Brief Life History of Whitman
When Whitman Woodburn was born on 3 March 1799, in Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, United States, his father, Naphtali Woodburn, was 30 and his mother, Rebecca Lewis, was 23. He married Lydia A Brainard on 8 January 1824. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 6 June 1833, in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 34.
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Spouse and Children
1799–1833 Male
1802–1836 Female
Children (3)
1826–1862 Male
1828–1912 Male
1830–1906 Male
Parents and Siblings
1768–1839 Male
1775–1849 Female
Siblings (14)
1795–1869 Female
1797–1843 Male
1799–1833 Male
1800–1871 Male
1802–1803 Female
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from Woodburn in Corsenside (Northumberland), Woodburn (Ayrshire, Kincardineshire, Midlothian), or Woodburn in Oakford (Devon). The placenames all derive from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + burna ‘spring, stream’, i.e. a stream flowing through a wood.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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