Brief Life History of Daniel
When Daniel Whitman Sr was born on 16 July 1745, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Daniel Whitman, was 39 and his mother, Zerviah Braman, was 24. He married Martha Cole on 8 August 1770, in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 9 February 1829, in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Horse Meadow Cemetery, North Haverhill, Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Daniel Whitman, "Find A Grave Index"
- Daniel in entry for Willard Whitman and Caroline L. Bean, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Daniel Whitman in entry for Willard Whitman and Mary Ann Keyes, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
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1763
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
Name Meaning
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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