When George Sprague Whitman was born in 1826, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Benjamin K. Whitman, was 36 and his mother, Ann Sprague, was 32. He married Louisa Ballou on 8 January 1856. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 29 January 1899, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 73.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
The Dorr Rebellion, led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, took place from 1841 until 1842. During the Rebellion, the middle-class residents of Rhode Island attempted to force broader democracy to the state legislation.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Whytman (Old English Hwītmann, from hwīt ‘white’ + mann ‘man’). Compare White 1 and also Wightman , with which this surname was probably confused.
History: John Whitman settled in Weymouth, MA, c. 1638. The poet Walt Whitman (1819–92) was descended from Joseph Whitman, who had settled in Stratford, CT, from England around 1660.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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