Weeden Witter Jr.

Brief Life History of Weeden

When Weeden Witter Jr. was born on 1 May 1789, in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Weeden Witter Sr., was 24 and his mother, Mary Witter, was 19. He married Calista Baxter about 1831, in Alfred, Alfred, Allegany, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 10 daughters. He lived in Steuben, New York, United States in 1860 and Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, United States in 1865. He died on 1 August 1867, in Alfred, Allegany, New York, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Hartsville Hill Cemetery, Hartsville, Steuben, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Weeden Witter Jr.
1789–1867
Calista Baxter
1811–1892
Marriage: about 1831
Theodore (Their) Witter
1815–
Morris Witter
1847–
Francis Witter
1863–
Susan C. Witter
1829–1894
Susan Witter
1832–1894
Louisa Maria Witter
1833–1913
John R Witter
1835–1860
Catharine A. Witter
1837–1914
Rebecca Witter
1838–1909
Thankful Witter
1841–1913
Silas S Witter
1842–1911
Lucina C Witter
1843–1912
Chauncey Green Witter
1846–1925
Miranda M. Witter
1851–1851
Frank J Witter
1853–1938
Frank Witter
1853–1938

Sources (10)

  • Weeden Witter, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Weeden Witter, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Widdion Witter in entry for Frank J Witter and Mary B Van Wie, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1808

Historical Boundaries 1808: Allegany, New York, United States

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

German: from an ancient Germanic personal name, composed of the elements wid(u) ‘wood, forest’ + hari ‘army’.

North German: occupational name for a whitewasher or plasterer, from Middle Low German witten ‘to make white’, or for a coiner, from witten ‘to determine the contents of gold or silver by boiling’.

English (Lancashire and Cheshire): variant of Whitter .

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

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