Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas Lake, 1615-1676

NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey,
(Copyright 1985, NEHGS Publication)
page 447: LAKE, Thomas (1615-1676) (called "cousin"by Humphrey MILAM0 & Mary [GOODYEAR] (1630-); b1650; London/New Haven/Boston.

page 507: MILLAM, Humphrey (-1667) (Capt. Thomas LAKE called "cousin") & Mary [GORE]; b1652; Boston MILAM, John & Christian/Ann?; b1636; Boston MILAM, Joseph (1652-), Boston & 1/wf Hannah KING (1666-); 31 Oct 1688; Charlestown/Boston.

Powers-Banks Ancestry:
"This reference is found in the account of Sir Edward Lake, advocate general of Ireland, who was buried in Lincoln Cathedral in 1674. We are told that his brother, Thomas Lake, "married Mary daughter of Stephen Goodyer of London Goldsmith." Now this brother was married in America to Mary Goodyear and was slain by the Indians of Maine in 1676; his epitaph is in Copp's Hill, Boston. He was captain and his son Thomas inherited title and estate of Sir Edward Lake. Another fact concerning the Lakes: Anne, daughter to Captain and Mary Lake, was married first to John, grandson of the famous Rev. John Cotton, and on his death to no less a man than the Rev. Increase Mather of Boston. Mary appears to have been eldest child of Stephen and born about 1630. The genealogist says that the arms show that the Goodyears of England were all one family, but she points out no relationship to Sir Henry, the great friend of John Donne.

Stephen Goodyear was one of the company of Davenport and Eaton which landed in Boston 28 June, 1637, proceeded to New Haven in 1638, and there instituted their theocratic government. He was from the start prominent and engaged in foreign trade sometimes by himself, sometimes in company with Eaton and others. He was made deputy governor and thus second only to Eaton in magisterial influence. The most famous incident in his business career was his connection with the ill-fated phantom ship celebrated by Cotton Mather and much later by Longfellow. A chief purpose in the expedition was the securing a charter and perhaps it was in some connection with this that Mrs. Goodyear was on the vessel. After her loss Goodyear married the widow of Thomas Lamberton, the master of the ship. It was perhaps the loss entailed in this ship that began Goodyear's financial difficulties, a condition hinted at in the will of his father's friend Bowlton in 1649 and very clear in the settlement of estate when his debts amounted to over 2400.
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Whiting Memoir:
Judge Thomas Whiting, as he was generally called, on account of his being commissioned and acting as a local magistrate of Middlesex County, married the grand-dau. of Capt. Thomas Lake, an eminent merchant, who was killed by the Indians in 1676. For a memoir of him, and a full genealogy of his family, written by one of his descendants, see "Appendix to Copp's Hill Epitaphs," by J. W. Thornton, Esq. By the marriage of Judge Whiting with Miss Lake, who was a great-grand-daughter of Gov. Goodyear of Connecticut (see Gen. Reg., 1851, p. 347), his family were for the second time connected with that of the Lakes: the first connection being through Ann Lake, daughter of Capt. Thomas Lake, who married Rev. John Cotton, father-in-law of Rev. John Whiting. Capt. Lake was descended from Hugh de Caley, who died 1286, and Agnes, daughter of Hamo de Hamsted (see Bentham's Baronetage, vol. iii., p. 153).
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The Dudley Genealogies and Family Records
COTTON, REV. SEABORN, of Hampton, m. DOROTHY BRADSTREET. Their Children, Dorothy, b. Nov. 11, 1656, m. Col. Joseph Smith, of Hampton, N. H.; Rev. John, b. May 8, 1658, was a minister at Hampton, m. Ann Lake, dau. of Capt. Thomas La[ke], of Boston; Sarah, b. Feb. 22, 1660, d. in infancy, April 1, 1660; Ann, b. Aug. 22, 1661, m. Mr. Johnson; Sarah, b. July 2, 1663, m. Richard Peirce, of Boston, Aug. 27, 1680, d. Aug. 2, 1690; Elizabeth, b. Aug. 13, 1665, m. Rev. William Williams, of Hatfield, d. 1698; Mercy, b. Nov. 3, 1666, m. Capt. Peter Tufts, of Medford, d. June 18, 1715; Abiah, b. April 5, 1669; Maria, b. April 22, 1670, m. 1st, Mr. Atwater; 2d, Samuel Partridge, d. 1729.

COTTON, REV. JOHN, m. ANN LAKE. Their Children, Mary, b. Nov. 5, 1689, m. Rev. John Whiting, of Concord, Mass., d. May 29, 1731; John, b. Sept. 5, 1687, d. Sept. 8, 1689; Dorothy, b. July 16, 1693, m. Rev. Nathaniel Gookin, of Hampton, Dec. 21, 1710, d. May 20, 1748, at Kingston, N. H.; Thomas, b. Oct. 28, 1695, l. at Brookline, Mass.; Anna, b. Nov. 13, 1697; Simon, b. Dec. 21, 1701; Samuel and Lydia d. young.
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29 (3) 1649:
Uppon the 29th day of the 3d month called May 1649 according to the Account of Engl. I Wm Aspinwall Not & Tabel. publick by Authority of the Generll Court of the Massachusetts admitted & sworne, at the request of Wm Stretton of Bristoll Mercht. did repaire unto major Robert Sedgwick, Thomas Lake, Thomas Venner & John Trumble wth a Charter ptie made betwixt them and the sd Wm Stretton beareing date 26 (8) 1648. and the same did shew unto the sd Ro: Sedgw. Tho. Lake, Tho. Venner & Jo: Trumble, and in the name of the sd Wm Stretton did prot & by these prsents doe protest against them and every of them for that theire shipp called the Content (wch by Charter ptie ought to have beene ready to sett saile the 10th of Aprill) did not set saile for marblehead untill the 18th of this instant, and for that the said Shipp is not yet sufficient but leaky above water, and for the losse of his market, & Damage in his fish that by this neglect of theires is exposed unto harme both by weather, doggs, & stealing, for all wch the sd owners of the sd vessell shalbe responsall & lyable to make him due reparations in time & place convenient. This protest was thus published unto the sd Robt Sedgwick & his part owners by mee the Not aforesaid.

Having read this protest to Mr Tho: Lake and shewed him the Charter ptie, he owned the Charter partie & acknowledged the breach of it, and that Mr Stretton had just ground to doe what hee did. & wth all gave me his further Answer under his owne hand as followeth. Whereas mr Wm Aspinwall in the name of Mr Wm Stretton made protest against mee Thomas Lake as part owner of the Shipp Content, ffor that the sd Shipp is not fitted p the Owners according to Charter ptie made wth Mr Wm Stretton, Now Know all men that I Thomas Lake being Undertaker & pt owner of the sd shipp for 3/8 pts have from time to time given all diligence to pay the Carpenter for my part of paymt to him due, & also to pvide 3/8 pts of all such pvisions & furniture for the sd shipp according as the mr gave notice of his want or neede thereof, the same was done in my absence when I was at Newhaven p my frend & Agent Mr Joshua Scotto, so as I am in no wayes wanting for my 3/8 pts of the said shipp fitting for sea.

p me Tho: Lake.
May. 29th 1649.

M Tho: Venner answered that the ship was not fitted according to Charter partie, & that the protest was just, but that for his part he was not wanting to pforme his part.

http://milam.com/milams/frontpg/tomlake.htm

Family/Spouse: Lake, Mary. Mary was born in 1720 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died in in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DEATH: Also shown as Died Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

DEATH: Also shown as Died 28 Sep 1820

Family/Spouse: Jones, Martha. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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????? John Lake Whiting in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
NAME: John Lake Whiting
EVENT TYPE: Birth
BIRTH DATE: 22 Jul 1755
BIRTH PLACE: Concord, Massachusetts
FATHER NAME: Thomas Whiting
MOTHER NAME: Lydia Whiting
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/2495/41254_265498-00196/80233244?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3dmatownvital%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26gsfn%3dJohn%2bLake%26gsfn_x%3dNN%26gsln%3dWhiting%26gsln_x%3dNS_NP_NN%26msbdy%3d1754%26msbpn__ftp%3dLancaster%252c%2bMiddlesex%252c%2bMassachusetts%252c%2bUSA%26cpxt%3d0%26catBucket%3drstp%26uidh%3dyxz%26cp%3d12%26pcat%3d34%26fh%3d0%26h%3d80233244%26recoff%3d6%2b7%2b8%2b31%2b43%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
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John married Wyman, Olive on 27 Aug 1782. Olive (daughter of Wyman, Ross) was born in 1762; died on 14 Apr 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Hunt, Dr. Joseph. Dr. (son of Hunt, ( Dea .) Simon and Raymond Hunt, Mary) was born on 1 Mar 1749 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 27 May 1812 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1862
William [Prentiss] Whiting
Massachusetts Deaths
Name William Whiting
Event Type Death
Event Date 29 Sep 1862
Event Place Concord, Massachusetts
Residence Place Concord, MA
Gender Male
Age 73
Marital Status Widowed
Occupation Carriage Maker
Birthplace Sterling
Birth Year (Estimated) 1789

Father's Name William Whiting
Father's Birthplace Concord, MA
Mother's Name Rebecca Brown
Mother's Birthplace Sterling

CITING THIS RECORD

"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7NF-XX8 : accessed 20 April 2016), William Whiting, 29 Sep 1862; citing Concord, Massachusetts, v 157 p 139, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,181.

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MASSACHUSETTS DEATHS, 1841-1915

Reference ID v 157 p 139
GS Film number 960181
Digital Folder Number 4220471
Image Number 158

William Whiting Death 29 Sep 1862 Concord, Massachusetts Concord, MA Male 73 Widowed Carriage Maker Sterling 1789

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BIRTH: Also shown as Born Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

William married Brown, Rebecca in Jun 1783 in Sterling, Worcester, Massaschusetts, United States. Rebecca (daughter of Brown, Josiah and Prentiss, Mary) was born on 17 Jan 1762 in of Massachusetts; died on 20 Aug 1848 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married Mullekin, John in 1772 in Concord, Mddlsx, Mssc. John was born about 1747 in of Lexington, Mass.; died on 21 Mar 1840 in Lexington, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Seth Whiting
1787-1849 , Shrewsbury, Medfield, & Phillipston, MA; Rindge & Fitzwilliam, NH; Southborough, MA
Seth Whiting was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts on April 4th 1787, the oldest son of John Lake and Olive Wyman Whiting.
Seth Whiting began learning the brushmaking business by apprenticing with Artemus Woodward, a brushmaker in Medfield, Massachusetts, probably as early as 1807/8 (Seth would have been 22). "From Medfield, Mass., have come many brush manufacturers, the first of whom was Artemus Woodward, who began in 1807 making brushes in a small way, two of his apprentices being John W. Adams (a cousin of former President John Quincy Adams) and Seth Whiting (father of John L. Whiting)." ["Historical Sketch of the Paint, Oil, Varnish, and Allied Trades of Boston, Since 1800 A.D." by George L. Gould, 1914] "In 1808 Artemus Woodward founded a business in Medfield, Massachusetts to make his own brushes and it was reported to have been a 'business new to this section of the country.' At the time that his enterprise was begun brushes were usually imported from England and were quite expensive, although such items were lacking in quality. As a remedy, some skilled workers from Germantown, Pennsylvania were hired and worked under the supervision of Woodward. Seth Whiting and John Wickliffe Adams would acquire their brush making skills from these men. Woodward's business, however, lasted only a few years." [History of the Whiting-Adams Brush Company; http://www.efn.org/~marwes/en/projects/brush.htm]
After leaving Artemus Woodward's shop, Seth Whiting and John Wickliffe Adams briefly went into business together: "John Wickliffe Adams was possessed of remarkable mechanical skills, as well as a good education. He established in 1811 at his homestead a brush manufacturing business and for a long time he conducted a thriving business selling the output to merchants in Boston. (Because the War of 1812 had caused the importation of brushes to be curtailed, his business prospered from its inception.) At about this same time Seth Whiting joined Adams, but their partnership existed only for a few years and upon its dissolution...Whiting went to Phillipston, Massachusetts." [History of the Whiting-Adams Brush Company; http://www.efn.org/~marwes/en/projects/brush.htm]
On November 28, 1811, Seth Whiting married Susan Harding (daughter of Elias Harding of Medfield). The couple had 3 sons, all of whom died in infancy: twin sons died on March 22 and 23, 1813 at the age of 2 weeks old; a third son died on April 26, 1814 at 13 days old. Susan Harding Whiting died on April 19th 1814 of "puerpal fever" (fever caused by complications of childbirth).
Seth Whiting's partnership with John W. Adams must have been over early in 1813, when he moved to Phillipston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records show that Seth's infant sons died in Phillipston in March 1813. Seth started his own brushmaking business in Phillipston. The following ad appearing in newspapers in November, 1813: "Hog's Bristles Wanted. Cash and the highest price given for BRISTLES--Also, all kinds of Brushes made and fo'd, Painters' Brushes in particular, warranted equal to any made in America. Orders for Brushes carefully attended to, and favours thankfully acknowledged. Seth Whiting. Gerry, Nov. 15, 1813." ["Gerry" is the old name of Phillipston, Massachusetts]
Seth Whiting married Mary (Meribah) Kendall on November 30, 1815 in Phillipston, Massachusetts. According to Phillipston town records, marriage intentions were declared on November 11th, 1815. They had the following children:
Henry and Seth Whiting (twins), b. 10/26/1816 in Phillipston, Massachusetts. Henry died 7/26/1819 in Phillipston. The Kendall genealogy mentions Seth, but I can't find any mention of him in Massachusetts Vital Records (although his brother Henry's birth and death both appear).
Susan Harding Whiting, b. 10/25/1818 in Phillipston. She married Elihu Coburn of Hopkinton on August 24, 1842 in Southborough.
Lucius Henry Whiting, b. 6/16/1821 in Phillipston. He never married. The 1880 Federal census shows him as a "retired salesman" and boarder at a home in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. He does not appear in the 1890 census. According to Southborough Rural Cemetery records, he died in 1893. He and his brother Jonas are buried with their parents at the Southborough Rural Cemetery.
John Lake Whiting, b. 3/28/1823. Married Mary Betsey Sawin, and followed his father into the brushmaking business.
Mary Kendall Whiting, b. 9/2/1825. She married Charles Dustin Marcy on 11/22/1849 in Southborough, and died on April 6, 1900.
Jonas Miles Whiting, b. 9/13/1827 (Royalston, MA). He never married. The 1880 Federal census shows him as being an inmate at Worcester Lunatic Hospital. According to Southborough Rural Cemetery records, he died in 1893. He and his brother, Lucius Henry Whiting, are buried with their parents at the Southborough Rural Cemetery.
Ira Stratton Whiting, b. 9/25/1829 in Shrewsbury or Phillipston, Mass. (mentioned in the Kendall genealogy, but I find no record of him elsewhere)
Anstis Amelia Whiting, b. 4/12/1832 probably in Rindge, New Hampshire. She married Thomas Henderson Roberts on May 17, 1855 in Boston, and died September 23, 1887.
Olive Matilda Whiting, b. 10/10/1834 in Rindge, New Hampshire. She married Merrill Davis on July 28, 1854 in Boston, and died January 21, 1869 in Worcester.
By February 1817, Seth Whiting was in business with his brother-in-law, Reuben Foster Blood (husband of Relief Whiting). The following ad appeared in newspapers: "Copartnership formed. The subscribers respectfully inform the Inhabitants of Phillipston, and the Public, that they have formed a connection in business, under the Form of WHITING & BLOOD, a few rods north of Phillipston Meeting-House, where they offer for sale a general assortment of English, West-India, & Hard-Ware GOODS; Crockery, Glass, and Hollow Ware; Window-Glass; Brass Kettles; Andirons, etc.--Also, Cut and Wrought Nails; Dye-Stuffs, and Paints. They also manufacture and keep constantly for sale, BRUSHES of all kinds, and of the first quality. The above named Goods they offer cheap for Cash, or approved Credit; and they humbly solicit the patronage of the Inhabitants of Phillipston, and the Public,--All orders shall be strictly attended to, and the least favor gratefully acknowledged, by the Public's humble Servants, Seth Whiting, Reuben F. Blood, Phillipston, February 1, 1817. N.B. Cash given for Bristles."
By the following year, the partnership was dissolved: "NOTICE!! The Copartnership heretofore existing between the Subscribers, under the Firm of WHITING & BLOOD, is this day dissolved.--All persons having demands against the said Firm, are requested to exhibit them; and all persons indebted to the said Firm, are requested to make payment to SETH WHITING, who is duly authorized to settle the concerns of the late Partnership. SETH WHITING, REUBEN F. BLOOD, Phillipston, January 19, 1818." The ad goes on to say: "SETH WHITING informs his Friends and the Public, that he continues his business at the Store formerly occupied by Whiting & Blood, where he has for sale--a general assortment of ENGLISH & W.I. GOODS and GROCERIES--Hard and Hollow Ware--Paints and Painters' Oil--Dye-Stuffs, &c, &c, &c, which he will sell on good terms for Cash, Produce, or liberal credit. N.B. Cash, and the highest price, given for HOGS' BRISTLES."
The 1820 Federal census shows Seth Whiting as living in Phillipston, Massachusetts, along with:
1 male under the age of 15 (Seth, Jr.?)
1 male under the age of 18 (?)
4 males under the age of 25 (?; Seth's brother Henry was 24 at the time and might have been living with them)
1 male between 26 and 45 (Seth Whiting was 33 at the time)
1 female under the age of 9 (Seth & Meribah's daughter, Susan, aged 2)
1 female under the age of 18 (?)
2 females under the age of 25 (Meribah was 26; Seth's sister Sarah was 23)
1 female under the age of 45 (? Seth's mother Olive would have been 58 at the time)
I don't really know the make-up of this large clan of people. Some might have been members of Seth or Mary Kendall Whiting's families. The four males under the age of 25 might have been apprentices.
Seth and his family moved around a lot during the 1820s and 1830s. Land records for Stratton, Vermont show that Seth Whiting was living in Templeton, MA in 1822: "363 – Seth Whiting of Templeton, MA (brush maker) to John Sanderson of Petersham, MA east half of 1L2R (previously deeded to John Sanderson by Nathaniel Moulton in 1818) on 2/13/1822."
By 1823 (the birth of John Lake Whiting), the family was in Shrewsbury. By 1825 (the birth of Mary Whiting), they were in Royalston, where they probably stayed until the early 1830s. I can't find Seth Whiting in the 1830 census.
The following piece about Seth Whiting's nephew, Charles Emerson Blood, appeared in the Congregational Quarterly (1866): "Rev. Charles Emerson Blood was born in Mason, N.H., March 1, 1810. His father's name was Reuben Foster Blood. His mother's maiden name was Relief Whiting. While he was a mere child, his father died, leaving the family with very limited means of support. After spending several years on a farm, he went to Royalston [in 1827] to learn the trade of brush-making [presumably with his uncle, Seth Whiting]. There he had little opportunity to gratify an ardent desire for mental improvement, and his associations were such as to greatly endanger his morals. Referring to that period, he afterwards said, 'I have wondered many times that I did not become a confirmed drunkard.'" [http://books.google.com/books?id=S-nNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA302&lpg=PA302&dq=%22Reuben+Foster+Bl ood%22&source=bl&ots=q7pO4SGvyR&sig=w-Dztt_EhasmViU5CEMnv9MxFTE&hl=en&ei=f9BuTOC sJ8Hflgf6ovzvDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CA8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage& q=%22Reuben%20Foster%20Blood%22&f=false]
Sometime in the early 1830s, Seth and his family moved to Rindge, New Hampshire. They were definitely there by 1832 (the birth of Anstis Amelia Whiting). From the History of Rindge, NH: "Brushes of many styles were formerly made by Seth Whiting. He commenced the manufacture in the building connected with the dwelling-house of Miss Millie Walker, and subsequently built a large shop on the site of the wheelwright shop of E. B. Cutler. He removed from the town about 1836, and the business was not continued by other parties." ("History of the Town of Rindge, New Hampshire From the Date of the Rowley Canada or Massachusetts Charter to the Present Time, 1736-1874" by Ezra S. Stearns. Boston: 1875, p. 308-309.)
The Whitings next moved to Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. "In the spring of 1836 Seth Whiting, a brushmaker, came to Fitzwilliam from Rindge. His chief business here was the preparation of the palm-leaf for the hat-braiders and the manufacture of brooms from the waste material of the palm-leaf. Later he removed to Boston and resumed the manufacture of brushes." ("History of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, From 1752 to 1887" by John Foote Norton and Joel Whittemore, 1888, p. 414.) "One unusual 'cottage industry' that thrived for 45 years in Fitzwilliam was the making of palm leaf hats. Women and children wove them in their homes from about 1830 to 1875. So active were the women in this sideline that Reverend Sabin stated in 1835 (in an historical lecture) that this was the most profitable occupation in town. One of the dealers in palm leaf was Seth Whiting, a brushmaker who came to town in 1836. He lived in one of the houses previously referred to on Upper Troy Road near the Inn, importing, preparing, and supplying the palm leaf to the women who braided it into hats. Whiting then made brooms from the waste material of the palm leaf. The advantages to the town's housewives and the marketability of these hats can be seen in an advertisement Dr. Wittemore published for his general store. He offered to sell or barter goods in exchange for "CASH, produce, Palm Leaf Hats or Good Credit." [From Living Places-Fitzwilliam Common Historic District: http://www.livingplaces.com/NH/Cheshire_County/Fitzwilliam_Town/Fitzwilliam_Common_Historic_District .html]
I'm not sure when they lived in Boston, but by 1840 Seth and his family were living in West Boylston, Massachusetts (1840 Federal Census). By August 1842 (the date of Susan Harding Whiting's marriage to Elihu Coburn), the Whitings were living in Southborough (Fayville), Massachusetts, where Seth Whiting died on April 3, 1849 of lung fever. He was 1 day short of his 62nd birthday. He and his wife, Meribah Kendall Whiting, and two of their sons[Jonas Miles Whiting and Lucius Henry Whiting] are buried in the Southborugh, Massachusetts Rural Cemetery.
The following appeared in the Clyde, New York Democratic Herald sometime between 1896 and 1899 (found in http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html): "Brush making was a crude affair until American ingenuity became interested in it. The first great inventor of methods used in brush making in this country was Seth Whiting, who in 1807 was a brush manufacturer in Medfield, Mass., and as early as during the War of 1812 obtained such a foothold with dealers in Boston that it has been impossible for English manufacturers to ever regain their hold on the American market. Since his day, many other improvements have been made, but methods invented by him are still at the foundation of the business."
MarieBirdsall added this on 5 Aug 2008
Information on Seth Whiting's life

Relief married Blood, Reuben on 8 Sep 1804 in Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Reuben was born on 7 Sep 1779 in Carlisle, Carlisle, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(John, Thomas, Rev John, Rev Joseph, Rev Samuel & Elizabeth ST. John)

Seth Whiting
1787-1849 , Shrewsbury, Medfield, & Phillipston, MA; Rindge & Fitzwilliam, NH; Southborough, MA
Seth Whiting was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts on April 4th 1787, the oldest son of John Lake and Olive Wyman Whiting.
Seth Whiting began learning the brushmaking business by apprenticing with Artemus Woodward, a brushmaker in Medfield, Massachusetts, probably as early as 1807/8 (Seth would have been 22). "From Medfield, Mass., have come many brush manufacturers, the first of whom was Artemus Woodward, who began in 1807 making brushes in a small way, two of his apprentices being John W. Adams (a cousin of former President John Quincy Adams) and Seth Whiting (father of John L. Whiting)." ["Historical Sketch of the Paint, Oil, Varnish, and Allied Trades of Boston, Since 1800 A.D." by George L. Gould, 1914] "In 1808 Artemus Woodward founded a business in Medfield, Massachusetts to make his own brushes and it was reported to have been a 'business new to this section of the country.' At the time that his enterprise was begun brushes were usually imported from England and were quite expensive, although such items were lacking in quality. As a remedy, some skilled workers from Germantown, Pennsylvania were hired and worked under the supervision of Woodward. Seth Whiting and John Wickliffe Adams would acquire their brush making skills from these men. Woodward's business, however, lasted only a few years." [History of the Whiting-Adams Brush Company; http://www.efn.org/~marwes/en/projects/brush.htm]
After leaving Artemus Woodward's shop, Seth Whiting and John Wickliffe Adams briefly went into business together: "John Wickliffe Adams was possessed of remarkable mechanical skills, as well as a good education. He established in 1811 at his homestead a brush manufacturing business and for a long time he conducted a thriving business selling the output to merchants in Boston. (Because the War of 1812 had caused the importation of brushes to be curtailed, his business prospered from its inception.) At about this same time Seth Whiting joined Adams, but their partnership existed only for a few years and upon its dissolution...Whiting went to Phillipston, Massachusetts." [History of the Whiting-Adams Brush Company; http://www.efn.org/~marwes/en/projects/brush.htm]

On November 28, 1811, Seth Whiting married Susan Harding (daughter of Elias Harding of Medfield). The couple had 3 sons, all of whom died in infancy: twin sons died on March 22 and 23, 1813 at the age of 2 weeks old; a third son died on April 26, 1814 at 13 days old. Susan Harding Whiting died on April 19th 1814 of "puerpal fever" (fever caused by complications of childbirth).
Seth Whiting's partnership with John W. Adams must have been over early in 1813, when he moved to Phillipston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records show that Seth's infant sons died in Phillipston in March 1813. Seth started his own brushmaking business in Phillipston. The following ad appearing in newspapers in November, 1813: "Hog's Bristles Wanted. Cash and the highest price given for BRISTLES--Also, all kinds of Brushes made and fo'd, Painters' Brushes in particular, warranted equal to any made in America. Orders for Brushes carefully attended to, and favours thankfully acknowledged. Seth Whiting. Gerry, Nov. 15, 1813." ["Gerry" is the old name of Phillipston, Massachusetts]
Seth Whiting married Mary (Meribah) Kendall on November 30, 1815 in Phillipston, Massachusetts. According to Phillipston town records, marriage intentions were declared on November 11th, 1815. They had the following children:
Henry and Seth Whiting (twins), b. 10/26/1816 in Phillipston, Massachusetts. Henry died 7/26/1819 in Phillipston. The Kendall genealogy mentions Seth, but I can't find any mention of him in Massachusetts Vital Records (although his brother Henry's birth and death both appear).
Susan Harding Whiting, b. 10/25/1818 in Phillipston. She married Elihu Coburn of Hopkinton on August 24, 1842 in Southborough.
Lucius Henry Whiting, b. 6/16/1821 in Phillipston. He never married. The 1880 Federal census shows him as a "retired salesman" and boarder at a home in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. He does not appear in the 1890 census. According to Southborough Rural Cemetery records, he died in 1893. He and his brother Jonas are buried with their parents at the Southborough Rural Cemetery.
John Lake Whiting, b. 3/28/1823. Married Mary Betsey Sawin, and followed his father into the brushmaking business.
Mary Kendall Whiting, b. 9/2/1825. She married Charles Dustin Marcy on 11/22/1849 in Southborough, and died on April 6, 1900.
Jonas Miles Whiting, b. 9/13/1827 (Royalston, MA). He never married. The 1880 Federal census shows him as being an inmate at Worcester Lunatic Hospital. According to Southborough Rural Cemetery records, he died in 1893. He and his brother, Lucius Henry Whiting, are buried with their parents at the Southborough Rural Cemetery.
Ira Stratton Whiting, b. 9/25/1829 in Shrewsbury or Phillipston, Mass. (mentioned in the Kendall genealogy, but I find no record of him elsewhere)
Anstis Amelia Whiting, b. 4/12/1832 probably in Rindge, New Hampshire. She married Thomas Henderson Roberts on May 17, 1855 in Boston, and died September 23, 1887.
Olive Matilda Whiting, b. 10/10/1834 in Rindge, New Hampshire. She married Merrill Davis on July 28, 1854 in Boston, and died January 21, 1869 in Worcester.
By February 1817, Seth Whiting was in business with his brother-in-law, Reuben Foster Blood (husband of Relief Whiting). The following ad appeared in newspapers: "Copartnership formed. The subscribers respectfully inform the Inhabitants of Phillipston, and the Public, that they have formed a connection in business, under the Form of WHITING & BLOOD, a few rods north of Phillipston Meeting-House, where they offer for sale a general assortment of English, West-India, & Hard-Ware GOODS; Crockery, Glass, and Hollow Ware; Window-Glass; Brass Kettles; Andirons, etc.--Also, Cut and Wrought Nails; Dye-Stuffs, and Paints. They also manufacture and keep constantly for sale, BRUSHES of all kinds, and of the first quality. The above named Goods they offer cheap for Cash, or approved Credit; and they humbly solicit the patronage of the Inhabitants of Phillipston, and the Public,--All orders shall be strictly attended to, and the least favor gratefully acknowledged, by the Public's humble Servants, Seth Whiting, Reuben F. Blood, Phillipston, February 1, 1817. N.B. Cash given for Bristles."
By the following year, the partnership was dissolved: "NOTICE!! The Copartnership heretofore existing between the Subscribers, under the Firm of WHITING & BLOOD, is this day dissolved.--All persons having demands against the said Firm, are requested to exhibit them; and all persons indebted to the said Firm, are requested to make payment to SETH WHITING, who is duly authorized to settle the concerns of the late Partnership. SETH WHITING, REUBEN F. BLOOD, Phillipston, January 19, 1818." The ad goes on to say: "SETH WHITING informs his Friends and the Public, that he continues his business at the Store formerly occupied by Whiting & Blood, where he has for sale--a general assortment of ENGLISH & W.I. GOODS and GROCERIES--Hard and Hollow Ware--Paints and Painters' Oil--Dye-Stuffs, &c, &c, &c, which he will sell on good terms for Cash, Produce, or liberal credit. N.B. Cash, and the highest price, given for HOGS' BRISTLES."
The 1820 Federal census shows Seth Whiting as living in Phillipston, Massachusetts, along with:
1 male under the age of 15 (Seth, Jr.?)
1 male under the age of 18 (?)
4 males under the age of 25 (?; Seth's brother Henry was 24 at the time and might have been living with them)
1 male between 26 and 45 (Seth Whiting was 33 at the time)
1 female under the age of 9 (Seth & Meribah's daughter, Susan, aged 2)
1 female under the age of 18 (?)
2 females under the age of 25 (Meribah was 26; Seth's sister Sarah was 23)
1 female under the age of 45 (? Seth's mother Olive would have been 58 at the time)
I don't really know the make-up of this large clan of people. Some might have been members of Seth or Mary Kendall Whiting's families. The four males under the age of 25 might have been apprentices.
Seth and his family moved around a lot during the 1820s and 1830s. Land records for Stratton, Vermont show that Seth Whiting was living in Templeton, MA in 1822: "363 – Seth Whiting of Templeton, MA (brush maker) to John Sanderson of Petersham, MA east half of 1L2R (previously deeded to John Sanderson by Nathaniel Moulton in 1818) on 2/13/1822."
By 1823 (the birth of John Lake Whiting), the family was in Shrewsbury. By 1825 (the birth of Mary Whiting), they were in Royalston, where they probably stayed until the early 1830s. I can't find Seth Whiting in the 1830 census.
The following piece about Seth Whiting's nephew, Charles Emerson Blood, appeared in the Congregational Quarterly (1866): "Rev. Charles Emerson Blood was born in Mason, N.H., March 1, 1810. His father's name was Reuben Foster Blood. His mother's maiden name was Relief Whiting. While he was a mere child, his father died, leaving the family with very limited means of support. After spending several years on a farm, he went to Royalston [in 1827] to learn the trade of brush-making [presumably with his uncle, Seth Whiting]. There he had little opportunity to gratify an ardent desire for mental improvement, and his associations were such as to greatly endanger his morals. Referring to that period, he afterwards said, 'I have wondered many times that I did not become a confirmed drunkard.'" [http://books.google.com/books?id=S-nNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA302&lpg=PA302&dq=%22Reuben+Foster+Bl ood%22&source=bl&ots=q7pO4SGvyR&sig=w-Dztt_EhasmViU5CEMnv9MxFTE&hl=en&ei=f9BuTOC sJ8Hflgf6ovzvDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CA8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage& q=%22Reuben%20Foster%20Blood%22&f=false]

Sometime in the early 1830s, Seth and his family moved to Rindge, New Hampshire. They were definitely there by 1832 (the birth of Anstis Amelia Whiting). From the History of Rindge, NH: "Brushes of many styles were formerly made by Seth Whiting. He commenced the manufacture in the building connected with the dwelling-house of Miss Millie Walker, and subsequently built a large shop on the site of the wheelwright shop of E. B. Cutler. He removed from the town about 1836, and the business was not continued by other parties." ("History of the Town of Rindge, New Hampshire From the Date of the Rowley Canada or Massachusetts Charter to the Present Time, 1736-1874" by Ezra S. Stearns. Boston: 1875, p. 308-309.)
The Whitings next moved to Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. "In the spring of 1836 Seth Whiting, a brushmaker, came to Fitzwilliam from Rindge. His chief business here was the preparation of the palm-leaf for the hat-braiders and the manufacture of brooms from the waste material of the palm-leaf. Later he removed to Boston and resumed the manufacture of brushes." ("History of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, From 1752 to 1887" by John Foote Norton and Joel Whittemore, 1888, p. 414.) "One unusual 'cottage industry' that thrived for 45 years in Fitzwilliam was the making of palm leaf hats. Women and children wove them in their homes from about 1830 to 1875. So active were the women in this sideline that Reverend Sabin stated in 1835 (in an historical lecture) that this was the most profitable occupation in town. One of the dealers in palm leaf was Seth Whiting, a brushmaker who came to town in 1836. He lived in one of the houses previously referred to on Upper Troy Road near the Inn, importing, preparing, and supplying the palm leaf to the women who braided it into hats. Whiting then made brooms from the waste material of the palm leaf. The advantages to the town's housewives and the marketability of these hats can be seen in an advertisement Dr. Wittemore published for his general store. He offered to sell or barter goods in exchange for "CASH, produce, Palm Leaf Hats or Good Credit." [From Living Places-Fitzwilliam Common Historic District: http://www.livingplaces.com/NH/Cheshire_County/Fitzwilliam_Town/Fitzwilliam_Common_Historic_District .html]
I'm not sure when they lived in Boston, but by 1840 Seth and his family were living in West Boylston, Massachusetts (1840 Federal Census). By August 1842 (the date of Susan Harding Whiting's marriage to Elihu Coburn), the Whitings were living in Southborough (Fayville), Massachusetts, where Seth Whiting died on April 3, 1849 of lung fever. He was 1 day short of his 62nd birthday. He and his wife, Meribah Kendall Whiting, and two of their sons[Jonas Miles Whiting and Lucius Henry Whiting] are buried in the Southborugh, Massachusetts Rural Cemetery.
The following appeared in the Clyde, New York Democratic Herald sometime between 1896 and 1899 (found in http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html): "Brush making was a crude affair until American ingenuity became interested in it. The first great inventor of methods used in brush making in this country was Seth Whiting, who in 1807 was a brush manufacturer in Medfield, Mass., and as early as during the War of 1812 obtained such a foothold with dealers in Boston that it has been impossible for English manufacturers to ever regain their hold on the American market. Since his day, many other improvements have been made, but methods invented by him are still at the foundation of the business."
Marie Birdsall added this on 5 Aug 2008
Information on Seth Whiting's life
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Anstis A Whiting in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
NAME: Anstis A Whiting
SAR MEMBERSHIP: 73466
BIRTH DATE: 12 Apr 1832
DEATH DATE: 22 Sep 1887
FATHER: Seth Whiting
MOTHER: Mary Kendall
SPOUSE: Thomas Henderson Roberts
CHILDREN: George Thomas Roberts
Source Citation
SAR Membership Number: 73466
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Seth married Kendall, Mary Meribah on 11 Nov 1815 in Phillipston, Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Mary (daughter of Kendall, Calvin and Batcheller, Abigail) was born on 25 Mar 1794 in Athol, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 28 Feb 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Seth married Harding, Susan on 28 Nov 1811. Susan (daughter of Harding, Elias) died on 19 Apr 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: MK5P-13M

Olive married Maynard, Calvin on 22 Jun 1819 in Phillipston, Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Calvin was born on 26 Jul 1819 in Phillipston, Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: M349-954

Family/Spouse: Daken, Moses. Moses (son of Dakin, Amos and King, Mary) was born on 10 Nov 1792 in of MASON, , New Hampshire; died on 15 Jun 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: K8QC-5JH

Henry married Safford, Mary on 17 Apr 1830 in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Mary was born about 1799 in Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: MP2N-NV9

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: MQRH-F3G

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• FamilySearch Id: KC43-M39

Notes:

1850; Census Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_345; Page: 392B; Image: 543.
322/455 Prentice Whiting 53 male Bootmaker Mass
Harriett 48 fem Mass
George A 17 male Bootmaker Mass
Ellen M 15 fem Mass
Prentiss L 13 male Mass
Harriet F 11 fem Mass
Caroline A 08 fem Mass
Joseph Bowes 26 male Nova Scotia
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1850
Prentice Whiting
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Prentice Whiting
Age: 53
Birth Year: abt 1797
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Occupation: Boot Maker
Home in 1850: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 455
Household Members:
Name Age
Prentice Whiting 53
Harriett Whiting 48
George A Whiting 17
Ellen M Whiting 15
Prentiss L Whiting 13
Harriet F Whiting 11
Caroline A Whiting 8
Joseph Bowes 26
Source Citation
Year: 1850; Census Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_345; Page: 392B; Image: 543
Source Information
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Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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1866
Prentiss Whiting
in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Prentiss Whiting
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: abt 1796
Death Date: 25 Aug 1866
Death Place: Blackstone, Massachusetts
Death Age: 70
Source Information
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Prentiss Whiting
in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Name: Prentiss Whiting
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1795
Father: William Whiting
Mother: Rebecca Brown
Spouse: Harriet Willard
Source Citation
Book Title: History of the Dudley Family with genealogical tables, pedigrees, & c : number 1
Source Information
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GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Prentiss

1850
Prentice Whiting
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Prentice Whiting
Age: 53
Birth Year: abt 1797
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 455
Household Members:
Name Age
Prentice Whiting 53
Harriett Whiting 48
George A Whiting 17
Ellen M Whiting 15
Prentiss L Whiting 13
Harriet F Whiting 11
Caroline A Whiting 8
Joseph Bowes 26
Source Citation
Year: 1850; Census Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_345; Page: 392B; Image: 543
Source Information
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1865
Prentice Whiting
in the Massachusetts, State Census, 1865
Name: Prentice Whiting
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Year: abt 1796
Birth Place: Westminster
Residence: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Enumeration Year: 1865
Age: 69
Household number: 207
Reel Number: 36
Volume Number: 40
Household Members:
Name Age
Ebenezer H Davis 58 Bootmaker
Polly Davis 64 Housekeeper
Prentice Whiting 69 Bootmaker
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, State Census, 1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Massachusetts. 1855–1865 Massachusetts State Census [microform]. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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BIRTH: Also shown as Born 1796

DEATH: Also shown as Died 25 Aug 1866

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

DEATH: Also shown as Died 1866

Prentice married Harriet in 1827 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Harriet was born about 1799 in Of, Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts; died in in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Prentice married Willard, Harriet in 1827 in Charlton, Wrcstr, Mssc.. Harriet was born in 1802 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 16 Jun 1855 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: MHBC-9V4

Notes:

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Mary B.

BIRTH: Also shown as Born of Sackets Harbor, N.Y..

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: MHBC-926

Notes:

BIRTH: Also shown as Born of New Haven, Conn..

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: K4Y3-L7G

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• FamilySearch Id: LH2K-G8T

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• FamilySearch Id: MHBC-9V2

Notes:

2. Rebecca, b Oct. 21, 1786; m Mr. Colburn, and lived at Sacket's Harbor. They had two daughters.
Memoir of Rev. Samuel Whiting, D.D. and of his Wife, Elizabeth St. John with References to Some of Their English Ancestors Ancestors and American Descendants
pg. 228

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Family/Spouse: Colburn Mr.. was born about 1781 in of Sacket's Harbor, N.Y.; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: KZNT-FVF

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1811
William Whiting
in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
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Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 24 Nov 1811
Marriage Place: Concord, Massachusetts
Father Name: Whiting
Spouse Name: Hannah Conant

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1850
William Whiting
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: William Whiting
Age: 62
Birth Year: abt 1788
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 127
Household Members:
Name Age
William Whiting 62
Hannah Whiting 62
Ann M Whiting 34
Louisa J Whiting 27
Kate Conner 20
Source Citation
Year: 1850; Census Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_323; Page: 110A; Image: 571

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1860
William Whiting
in the 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: William Whiting
Age: 71
Birth Year: abt 1789
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Post Office: Concord
Family Number: 100
Value of real estate:
Occupation: Carriage Maker
Household Members:
Name Age
William Whiting 71
Ann M Whiting 46
Stephen Barker 31
Lousea S Barker 39
Source Citation
Year: 1860; Census Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_511; Page: 466; Image: 473; Family History Library Film: 803511

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1862
William Whiting
Massachusetts Deaths
Name William Whiting
Event Type Death
Event Date 29 Sep 1862
Event Place Concord, Massachusetts
Residence Place Concord, MA
Gender Male
Age 73
Marital Status Widowed
Occupation Carriage Maker
Birthplace Sterling
Birth Year (Estimated) 1789
Father's Name William Whiting
Father's Birthplace Concord, MA
Mother's Name Rebecca Brown
Mother's Birthplace Sterling
CITING THIS RECORD

"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7NF-XX8 : accessed 20 April 2016), William Whiting, 29 Sep 1862; citing Concord, Massachusetts, v 157 p 139, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,181.

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MASSACHUSETTS DEATHS, 1841-1915

Reference ID v 157 p 139
GS Film number 960181
Digital Folder Number 4220471
Image Number 158

William Whiting Death 29 Sep 1862 Concord, Massachusetts Concord, MA Male 73 Widowed Carriage Maker Sterling 1789

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1850
William Whiting
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: William Whiting
Age: 62
Birth Year: abt 1788
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 127
Household Members:
Name Age
William Whiting 62
Hannah Whiting 62
Ann M Whiting 34
Louisa J Whiting 27
Kate Conner 20
Source Citation
Year: 1850; Census Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_323; Page: 110A; Image: 571

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1860
William Whiting
in the 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: William Whiting
Age: 71
Birth Year: abt 1789
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Post Office: Concord
Family Number: 100

Household Members:
Name Age
William Whiting 71
Ann M Whiting 46
Stephen Barker 31
Lousea S Barker 39
Source Citation
Year: 1860; Census Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_511; Page: 466; Image: 473; Family History Library Film: 803511

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1862
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Col William Whiting
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1788
Death Date: 29 Sep 1862
Cemetery: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
URL:
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.
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1862
Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
Name: William Whiting
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1789
Birth Place: Sterling
Death Date: 29 Sep 1862
Death Place: Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Death: 73
Father: William Whiting
Mother: Rebecca
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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1862
William Whiting
Massachusetts Deaths
Name William Whiting
Event Type Death
Event Date 29 Sep 1862
Event Place Concord, Massachusetts
Residence Place Concord, MA
Gender Male
Age 73
Marital Status Widowed
Occupation Carriage Maker
Birthplace Sterling
Birth Year (Estimated) 1789

Father's Name William Whiting
Father's Birthplace Concord, MA
Mother's Name Rebecca Brown
Mother's Birthplace Sterling

CITING THIS RECORD

"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7NF-XX8 : accessed 20 April 2016), William Whiting, 29 Sep 1862; citing Concord, Massachusetts, v 157 p 139, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,181.

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MASSACHUSETTS DEATHS, 1841-1915

Reference ID v 157 p 139
GS Film number 960181
Digital Folder Number 4220471
Image Number 158

William Whiting Death 29 Sep 1862 Concord, Massachusetts Concord, MA Male 73 Widowed Carriage Maker Sterling 1789

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BIRTH: Also shown as Born Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

William married Conant, Hannah on 11 Nov 1811 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Conant, Lot and Johnson, Hannah) was born on 19 Oct 1789 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 19 Nov 1859 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: K1W1-2DM

Notes:

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Unknown