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Whiting, John Eaton

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  • Name Whiting, John Eaton 
    Born 4 May 1840  Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch Id MV2C-2DJ 
    Person ID I13472  USA
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2015 

    Father Whiting, Eaton,   b. 8 Nov 1782, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1863  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Smith, Olive,   b. 1809, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1879  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 8 Dec 1833 
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    • Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 for Eaton Whiting
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      Bride's Name: Olive Smith
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      Marriage Date: 17 Nov 1833
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00795-2
      System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
      Source Film Number: 593353
      Reference Number: yr 1635-1853 p 120
    Family ID F730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Paige, Elizabeth 
    Married 12 Jan 1885  Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F5582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 for Eaton Whiting
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      Birth Date: 04 May 1840
      Birthplace: DEDHAM,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS
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      Mother's Name: Olive
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50036-1
      System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
      Source Film Number: 874254
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      1850; Census Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_330; Page: 264A; Image: 531.
      592/662 Eaton Whiting 67 male farmer $3300 Massachusetts
      Olive 41 fem New Hampshire
      George F 14 male Mass attended school
      John E 10 male Mass attended schoo
      Mary Smith 80 fem Mass
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      1860; Census Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_515; Page: 330; Image: 332; Family History Library Film: 803515.
      2336/2333 Eaton Whiting 77 male Box Carpenter $3380/1150 Mass
      Olive 53 fem Mass
      George F 24 male Cabinet Maker Mass
      Ida E Crane 13 fem Mass
      John E Whiting 20 male Student Mass
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      U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 about John E Whiting
      Name: John E Whiting
      Residence: Dedham, Massachusetts
      Class: 1
      Congressional District: 7th
      Age on 1 July 1863: 21
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Unmarried (Single)
      Place of Birth: Massachusetts
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      1870; Census Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_635; Page: 328B; Image: 99; Family History Library Film: 552134.
      700/812 Whiting Olive 64 fem white keeping house $500/ New Hampshire
      John E 30 male white Clerk Ins Office /$3000/500 Mass
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      The ... report of the secretary of the Class of 1862 of Harvard College
      By Harvard College (1780- ). Class of 1862

      JOHN EATON WHITING, son of Eaton and Olive (Smith) Whiting, was born in West Dedham, Mass., Monday, May 4, 1840. Fitted at the High School in Dedham. After graduation, he went to his farm, where he remained until September, 1864, when he became connected with the Bunker Hill Fire Insurance Company, at Charlestown. In January, 1865, he was made Secretary of the Company. During .the summer and fall of 1866 he was travelling, finally settling in Cincinnati, Ohio, as agent for the Berkshire Life Insurance Company, in the mean time publishing several articles on the mathematical principles of life insurance. In the spring of 1868 he returned to his farm in West Dedham, and there remained until June, 1869, when he became clerk in the National Insurance Company at Boston, a position he still retains.
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      Historical catalogue of the Dedham high school, teachers and students, 1851-1889
      By Dedham (Mass.). High school

      John Eaton Whiting, son of Eaton and Olive (Smith) Whiting, was born in West Dedham, May 4, 1840. Attended the school four years, in which he fitted for Harvard College, from which he graduated A. B. Taught school two winter terms when a member of college. Has written considerably on Insurance. Married in Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Elizabeth E. (Paige) Peese, Jan. 12, 1885. Is at present Manager of New Orleans Fire Underwriters Association.
      136 Gravier St., Neiv Orleans, La.
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      A record of education: the schools and teachers of Dedham, Massachusetts ...
      By Carlos Slafter

      John Eaton Whiting taught the East Street School one winter term, 1859-(iO, having in 1857-8 been master of the South School of Sharon. He is the son of Col. Eaton and Olive (Smith) Whiting of West Dedham, and was educated in the Clapboardtrces District School, Dedham High, and Harvard College, A. B., 1862. In 1885, Jan. 12, he was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Carleton (Paige) Pease in Buffalo, N. Y. ; in 1873 he was president of the Dedham High School Association ; in 1877 he published a volume giving occupancy of the Mercantile buildings of the city of Boston. The business life of Mr. Whiting has been devoted almost entirely to insurance, as Secretary, Inspector, Rating Clerk, or Manager. From 1865 to 1904, he has been connected with Companies in Charlestown, Mass., Boston, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and New York. Since 1901 he has, to the present, March 20, 1904, been Rating Clerk at the New York Fire Insurance Exchange, residing in New York City; his P. O. address, Mutual Life Building, 32 Nassau Street, New York.