Jesse Whitmore
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Jesse Whitmore (1759 - 1821)

Jesse Whitmore
Born in Thompson, Windham, Connecticutmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 61 in Connecticut, USAmap
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Biography

Revolutionary War Patriot
Daughters of the American Revolution
Jesse Whitmore is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A213515.

Jesse was born on 14 October 1759 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He was the son of John Whitmore and Grace (Child) Whitmore. [1]

Jesse Whitmore is an American Revolutionary War Patriot. He served in Ely's Connecticut Regiment in 1777, and 1779-1780.
1776 Project
Private Jesse Whitmore served with 8th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.
[2] [3][4]


Jesse Whitmore's Revolutionary War Service

Jesse married Annie Hopkins, daughter of Elisha Hopkins and Martha Cady., about 1788. They had the following children:

  1. Susan, b. 1789
  2. Martha, b. 1795
  3. Eliza, b. 1797
  4. Thomas, b. 1800
  5. Ruth, b. 1800
  6. Abbie, b. 1805
  7. Mary, b. 1807
  8. Adeline, b. 1810

Jesse held several offices in the city of Providence, Rhode Island:

  • Collector of Taxes: 1 June 1801 [5]
  • Constable for the Town of Providence: 3 June 1805 [6]
  • Collector of Taxes: 30 August 1806 [7]
  • Public Library Commission: 16 July 1808 [8]

Jesse died at the age of 61 on 21 September 1821. He is buried in the North Burial Ground, North Main St., Providence RI.[9] [10]

Sources

  1. Birth: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911 Ancestry Record 2101 #60329715 (accessed 2 November 2020)
  2. DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2 Nov 2020), "Record of Jesse Whitmore", Ancestor # A213515.
  3. Military: "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-KZJH : 15 March 2018), Jesse Whitmore, 11 Mar 1777; citing 11 Mar 1777, Connecticut, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,306.
  4. Military: "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-NRTQ : 15 March 2018), Jesse Whitmore, Jan 1780; citing Jan 1780, Connecticut, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,301.
  5. Newspaper: GenealogyBank, Providence Gazette, 24 Oct 1801, Page 1
  6. Newspaper: Genealogy Bank, Providence Phoenix, 8 Jun 1805, Page 3
  7. Newspaper: GenealogyBank, Columbian Phenix, 10 Oct 1807, Page 3
  8. Newspaper: Genealogy Bank, Providence Gazette, 20 August 1808, Page 4
  9. Burial:Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 November 2020), memorial page for Jesse Whitmore (unknown–21 Sep 1821), Find A Grave: Memorial #16445251, citing North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Jen Snoots (contributor 4661415) .
  10. Burial Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=215506




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