Elijah Darius Whittemore

Brief Life History of Elijah Darius

When Elijah Darius Whittemore was born on 2 December 1867, in Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Abijah Whitmore, was 32 and his mother, Catharine Foster, was 37. He married Amy Lucy Terry on 23 July 1888, in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States in 1900 and Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1931, in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

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Elijah Darius Whittemore
1867–1931
Amy Lucy Terry
1871–1945
Marriage: 23 July 1888
Della Hazel Whittemore
1889–1965
Grace Whitemore
1890–1924
Leroy Emery Whittemore
1894–1972
Carl Abige Whittemore
1898–1967
Eddie Brunson Whittemore
1905–1929
Carl Lee Oliver Whitmore
1908–1984

Sources (32)

  • Elijah Whiterman, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Elijah Darius Whittemore, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Elijah Whittemore, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"

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1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English (Bedfordshire): variant of Whitmore .

History: Thomas Whittemore came from England to Charlestown, MA, in or c. 1639. Amos Whittemore, born in Cambridge, MA, in 1759 was an inventor and gunsmith, and another Thomas Whittemore was born in Boston in 1800; he was a Universalist clergyman and MA legislator.

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

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