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Whiting, Abisha

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  • Name Whiting, Abisha 
    Born 1805  New York City, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch Id MV1R-263 
    Person ID I12851  USA
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2019 

    Family Pearsall, Ruth,   b. 1807, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1844  New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Pearsall Family page 1288 Section 9
    Children 
     1. Whiting, Henry R.W,   b. 1833, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Whiting, Delilah S,   b. 1836, Medina, Medina, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Whiting, Anna,   b. 1839, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Whiting, William M,   b. 1842, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Whiting, Paris,   b. 1847, Rock Island, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1922, Meeker, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F5397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1800 United States Federal Census 1800 United States Federal Census
      Name: Abisha Whiting
      Township: Otego
      County: Otsego
      State: New York
      Free White Males Under 10: 1
      Free White Males 16 to 25: 1
      Free White Males 26 to 44: 1
      Free White Females Under 10 : 1
      Free White Females 16 to 25 : 1
      Number of Household Members Under 16 : 2
      Number of Household Members Over 25 : 1
      Number of Household Members: 5
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      1840 United States Federal Census 1840 United States Federal Census
      Name: R Whiting [A Whiting]
      Township: Port Byron
      County: Rock Island
      State: Illinois
      Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
      Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
      Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 5
      Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1
      Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
      Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
      Total Free White Persons: 5
      Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5
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      1850; Census Place: District 37, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll M432_126; Page: 185; Image: 4.
      641/641 Abisha Whiting 45 male Farmer New York
      Ruth 43 fem New York
      Henry B W 17 male laborer New York
      Delilah S 14 fem Ohio Attended School
      Anna 11 fem Illinois Attended School
      William M 08 male Illinois Attended School
      Paris 03 male Illinois
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      New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 about Abisha Whiting
      Name: Abisha Whiting
      Event: Lived
      Year: 1800
      Place: Milford
      County: Otsego
      Province: New York
      Source: Reel 25, 1800 Federal Census of New York, Microfilm Series M32
      Publisher: National Archives, Washington, DC.
      Additional Info: See Family History Library, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
      Page: 28
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      Ah..the lure of family history!!! I am not supposed to be here now,but I am. I'm sending a link to a newspaper interview that Jere Pearsall gave in 1915.He states that Beisher Whiting was father's brother-in-law.Abisher Whiting was listed in the census as living next door??I'm taking a giant step and presuming that Ruth Pearsall,married to Abisher Whiting was W.C.'s sister. As for Jeremiah's son being named Colwell,Jeremiah was featured in another article on his 86th birthday(1928).Port Byron Globe I believe,and listed all his children,grandchildren,etc. My stepdad knew all of these people,so it's not debateable with him. In your list you sent,Jeremiah#2 and Mary Loretta Moody are my stepdad's parents.They had three children,Howard,Esther,and Edwin(stepdad).Edwin is the only one left now,he's 87. Somewhere I ran across the name EDTL ??? I have a note from Mary Loretta's papers, stating they visited them in Tacoma Washington.Darned if I can find the reference now!!! I'm off again.... Sheryl Shirley Becker wrote:
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      Jere Pearsall

      [They spelled the name Jere รพ and pronounced it "Jerry."]
      Per Jere Pearsall, Port Byron, Ill., March 17, 1915
      Our folks came down from Canada and after a time moved to a place near Chicago.
      "I was born near Chicago and we moved to Rock Island County when I was between six and eight years old. When we moved out on the place in Coe Town we were two miles from any neighbor, where we put up the first shanty. When we first came we lived on Beisher Whiting's place above Cordova, - this was the year 1848 or '49. Whiting was a brother-in-law of father's, and we lived there from the fall until the first of July the following year. We worked up at his place and my oldest brother was drowned in the Mississippi while we lived there. He was bathing with some boys. We brought grappling hooks, etc. at once but couldn't find the body. We found him a few days after between Port Byron and LeClaire. Mrs. Belch- er and some others, I can't remember who, found his body floating down the river. They were young folks then, and shw was a Miss Holmes. Father had advertised all along down the river, but Miss Holmes and her companions didn't know of the drowning until they saw the body. I think that's about as old a sketch as you'll get around here. That was in '48 or '49.