John White Jr. (1782 - 1850)

Born 5 May 1782 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Persis (Cowee) White — married 30 Jan 1804 (to 29 Jan 1846) in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Died 8 Jun 1850 at age 68 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

John White Jr. was born in Massachusetts.

John, the first son and third of nine children of John White Sr. (1748-1806) and Ruth Holden (1754-1804) was born on 5 May 1782 at Gardner, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Marriage and Children

John, a shoemaker, married Persis Cowee, the daughter of James and Susannah (Baldwin) Cowee on 30 January 1804 at Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts.^[2]They had five children born at Massachusetts:

1. John White III (b. 1 Aug 1804; d. ),^[3]
2. Louisa White (b. 3 Sep 1805; d. ),^[4]
3. Horatio Nelson White (b. 22 Feb 1809; d. 20 May 1887, Chelsea, MA),^[5][6] m. 5 Mar 1839 at Gardner, MA, Abigail F. Ellenwood (1812-)
4. Abner White (b. 6 Oct 1816; d. 25 Mar 1902, Ashburnham, MA),^[7][8] m. 29 Aug 1840 at Gardner, MA, Mary Ann Conant (1823-1898)
5. Leander White (b. 29 Jun 1824; d. 26 Jan 1865, Boston, MA),^[9][10] m. 1844, Elizabeth Jackson (1817-1907)

Death and Burial

John White Jr. died on 8 June 1850 in his 68th year at Gardner, Massachusetts.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X3-YF8 : 10 November 2020), John White, 5 May 1782; citing Birth, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009538.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCH4-T6P : 28 July 2021), Persis Cowee in entry for John White, 1804.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-2PB : 10 November 2020), Persis White in entry for John White, 1 Aug 1804; citing Birth, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011173.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCLY-H77 : 5 January 2021), Percis in entry for Louisa White, 1805.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4XQ-3BH : 10 November 2020), Pereis or Percis in entry for Horatio Nelson White, 22 Feb 1809; citing Birth, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009538.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW48-VG4 : 2 March 2021), Persis in entry for Horatio N. White, 20 May 1887; citing Chelsea, Massachusetts, v 384 p 414, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,236.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4XQ-3B8 : 10 November 2020), Pereis or Percis in entry for Abner White, 6 Oct 1816; citing Birth, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009538.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW2R-TFR : 2 March 2021), Persis C... in entry for Abner White, 25 Mar 1902; citing Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, p 255, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,762.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-9J8 : 10 November 2020), Persis White in entry for Leander White, 29 Jun 1824; citing Birth, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011173.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHVY-1J8 : 10 November 2020), Persis in entry for Leander White, 26 Jan 1865; citing Death, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004273931.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N721-XMV : 2 March 2021), John White, 08 Jun 1850; citing Gardner, Massachusetts, v 50 p 106, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,813.