Connecticut
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Christopher married Wilcox, Mary on 9 Jan 1782 in Connecticut, United States. Mary was born in in Of Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rec of Florence L. Mecham 1991

Samuel married Maybee, Sally. Sally was born about 1750 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Benjamin, Rev. Joseph, Rev. Samuel and Elizabeth St. Johns immigrants)
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Benjamin Whiting served as ensign under Lieut.-Col. Samuel Canfield's command, Connecticut militia. He was born, 1731, in Torrington, Conn., where he died.

History of Torrington, Connecticut
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Birth: Oct. 12, 1731
Meriden
New Haven County
Connecticut, USA
Death: Apr. 9, 1813
Torrington
Litchfield County
Connecticut, USA

Soldier of the Revolution
Connecticut Militia
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Parents:
Benjamin Whiting (1694 - 1773)
Rebekah Parmalee Whiting (1695 - 1790)

Spouse:
Esther Merriman Whiting (1734 - 1804)

Children:
Christopher Whiting (1757 - 1812)*
Esther Whiting Nash (1763 - 1835)*
Benjamin Whiting (1765 - 1844)*

Sibling:
John Whiting (1727 - 1820)*
Benjamin Whiting (1731 - 1813)

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
In Memory of
Ensign Benjamin Whiting
died April 9 1813
in the 82 yr of his age

Note: inscription recorded about 60 years ago. see notebook in Torrington Historical Society materials

Burial:
West Torrington Cemetery
Torrington
Litchfield County
Connecticut, USA

Created by: Lawrence Whiting
Record added: Jul 27, 2010
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Benjamin married Merriman, Esther on 14 Oct 1755 in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut. Esther (daughter of Merriam, Samual and Perkins, Elizabeth) was born on 24 Nov 1733 in Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 25 May 1787 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From: Bruce Preston > Subject: [HORTON] Sydney Curtis Horton Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 04:15:59 -0500 (EST)

50. Eliasaph Merriman, born May 20, 1695 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; died August 1758 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut. He was the son of 100. Caleb Merriman and 101. Mary Preston. He married 51. Abigail Hull December 10, 1719 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut. 51. Abigail Hull, born January 14, 1703/04 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; died January 20, 1774 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut. Child of Eliasaph Merriman and Abigail Hull is: 25i.Esther Merriman, born December 2, 1734 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; died May 25, 1787 in Congregational, New Haven, Connecticut; married (1) Benjamin Whiting October 14, 1755; married (2) Ephraim Preston August 5, 1762 in Wallingford, Connecticut.
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. 6 Esther Merriman b: 02 Dec 1734 in Wallingford, New Haven, Ct d: 25 May 1787 in Cheshire, New Haven, CT
....... +Benjamin Whiting b: 1731 in Torrington, CT d: Bef. 1762 in Torrington, CT m: 14 Oct 1755
. *2nd Husband of Esther Merriman:
....... +Ephraim Preston b: 06 Aug 1734 in Wallingford, New Haven, Ct d: 22 Apr 1786 in Cheshire, New Haven, CT m: 05 Aug 1762 Wallingford, New Haven, CT
.. 7 Jesse Preston b: 25 Dec 1762 d: 28 Mar 1790
.. 7 Joel Preston b: Dec 1763 d: 11 Dec 1763
.. 7 Ebenezer Preston b: Dec 1763 d: 11 Dec 1763
.. 7 [26] Titus Preston b: 27 Nov 1764 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT d: 01 May 1842 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT
........ +[25] Abigail Merriman b: 06 Jul 1764 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT d: Bet. 02 Oct 1835 - 19 Mar 1843 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT m: 31 Dec 1787 Wallingford, New Haven, CT
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Child of Eliasaph Merriman and Abigail Hull is:
25i.Esther Merriman, born December 2, 1734 in Wallingford, New Haven,
Connecticut; died May 25, 1787 in Congregational, New Haven, Connecticut;
married (1) Benjamin Whiting October 14, 1755; married (2) Ephraim Preston
August 5, 1762 in Wallingford, Connecticut.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HORTON/2001-03/0985770952

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Rec of Florence L Mecham 1991

John married Maynard, Lucy on 16 Sep 1726 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Lucy was born on 15 Apr 1709 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rec of Florence L. Mecham