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- ID: I38005
Name: William Whiting
Sex: M
Change Date: 28 SEP 2011
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William Whiting married in 1724 to Anna Raymond, daughter of Joshua Ray mond and Mercy Sands of Block Island. Anna's maternal grandparents were C apt James Sands from England and Sarah Walker who both died on Block Is land.
Anna died November, 1773. William's second marriage was to widow Alithe a Woodworth.
William Whiting of Bozrah, a part of Norwich, Conn., the eldest survivi ng son of Samuel, served with distinction in the French War. He "gained m uch applause" for his gallant conduct at Louisburg and was made Captain i n the regular British service. In the battle of September 8, 1755, at t he head of Lake George, under Sir William Johnson, Lieut. Col. Whiting a dded to his fame "as an officer of great merit." He was Captain of the S ixth Company, or Trainband in Norwich, May, 1739. Captain of a company r aised to serve in the expedition against Louisburg, March, 1745. Captai n of a Company of Foot in the Expedition against Canada, 1746. Major of t he Fourth Regiment raised for the expedition against Crown Point, Augus t, 1755. Lieutenant-Colonel of the Second Regiment raised for the Exped ition against Crown Point, March, 1756. [Colonial Records of Conn.] His e ldest son John, who was with him, was murdered by the Indians.
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