Martha Jane (Whitten) Herrick (1852 - 1893)

Born 16 Nov 1852 in Monroe, Waldo, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Henry Herrick — married 30 Jun 1873 (to 25 Jun 1893) in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 25 Jun 1893 at age 40 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Martha (Whitten) Herrick was born in Maine.

Birth and Parents

Martha (alias Jennie), the seventh of nine children of William Whitten and Adeline Bradbury was born on 16 November 1852 at Monroe, Maine.^[1][2]

Marriage and Children

Martha married George H. Herrick (1851-1932), the son of George William and Maria (McAllister) Herrick on 30 June 1873 at Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.^[3] They had two children:

1. Mary Adaline Herrick (b. 7 May 1874; d. 15 May 1913, Lynn, MA)^[4][5]m. 21 Oct 1897 at Lynn, MA, Frederick Whipple Patch (1871-1941)^[6]
2. Frank Everett Herrick (b. 3 Feb 1876; d. 1933)^[7]m. 18 Sep 1896 at Salem, MA, Mary Emma Lear (1876-1936)^[8]

Death and Burial

Martha Jane (Whitten) Herrick died on 25 June 1893 in her 41st year at Lynn.^[9]She is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery at Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2D-DDT : Tue Oct 31 19:31:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Martha J Whitten and William M Whitten, 16 Nov 1852.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDH-RYB : Thu Oct 26 00:02:56 UTC 2023), Entry for M. Jennie Whittier Herrick and William Whittier, 25 Jun 1893.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWBF-3W7 : 16 November 2022), George H. Herrick and Martha Jane Whitton, 1873.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZF5-Q3ZM : Wed Oct 25 13:25:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary Adaline Herrick and George H. Herrick, 7 May 1874.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4WJ-3CS : 17 November 2022), M Jennie Whitten in entry for M Addie Patch, 1913.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJD-95V : Wed Oct 25 22:04:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Frederic W. Patch and Francis, 21 Oct 1897.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX8W-LKZ : 1 December 2022), Jennie in entry for Frank Everett Herrick, 1876.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4Z1-MW9 : 11 November 2022), Martha J. in entry for Frank E. Herrick, 1896.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWBF-3W4 : 16 November 2022), Adaline in entry for George H. Herrick and Martha Jane Whitton, 1873.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52814836/martha_jane-herrick: accessed February 18, 2024), memorial page for Martha Jane “Jennie” Whitten Herrick (16 Nov 1852–1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52814836, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Ace (contributor 49862805).

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHP-3YD : Tue Oct 03 00:38:32 UTC 2023), Entry for William Whitten and Adline Whitten, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH66-NK5 : Tue Oct 03 23:05:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Geo H. Herrick and Martha J. Herrick, 1880.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing, connected to mother and photo added following further research by Carol Baldwin on 18 February 2024.