John M. Whitten (1828 - 1882)

Born 1828 in Saco, York, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah E. (Stockbridge) Whitten — married 1 Jun 1851 (to 12 Apr 1882) in Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 12 Apr 1882 at about age 54 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

John Whitten was born in Maine.

Birth and Parents

John, the fifteenth of sixteen children of Elisha Whitten and Elizabeth Jeffers was born in 1828 at Scarborough, Maine. He was the second of this name in this family.

U.S. Civil War Service - Union

Private John Whitten served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jul 19, 1862
Mustered out: Jun 11, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 33rd Massachusetts Infantry

John served at the rank of Private during the U.S. Civil War with the 33rd Massachusetts Infantry. He joined on 19 Jul 1862 at Massachusetts and mustered out on 11 Jun 1865 at Washington, D.C.^[1]He received a pension for his service.^[2]

Marriage and Children

John, occupation Farmer, married Hannah E. Stockbridge (1834-1923) on 1 June 1851 at Roxbury, ^[3]They had six children born at Massachusetts:

1. Charles H. Whitten (b. 9 May 1853; d. 1939)^[4] m. 20 Nov 1877 at Waltham, MA, Mandana Brown Orcutt (1859-1930)^[5]
2. Arthur F. Whitten (b. 1856; d. )^[6]
3. Etta E. Whitten (b. 5 Dec 1858; d. 1953)^[7]m. 1) 2 Oct 1879 at Framingham, MA, Henry Ballantyne (1850-);^[8]m. 2) 2 Nov 1895 at Worcester, MA, William R. Lovett (1865-) ^[9]
4. Edwin F. Whitten (b. 1860; d. ) 2 Dec 1891 at Worcester, MA, Etta A. Carlton (1861-)^[10]
5. Anna Maybry Whitten (b. 22 Aug 1869; d. )^[11]
6. Grace Eustes Whitten (b. 23 Jan 1874; d. )^[12]m. 14 Nov 1899 at Worcester, MA, Frederick Herrmann Lucke (1869-)^[13]

Death

John Whitten died on 12 April 1882 in his 54th year at Worcester, Massachusetts.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. Source Information: Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2772427:1555?ssrc=pt&tid=158013572&pid=102180881321
2. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8SK-TGK : Fri Mar 08 08:28:57 UTC 2024), Entry for John M Whitten and Hannah E, 1890.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4SR-RP8 : 9 November 2022), John M. Whiten and Hannah S. Stockbridge, 1851.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXC8-S49 : 12 November 2022), John M. Whidden in entry for Charles H. Whidden, 1853.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCQ-DGML : Thu Mar 07 02:51:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles H Whitten and Maudana B Orcott, 20 Nov 1877.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXC9-FTH : 1 December 2022), John M. Whitten in entry for Arthur F. Whitten, 1856.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH3F-229 : Fri Mar 08 06:11:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Whitten and John M. Whitten, 5 December 1858.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWY7-MFL : 16 November 2022), John M. in entry for Henry Ballantyne and Etta E. Whitters, 1879.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4W9-644 : 16 December 2022), John M in entry for William R Lovett and Etta E Whitten Ballantyne, 1895.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4H8-VL2 : 16 December 2022), John M. in entry for Edwin F. Whitten and Etta A. Carlton, 1891.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXZ2-K7B : 14 November 2022), John M in entry for Anna Mabry Mutten, 1869.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX89-B45 : 14 November 2022), John M. in entry for Whitten, 1874.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4C1-498 : 16 December 2022), John M. in entry for Frederick Hermann Lucke and Grace Eustes Whitten, 1899.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N711-BFQ : 17 November 2022), John M. Whitten, 1882.

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD36-PL3 : Tue Mar 05 06:20:36 UTC 2024), Entry for J M Whitten and Hannah Whitten, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6Y-9BS : Fri Mar 08 18:24:35 UTC 2024), Entry for John M. Whitten and Hannah E. Whitten, 1880.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and connected to mother following extensive research by Carol Baldwin on 21 March 2024.