| Father |
Butler, Noah, c. 7 Aug 1720, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut  , d. 25 Jun 1781, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (Age ~ 60 years) |
| Mother |
West, Martha, b. 1725, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut , d. 20 Nov 1810, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (Age 85 years) |
| Family ID |
F2829 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Whiting, Elisha Sr, b. 21 Nov 1762, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut , d. 1788/1790, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (Age 27 years) |
| Married |
25 Mar 1784 |
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut |
| Divorced |
Yes, date unknown |
| Divorced |
Feb 1792 |
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
| Notes |
- From cousin Louise Bea, San Francisco (October 2007): >The film is FHL # 1637918, Divorce Papers 1755-1803, Connecticut
Superior Court, Hartford County. >To the Honorable the Superior Court to be held in Hartford in and for >the County of Hartford on the second Tuesday of February Anno Domini >1792 > > The Petition of Susannah Whiting of Hartford in said county >humbly speaketh > > That on the 25th day of March, AD 1784, she was married unto >Elisha Whiting then of said Hartford, that the said Elisha more than >three years since, for reasons unknown, willfully deserted the >Petitioner and his children in a suffering condition, that he hath ever >since continued to abscond in parts unknown, without ever informing >where he may be found, or affording the > >Petitioner the least means of support, that she hath ever since by every >possible exertion, just for said means, with the assistance of her Charitable Friends to prevent any further charges. > > That she hath every reason to believe from credible reports and >letters written by the said >Elisha to Strangers, that he is married again in some of the Southern >States without the least design of returning again, or having the >remotest regard to the Petitioner or his children. wherefore she humbly >prays your Honor's gracious considerations in the premises and to grant >her a Bill of Divorce from her marriage contract with the said Elisha >and she as in duty bound shall ______ . Dated at >Hartford the 14th day of February Anno Domini 1792 > >
The film # is 1,635,918. Divorce Papers 1755-1803 for Hartford,
CT
To the Honorable the Superior Court to be held in
Hartford in and
for the County of Hartford on the second
Tuesday of February Anno Domini
1792
The Petition of Susannah Whiting of Hartford
in said county
humbly speaketh
That on the 25th day of March, AD 1784, she was married
unto
Elisha Whiting then of said Hartford, that the said
Elisha more than
three years since, for reasons un
known, willfully deserted the Petitioner
and his children in
a suffering condition, that he hath ever since
con
continued to abscond in parts unknown, without
ever informing where he
may be found, or affording the
Petitioner the least means of support, that
she
hath ever since by every possible exertion, just
for said means, with
the assistance of her Chari
table Friends to prevent any further
charges.
That she hath every reason to believe
from credible reports
and letters written by the said
Elisha to Strangers, that he is married
again
in some of the Southern States without
the least design of returning
again, or having
the remotest regard to the Petitioner or his
children.
wherefore she humbly prays your Honor's
gracious considerations
in the premises
and to grant her a Bill of Divorce from her mar-
riage
contract with the said Elisha and she
as in duty bound shall ______ . Dated
at
Hartford the 14th day of February Anno Domini 1792 MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 20 Oct 1960, SGEOR.
|
| Children |
| | 1. Whiting, Elisha Jr., b. 17 Dec 1785, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut , d. Mar 1848, Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa (Age 62 years) |
| | 2. Whiting, Polly, b. 1787, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States , d. 30 Apr 1852, Grafton, Lorain, Ohio, United States, United States (Age 65 years) |
| | 3. Whiting, Susannah, b. Abt 1789, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States , d. 1 Jun 1842, Royalton Township, Fulton, Ohio, United States, United States (Age ~ 53 years) |
|
| Last Modified |
5 Aug 2021 |
| Family ID |
F2799 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Simmons, Rueben, b. Abt 1761, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut , d. 1810, Northampton, Fulton, New York (Age ~ 49 years) |
| Married |
1 May 1796 |
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut |
| Children |
| | 1. Simmons, Mary, b. 30 Apr 1809, Northampton, Fulton, New York, United States , d. DECEASED |
|
| Last Modified |
5 Aug 2021 |
| Family ID |
F2828 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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1765 - Aft 1809 (> 45 years)