When William Henry Whittlesey was born on 18 November 1840, in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, John Randolph Whittlesey, was 31 and his mother, Anna Whittier, was 29. He married Abbie J Hersey on 5 October 1871, in McDonough, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Bushnell Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Roseville, Warren, Illinois, United States in 1910. He died in United States, and was buried in Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1854: McDonough, Illinois, United States
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English (Cambridgeshire): habitational name from Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire, named from the Old English personal name Witel (genitive Witles) + Old English ēg ‘island’.
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