Brief Life History of Ambra Saltina
When Ambra Saltina Whipple was born on 27 January 1840, in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, James Greenwood Whipple, was 24 and her mother, Anna Maria Dodge, was 22. She married Alonzo Reuben Gleason on 1 January 1860, in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States in 1855 and Elgin, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States in 1865. She died in 1865, in Olmsted, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Wabasha, Minnesota, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Ambray Gleason in household of Alonzo R Gleason, "Minnesota State Census, 1865 "
- Ambra Saltina Whipple, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Ambrie S Whipple, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
Spouse and Children
1834–1901 Male
1840–1865 Female
Children (2)
1860–1903 Female
1863–1890 Female
Parents and Siblings
1815–1886 Male
1817–1883 Female
Siblings (7)
1838–1862 Male
1840–1865 Female
1841–1886 Male
1843–1864 Male
1846–1923 Female
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World Events (7)
1846
Age 6
1849
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1849
Age 9
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge, whip’, possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre, a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname see Whipp . Alternatively, perhaps from an unrecorded diminutive of the Middle English personal name Wippe (see Whipp ).
History: Matthew Whipple came from England to Ipswich, MA, c. 1638. His descendent William Whipple (1730–85) born in Kittery, ME, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A John Whipple was one of the first settlers in Providence, RI.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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