Alice Green

5 December 1777–6 September 1857 (Age 79)
Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States

The Life Summary of Alice

When Alice Green was born on 5 December 1777, in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, Capt. Hezekiah Green, was 44 and her mother, Alice Leavens, was 45. She married Beza Whitman on 9 March 1797, in Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Middlesex, Middlesex, Yates, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 6 September 1857, in Ontario, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Rushville, Gorham, Ontario, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Beza Whitman
1773–1810
Alice Green
1777–1857
Marriage: 9 March 1797
Augustus Whitman
1798–1865
Erastus Whitman
1799–1799
Dr Marcus Whitman
1802–1847
Samuel Whitman
1804–1875
Henry Green Whitman
1806–1854
Alice H. Whitman
1808–1887

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 March 1797Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1781 · The First Constitution
    Age 4
    Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
    1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
    Age 4
    The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 23
    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    Name Meaning

    English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Greenman
    Greening
    Gruen
    Greene

    Sources (12)

    • Allice in entry for Augustus Whitman, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
    • Alice Loomis in household of Oren G Loomis, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Alice Green, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"

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