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Whiting, Adella Harriet or Harriet Adella

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  1. 1.  Whiting, Adella Harriet or Harriet Adella was born in 1852 in Knox, Illinois, United States (daughter of Whiting, Samuel Phelps and Morse, Lucretia).

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    • FamilySearch Id: L7NR-94R

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    1860; Census Place: Walnut Grove, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M653_195; Page: 435; Image: 101.
    708/706 Samuel Whiting 37 male farmer $8000/2500 Connecticut
    Lucretia 34 fem Wife Conn
    Harriet A 08 fem Illinois
    S. Morse 03 male Illinois
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    1870; Census Place: Altona, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M593_241; Page: 502; Image: 519.
    150/152 Whiting Samuel P 49 male white Butcher $4000/1000 Connecticut
    Lucretia M 48 fem white Keeps House Connecticut
    Adella H. 18 fem white at home Illinois
    S. Morse 12 male white at home Illinois
    Inez A 09 fem white at home Illinois
    Augie 07 fem white at home Illinois
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Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Whiting, Samuel Phelps was born on 19 Sep 1821 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (son of Whiting, Allyn and Alford, Amanda); died on 26 Mar 1907 in Illinois, United States.

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    • FamilySearch Id: L7NR-9DX

    Notes:

    1860; Census Place: Walnut Grove, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M653_195; Page: 435; Image: 101.
    708/706 Samuel Whiting 37 male farmer $8000/2500 Connecticut
    Lucretia 34 fem Wife Conn
    Harriet A 08 fem Illinois
    S. Morse 03 male Illinois
    =======================
    1870; Census Place: Altona, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M593_241; Page: 502; Image: 519.
    150/152 Whiting Samuel P 49 male white Butcher $4000/1000 Connecticut
    Lucretia M 48 fem white Keeps House Connecticut
    Adella H. 18 fem white at home Illinois
    S. Morse 12 male white at home Illinois
    Inez A 09 fem white at home Illinois
    Augie 07 fem white at home Illinois
    ======================
    1880; Census Place: Altona, Knox, Illinois; Roll T9_220; Family History Film: 1254220; Page: 394.4000; Enumeration District: 152; Image: 0793.
    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
    S. P. WHITING Self M Male W 60 CT Editor CT CT
    Lucrecia WHITING Wife M Female W 57 CT Keeps House CT CT
    Morse S. WHITING Son S Male W 22 IL Butcher CT CT
    I. A. EDWARDS Dau M Female W 18 IL At Home CT CT
    A. G. EDWARDS SonL M Male W 30 OH School Teacher OH OH
    Ida SWANSON Other S Female W 16 SWE Servant SWE SWE
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    Source Information:
    Census Place Altona, Knox, Illinois
    Family History Library Film 1254220
    NA Film Number T9-0220
    Page Number 394D
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    History of Knox County, Illinois: Its Cities, Towns and People, Volume 2, Part 2
    By Albert James Perry
    Samuel Morse Whiting
    Samuel Morse Whiting, who engaged in mercantile pursuits in Altona, was born in that town on the 11th of August, 1857, and traces his ancestry back to William and Susannah Whiting, who settled in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1632, having come from Boxford, Suffolk, England. William Whiting was a very wealthy merchant who had received a patent for land at Sevanscot with Lord Say and Lord Brook. He served as treasurer of Connecticut colony from 1642 to 1647 and died in July of the latter year. His wife passed away July 8, 1673. Their son Joseph Whiting , who was born October 2, 1640 and died October 8, 1717, was married in 1676 to Anna Allyn, who was born August 18, 1652, and died March 3, 1735. She was a daughter of Colonel John and Ann (Smith) Allyn. Her father, who was secretary of the Connecticut colony for twenty-eight years, was born February 24, 1630, and died November 11, 1696.
    John Whiting, son of Joseph and Anna (Allyn) Whiting, was born December 15, 1693, and died February 12, 1766. He married Jerusha Lord, who was born in 1699 and died in 1776. Their son Allyn Whiting was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, being a private in Major Sheldon's'Regiment of Light Horse and Colonel Enos' Regiment on the Hudson. He was born June 23, '1740, and died February 9, 1818. He and his wife Elizabeth joined the church at West Hartford in 1758.
    Their son Joseph Whiting was born in August, 1763, and died February 16, 1842. He was 'married in 1784 to Mary Goodwin, who was born in 1766 and died in 1835.
    Their son Allyn Whiting, who was the grandfather of our subject, was born July 4, 1788, and died in Aurora, Illinois, November 3, 1871. He married Amanda Alford, who was born June 6, 1796, and died May 3, 1849.
    Their son Samuel Phelps Whiting, the father of our subject, was born September 19, 1821, in Hartford, Connecticut, and was married, in Litchfield, that state, May 28, 1845, to Miss Lucretia Morse who was born in Litchfield, August 22, 1823, and died April 5, 1901. She was a daughter of Jacob and Harriet Morse, who were married March 14, 1821. Her mother was born March 17, 1800, and died February 28, 1882, in Litchfield. Her father was born in that city March 6, 1792, and was a son of Levi and Thalia (Sanford) Morse. Levi Morse was born in Litchfield, September 19, 1775, and died January 20, 1841. His wife was born October 26, 1776, and died July 16, 1854. Mrs. Lucretia (Morse) Whiting belonged to a very prominent old New England family and a monument has been erected which bears the following inscription: "To the memory of seven Puritans who emigrated from England to America in 1635-9. John Morse, born 1604, settled at New Haven and died at Wallingford, Connecticut, 1707, aged one hundred and three years. Samuel Morse, born 1585, settled at Dedham, 1636, died at Medfield, 1654. Joseph Morse, settled at Ipswich, where he died 1646. Anthony Morse, born at Marlboro, England, 1606, died at Newbury, 1686. William Morse, born 1608, died 1685. Robert and Peter, their brothers, settled and died in New Jersey."
    Samuel Phelps Whiting, the father of our subject, conducted a meat market in his native city until coming to Victoria, Illinois, in 1851, with his brother Richard and family. They engaged in mercantile business for two years and at the end of that time Samuel P. Whiting removed to Altona, where he opened'a meat market. In addition to that business he also engaged in the raising and shipping of cattle, horses and hogs, becoming one of the leading men engaged in that enterprise in the locality. He disposed of his stock in Peoria, which was the nearest market. His was one of the first frame houses built in Altona and was situated on Main street, opposite the present place of business of Samuel M. Whiting.
    In 1878 he admitted his son Samuel as a business partner and subsequently purchased and edited for five years Altona's only newspaper -the Altona Journal. He took an active interest in public affairs and was a supporter of the republican party. After a useful and well spent life he passed away in March, 1907. In his family were four children: Samuel M.- of this review; Della, the wife of A. H. Miles, a druggist of Des Moines, Iowa; Inez, the wife of A. G. Edwards, a druggist and ex city treasurer of Omaha, Nebraska; and Angie, the wife of Ernest R. Smith, of Palo Alto, California.
    Samuel M. Whiting has been engaged in the meat market business since he finished school at the age of fifteen years. In addition to conducting his market he has also bought and shipped cattle to the near-by markets. For one year he ran a restaurant and from 1892-to 1897 he conducted a meat market in Galesburg but then returned to Altona. In his dealings he has maintained the strictest business integrity, realizing that satisfied customers are the best advertisement. He keeps in touch with the trade, knows what the market offers and carries a good line of meats, while his prices are reasonable and his treatment of his patrons always courteous.
    Mr. Whiting was married to Miss Ella M. Pierce, of Walnut Grove township whose birth occurred January 5, 1860. She is a daughter of Mathew Pierce, who came to Altona from New York state when very young and is now living retired at Galesburg. To Mr. and Mrs. Whiting four children have been born: Claude N., an electrician, who married Jennie Nelson and is residing in Cairo, Illinois; Harry S., the assistant cashier of the State Bank at Victoria, Illinois, who married Lillian Wenstrom, of Altona, and they have a little daughter, Lucile, born January 11, 1912; Inez, who is engaged in teaching music and is residing at home; and Mathew Pierce, who since his graduation from school has assisted his father in the meat market.
    Mr. Whiting is an active and enthusiastic republican and has frequently been elected to ofiice. He has served as village clerk and has four times been elected supervisor, his first election being in 1889. For nine years he served as county committeeman and during that time did much active work in furthering the interests of the republican party. Practically his whole life has been spent in Altona, where he has the distinction of being one of the two oldest business men. He occupies a place of prominence as one of the energetic business men, succeeding in what he undertakes by reason of his forceful character and his strict conformity to modern business methods.
    http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA871&lpg=PA871&dq=John+Whiting+Jerusha+Lord&id=OU00AQAAMAAJ&ots=zibB_7Xqps&output=text

    Samuel married Morse, Lucretia in 1845 in Connecticut, United States. Lucretia was born on 22 Aug 1823 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States; died on 5 Mar 1901 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Morse, Lucretia was born on 22 Aug 1823 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States; died on 5 Mar 1901 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, United States.

    Notes:

    1870; Census Place: Altona, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M593_241; Page: 502; Image: 519.
    150/152 Whiting Samuel P 49 male white Butcher $4000/1000 Connecticut
    Lucretia M 48 fem white Keeps House Connecticut
    Adella H. 18 fem white at home Illinois
    S. Morse 12 male white at home Illinois
    Inez A 09 fem white at home Illinois
    Augie 07 fem white at home Illinois
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    Children:
    1. 1. Whiting, Adella Harriet or Harriet Adella was born in 1852 in Knox, Illinois, United States.
    2. Whiting, Samuel Morse was born in Aug 1857 in Knox, Illinois, United States.
    3. Whiting, Inez was born in Apr 1861 in Illinois, United States.
    4. Whiting, Angie was born in 1863 in Illinois, United States.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Whiting, Allyn was born in Mar 1761 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 22 Mar 1761 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (son of Whiting, Allyn and Merry, Elizabeth); died on 3 Nov 1871.

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    • FamilySearch Id: 9HD8-88F

    Notes:

    1860; Census Place: Detroit Ward 6, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M653_566; Page: 0; Image: 281.
    692/752 J P Whiting 40 male Gardner 24,000 /1500 Conn
    Jane E 35 fem Vermont
    Alvira 19 fem Michigan
    Frances 16 fem Michigan
    Johanna 09 fem Michigan
    Willie 05 male Michigan
    Nellie 04 fem Michigan
    Sidney Rood 12 male Michigan
    Allen Whiting 73 male Conneciticut
    Thirza Bumham 59 fem Canada
    Patrick Clark 34 male gardner Ireland
    Adelwile Ayers 16 fem domestic Canada
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    Mary Whiting md Paphro Steele. Source - Genealogy of Conn. by Richard Cutter p. 665.

    New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ..., Volume 4
    edited by William Richard Cutter

    (V) Joseph (2), son of Allyn and Elizabeth Whiting, was born in West Hartford, in August, 1763; died 1842. He married, in 1784, Mary Goodwin, born 1766, died 1835. He was a farmer and had the title of Major in the militia. Children, born in West Hartford: Joseph, 1784, died 1815; Mary, married Paphro Steele; Allen, July 4, 1788, mentioned below: Delia, married Samuel Phelps; Sally Goodrich, married Harry Phelps; Emily, married Thomas Hurlburt; Flavia, married Russell Anderson; Nathan; Eliza, married Amos Ward: Henry K., married Mary Filleo.

    http://books.google.com/books?id=NfksAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1665&lpg=PA1665&dq=%22Joseph+Whiting%22%22Mary+Goodwin%22&source=bl&ots=mIM6xIszsk&sig=EE1kdr3xLC7kLqXDWpyBSF8l8jw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fFDwUNKgKoGErAHX_4GQDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Joseph%20Whiting%22%22Mary%20Goodwin%22&f=false
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    History of Knox County, Illinois: Its Cities, Towns and People, Volume 2, Part 2
    By Albert James Perry
    Samuel Morse Whiting
    Samuel Morse Whiting, who engaged in mercantile pursuits in Altona, was born in that town on the 11th of August, 1857, and traces his ancestry back to William and Susannah Whiting, who settled in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1632, having come from Boxford, Suffolk, England. William Whiting was a very wealthy merchant who had received a patent for land at Sevanscot with Lord Say and Lord Brook. He served as treasurer of Connecticut colony from 1642 to 1647 and died in July of the latter year. His wife passed away July 8, 1673. Their son Joseph Whiting , who was born October 2, 1640 and died October 8, 1717, was married in 1676 to Anna Allyn, who was born August 18, 1652, and died March 3, 1735. She was a daughter of Colonel John and Ann (Smith) Allyn. Her father, who was secretary of the Connecticut colony for twenty-eight years, was born February 24, 1630, and died November 11, 1696.
    John Whiting, son of Joseph and Anna (Allyn) Whiting, was born December 15, 1693, and died February 12, 1766. He married Jerusha Lord, who was born in 1699 and died in 1776. Their son Allyn Whiting was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, being a private in Major Sheldon's'Regiment of Light Horse and Colonel Enos' Regiment on the Hudson. He was born June 23, '1740, and died February 9, 1818. He and his wife Elizabeth joined the church at West Hartford in 1758.
    Their son Joseph Whiting was born in August, 1763, and died February 16, 1842. He was 'married in 1784 to Mary Goodwin, who was born in 1766 and died in 1835.
    Their son Allyn Whiting, who was the grandfather of our subject, was born July 4, 1788, and died in Aurora, Illinois, November 3, 1871. He married Amanda Alford, who was born June 6, 1796, and died May 3, 1849.
    Their son Samuel Phelps Whiting, the father of our subject, was born September 19, 1821, in Hartford, Connecticut, and was married, in Litchfield, that state, May 28, 1845, to Miss Lucretia Morse who was born in Litchfield, August 22, 1823, and died April 5, 1901. She was a daughter of Jacob and Harriet Morse, who were married March 14, 1821. Her mother was born March 17, 1800, and died February 28, 1882, in Litchfield. Her father was born in that city March 6, 1792, and was a son of Levi and Thalia (Sanford) Morse. Levi Morse was born in Litchfield, September 19, 1775, and died January 20, 1841. His wife was born October 26, 1776, and died July 16, 1854. Mrs. Lucretia (Morse) Whiting belonged to a very prominent old New England family and a monument has been erected which bears the following inscription: "To the memory of seven Puritans who emigrated from England to America in 1635-9. John Morse, born 1604, settled at New Haven and died at Wallingford, Connecticut, 1707, aged one hundred and three years. Samuel Morse, born 1585, settled at Dedham, 1636, died at Medfield, 1654. Joseph Morse, settled at Ipswich, where he died 1646. Anthony Morse, born at Marlboro, England, 1606, died at Newbury, 1686. William Morse, born 1608, died 1685. Robert and Peter, their brothers, settled and died in New Jersey."
    Samuel Phelps Whiting, the father of our subject, conducted a meat market in his native city until coming to Victoria, Illinois, in 1851, with his brother Richard and family. They engaged in mercantile business for two years and at the end of that time Samuel P. Whiting removed to Altona, where he opened'a meat market. In addition to that business he also engaged in the raising and shipping of cattle, horses and hogs, becoming one of the leading men engaged in that enterprise in the locality. He disposed of his stock in Peoria, which was the nearest market. His was one of the first frame houses built in Altona and was situated on Main street, opposite the present place of business of Samuel M. Whiting. In 1878 he admitted his son Samuel as a business partner and subsequently purchased and edited for five years Altona's only newspaper -the Altona Journal. He took an active interest in public affairs and was a supporter of the republican party. After a useful and well spent life he passed away in March, 1907. In his family were four children: Samuel M.- of this review; Della, the wife of A. H. Miles, a druggist of Des Moines, Iowa; Inez, the wife of A. G. Edwards, a druggist and ex city treasurer of Omaha, Nebraska; and Angie, the wife of Ernest R. Smith, of Palo Alto, California.
    Samuel M. Whiting has been engaged in the meat market business since he finished school at the age of fifteen years. In addition to conducting his market he has also bought and shipped cattle to the near-by markets. For one year he ran a restaurant and from 1892-to 1897 he conducted a meat market in Galesburg but then returned to Altona. In his dealings he has maintained the strictest business integrity, realizing that satisfied customers are the best advertisement. He keeps in touch with the trade, knows what the market offers and carries a good line of meats, while his prices are reasonable and his treatment of his patrons always courteous.
    Mr. Whiting was married to Miss Ella M. Pierce, of Walnut Grove township whose birth occurred January 5, 1860. She is a daughter of Mathew Pierce, who came to Altona from New York state when very young and is now living retired at Galesburg. To Mr. and Mrs. Whiting four children have been born: Claude N., an electrician, who married Jennie Nelson and is residing in Cairo, Illinois; Harry S., the assistant cashier of the State Bank at Victoria, Illinois, who married Lillian Wenstrom, of Altona, and they have a little daughter, Lucile, born January 11, 1912; Inez, who is engaged in teaching music and is residing at home; and Mathew Pierce, who since his graduation from school has assisted his father in the meat market.
    Mr. Whiting is an active and enthusiastic republican and has frequently been elected to ofiice. He has served as village clerk and has four times been elected supervisor, his first election being in 1889. For nine years he served as county committeeman and during that time did much active work in furthering the interests of the republican party. Practically his whole life has been spent in Altona, where he has the distinction of being one of the two oldest business men. He occupies a place of prominence as one of the energetic business men, succeeding in what he undertakes by reason of his forceful character and his strict conformity to modern business methods.
    http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA871&lpg=PA871&dq=John+Whiting+Jerusha+Lord&id=OU00AQAAMAAJ&ots=zibB_7Xqps&output=text

    Allyn married Alford, Amanda in 1817 in Of Connecticut, United States. Amanda (daughter of Alsford, Pelitiah and Bacon, Anna) was born on 6 Jun 1796 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 5 Apr 1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Alford, Amanda was born on 6 Jun 1796 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (daughter of Alsford, Pelitiah and Bacon, Anna); died on 5 Apr 1849.

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    • FamilySearch Id: L7G6-QB3

    Children:
    1. Whiting, Emerson Alford was born on 25 Aug 1818 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
    2. Whiting, Joseph was born on 24 Feb 1820 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
    3. 2. Whiting, Samuel Phelps was born on 19 Sep 1821 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 26 Mar 1907 in Illinois, United States.
    4. Whiting, Elvira was born on 3 Dec 1822 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
    5. Whiting, Alfred was born on 20 Mar 1824 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 5 May 1849.
    6. Whiting, Richard Henry was born on 17 Jan 1826 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
    7. Whiting, John was born on 23 Jul 1827 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
    8. Whiting, Orson was born on 21 Jan 1829 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
    9. Whiting, Amelia Jane was born on 5 May 1833 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on WFT Est. 1834-1927.
    10. Whiting, Thomas was born on 22 Nov 1830 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
    11. Whiting, William was born on 14 Jan 1835 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
    12. Whiting, Ellen was born about 1837 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

  3. Children:
    1. 3. Morse, Lucretia was born on 22 Aug 1823 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States; died on 5 Mar 1901 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Whiting, Allyn was born on 23 Jun 1740 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 24 Jun 1740 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (son of Whiting, Colonel John and Lord, Jerusha); died on 9 Feb 1818.

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    • FamilySearch Id: LZJT-NT4

    Notes:

    !Sealing to Parents: IGI 3Mar 1977 SW Bapt.,Mar.D.TIB.
    Mrs. Amelia Whiting Darrow. 970
    Born in Connecticut.
    Wife of Franklin Elijah Darrow.
    Descendant of Allyn Whiting and Stephen Goodrich, of Connecticut.
    Daughter of Elijah Whiting, Jr., and Wealthy Goodrich, his wife.
    Granddaughter of Elijah Whiting and Sabra Hart, his wife; Stephen Goodrich and Lydia Terry, his wife.
    Gr.-granddaughter of Allyn Whiting and Elizabeth Merry, his wife; Stephen Goodrich and Rachel Gillett, his wife. Allyn Whiting, in 1776, was a soldier in Capt. John Skinner's company, Elisha Sheldon's regiment of Light Horse, and in 1778 served under Col. Roger Eno.
    Also No. 4412.
    Stephen Goodrich was in Capt. Prior's company at Boston after the evacuation. In 1777 he was in Erastus Wolcott's brigade when the Governor ordered the militia to Peekskill.
    Also No. 4195.
    Miss Annie Whiting Darrow. ^71
    Born in Connecticut.
    Descendant of Allyn Whiting and of Stephen Goodrich. Daughter of Franklin Elijah Darrow and Amelia Whiting, his wife. See No. 5370.
    Also No. 4195.
    Miss Annie Whiting Darrow. ^71
    Born in Connecticut.
    Descendant of Allyn Whiting and of Stephen Goodrich. Daughter of Franklin Elijah Darrow and Amelia Whiting, his wife. See No. 5370.
    Miss Iva Clarissa Darrow. ^72
    Born in Connecticut.
    Descendant of Allyn Whiting and of Stephen Goodrich. Daughter of Franklin Elijah Darrow and Amelia Whiting, his wife. See No. 5370.
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    History of Knox County, Illinois: Its Cities, Towns and People, Volume 2, Part 2
    By Albert James Perry
    Samuel Morse Whiting
    Samuel Morse Whiting, who engaged in mercantile pursuits in Altona, was born in that town on the 11th of August, 1857, and traces his ancestry back to William and Susannah Whiting, who settled in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1632, having come from Boxford, Suffolk, England. William Whiting was a very wealthy merchant who had received a patent for land at Sevanscot with Lord Say and Lord Brook. He served as treasurer of Connecticut colony from 1642 to 1647 and died in July of the latter year. His wife passed away July 8, 1673. Their son Joseph Whiting , who was born October 2, 1640 and died October 8, 1717, was married in 1676 to Anna Allyn, who was born August 18, 1652, and died March 3, 1735. She was a daughter of Colonel John and Ann (Smith) Allyn. Her father, who was secretary of the Connecticut colony for twenty-eight years, was born February 24, 1630, and died November 11, 1696.
    John Whiting, son of Joseph and Anna (Allyn) Whiting, was born December 15, 1693, and died February 12, 1766. He married Jerusha Lord, who was born in 1699 and died in 1776.
    Their son Allyn Whiting was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, being a private in Major Sheldon's'Regiment of Light Horse and Colonel Enos' Regiment on the Hudson. He was born June 23, '1740, and died February 9, 1818. He and his wife Elizabeth joined the church at West Hartford in 1758.
    Their son Joseph Whiting was born in August, 1763, and died February 16, 1842. He was 'married in 1784 to Mary Goodwin, who was born in 1766 and died in 1835.
    Their son Allyn Whiting, who was the grandfather of our subject, was born July 4, 1788, and died in Aurora, Illinois, November 3, 1871. He married Amanda Alford, who was born June 6, 1796, and died May 3, 1849. Their son Samuel Phelps Whiting, the father of our subject, was born September 19, 1821, in Hartford, Connecticut, and was married, in Litchfield, that state, May 28, 1845, to Miss Lucretia Morse who was born in Litchfield, August 22, 1823, and died April 5, 1901. She was a daughter of Jacob and Harriet Morse, who were married March 14, 1821. Her mother was born March 17, 1800, and died February 28, 1882, in Litchfield. Her father was born in that city March 6, 1792, and was a son of Levi and Thalia (Sanford) Morse. Levi Morse was born in Litchfield, September 19, 1775, and died January 20, 1841. His wife was born October 26, 1776, and died July 16, 1854. Mrs. Lucretia (Morse) Whiting belonged to a very prominent old New England family and a monument has been erected which bears the following inscription: "To the memory of seven Puritans who emigrated from England to America in 1635-9. John Morse, born 1604, settled at New Haven and died at Wallingford, Connecticut, 1707, aged one hundred and three years. Samuel Morse, born 1585, settled at Dedham, 1636, died at Medfield, 1654. Joseph Morse, settled at Ipswich, where he died 1646. Anthony Morse, born at Marlboro, England, 1606, died at Newbury, 1686. William Morse, born 1608, died 1685. Robert and Peter, their brothers, settled and died in New Jersey."
    Samuel Phelps Whiting, the father of our subject, conducted a meat market in his native city until coming to Victoria, Illinois, in 1851, with his brother Richard and family. They engaged in mercantile business for two years and at the end of that time Samuel P. Whiting removed to Altona, where he opened'a meat market. In addition to that business he also engaged in the raising and shipping of cattle, horses and hogs, becoming one of the leading men engaged in that enterprise in the locality. He disposed of his stock in Peoria, which was the nearest market. His was one of the first frame houses built in Altona and was situated on Main street, opposite the present place of business of Samuel M. Whiting. In 1878 he admitted his son Samuel as a business partner and subsequently purchased and edited for five years Altona's only newspaper -the Altona Journal. He took an active interest in public affairs and was a supporter of the republican party. After a useful and well spent life he passed away in March, 1907. In his family were four children: Samuel M.- of this review; Della, the wife of A. H. Miles, a druggist of Des Moines, Iowa; Inez, the wife of A. G. Edwards, a druggist and ex city treasurer of Omaha, Nebraska; and Angie, the wife of Ernest R. Smith, of Palo Alto, California.
    Samuel M. Whiting has been engaged in the meat market business since he finished school at the age of fifteen years. In addition to conducting his market he has also bought and shipped cattle to the near-by markets. For one year he ran a restaurant and from 1892-to 1897 he conducted a meat market in Galesburg but then returned to Altona. In his dealings he has maintained the strictest business integrity, realizing that satisfied customers are the best advertisement. He keeps in touch with the trade, knows what the market offers and carries a good line of meats, while his prices are reasonable and his treatment of his patrons always courteous.
    Mr. Whiting was married to Miss Ella M. Pierce, of Walnut Grove township whose birth occurred January 5, 1860. She is a daughter of Mathew Pierce, who came to Altona from New York state when very young and is now living retired at Galesburg. To Mr. and Mrs. Whiting four children have been born: Claude N., an electrician, who married Jennie Nelson and is residing in Cairo, Illinois; Harry S., the assistant cashier of the State Bank at Victoria, Illinois, who married Lillian Wenstrom, of Altona, and they have a little daughter, Lucile, born January 11, 1912; Inez, who is engaged in teaching music and is residing at home; and Mathew Pierce, who since his graduation from school has assisted his father in the meat market.
    Mr. Whiting is an active and enthusiastic republican and has frequently been elected to ofiice. He has served as village clerk and has four times been elected supervisor, his first election being in 1889. For nine years he served as county committeeman and during that time did much active work in furthering the interests of the republican party. Practically his whole life has been spent in Altona, where he has the distinction of being one of the two oldest business men. He occupies a place of prominence as one of the energetic business men, succeeding in what he undertakes by reason of his forceful character and his strict conformity to modern business methods.
    http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA871&lpg=PA871&dq=John+Whiting+Jerusha+Lord&id=OU00AQAAMAAJ&ots=zibB_7Xqps&output=text

    Allyn married Merry, Elizabeth about 1758 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of Merry, John and Flower, Dianah) was born in 1738; was christened on 30 Jul 1738 in West Hartford, Connecticut; died before 1800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Merry, Elizabeth was born in 1738; was christened on 30 Jul 1738 in West Hartford, Connecticut (daughter of Merry, John and Flower, Dianah); died before 1800.

    Notes:

    DOCUMENTATION
    !BAPTISM: Source - Merry, Irwin & Isabella, "Descendants of Cornelius Merry"
    # 4-4-2-
    !MARRIAGE: Source - Barbour, Lucius Barnes, "Families of Early Hartford, Conn".
    page 401. RECHECK SOURCE

    BIRTH:
    BAPTISM: Baptized 30 July 1738.
    MARRIAGE:
    DEATH: Probably before 1800 as she was not listed in the 1800 Federal Census
    of Hartford.

    Children:
    1. Whiting, Abigail was born in Sep 1759; was christened in Sep 1759 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died in Unknown.
    2. 4. Whiting, Allyn was born in Mar 1761 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 22 Mar 1761 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 3 Nov 1871.
    3. Whiting, Abigail was born in Aug 1766 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 31 Aug 1766 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 29 Aug 1775 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
    4. Whiting, Elijah was born on 27 Jun 1769 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 9 Jul 1769 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 3 Oct 1840 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
    5. Whiting, Joseph was born about 1771 in West Hartford, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 17 Aug 1763 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 16 Feb 1842 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was buried in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
    6. Whiting, Gibson was born on 9 Aug 1772 in Of West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 23 Aug 1772 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 14 Mar 1826 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
    7. Whiting, Anna was born in Mar 1774 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 10 Apr 1774 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on WFT Est. 1775-1868.

  3. 10.  Alsford, Pelitiah

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch Id: MXKZ-3T7

    Pelitiah married Bacon, Anna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Bacon, Anna

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch Id: MXKZ-3TN

    Children:
    1. 5. Alford, Amanda was born on 6 Jun 1796 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 5 Apr 1849.