Stephen
French
Whitman
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Son of Stephen Whitman
and Martha (French) Whitman
Brother of
Franklin Whitman, Martha T (Whitman) Van Horn [half], Mary G (Whitman) Case [half] and Miles Whitman [half]
Husband of
Lydia Ann (Rowland) Whitman
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died
at age 64
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Oct 2019
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Biography
Stephen Whitman is Notable.
Stephen French Whitman was born in 1823 in Philadelphia. He is a son of Stephen Whitman and Martha French.
He founded Whitman's confections at the age of 19 in 1842. [1]
Married Lydia Ann Rowland about 1847.
He passed away on 10 February 1888 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. [2]
Census Data
- 1850 census, Philadelphia, Middle ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States [3]
- Stephen F Whiteman. 28 Pennsylvania, Confectioner
- Lydia A Whiteman 28 Pennsylvania
- Horace F Whiteman 2 Pennsylvania
- Rowland Whiteman 0 Pennsylvania
- Susan Henry. 20 Ireland
- 1870 census, Philadelphia, ward 09, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States [4]
- Stephen Whitman 48 Pennsylvania, Confectioner, Whl & Ret)
- Mary Whitman. 45 Pennsylvania, Keeping House
- Horace Whitman 22 Pennsylvania, Clerk in Store
- Rowland Whitman 20 Pennsylvania, Civil Enginerr
- Stephen Whitman 16 Pennsylvania
- Albert Whitman 9 Pennsylvania
- 1880 census, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States [5]
- S F Whitman Self 57 Pennsylvania; Confectioner
- L A Whitman Wife 57 Pennsylvania; Keeping House
- J S Whitman Daughter-in-law 28 Pennsylvania; at Home
- A M Whitman Son 19 Pennsylvania; at College
- H F Whitman Son 31 Pennsylvania; Confectioner
- C C Whitman Granddaughter. 7 Pennsylvania
- Mary McDonald Other 32 Ireland
- Matilda Mellon Other 21 Pennsylvania
- Bridget O'Brien Other 35 Ireland
Sources
- ↑ Whitman's, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #114897632
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CJ-XTS : 12 April 2016), Stephen F Whiteman, Philadelphia, Middle ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 1127, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ56-Z9S : 15 June 2019), Stephen Whitman, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWJ6-JQK : 8 September 2017), S F Whitman, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 261, sheet 177D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,175.
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