Zelpha Whiting

Brief Life History of Zelpha

When Zelpha Whiting was born on 8 September 1743, in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Samuel Whiting, was 41 and her mother, Deborah Hill, was 37. She married Tilley Moore on 26 August 1762, in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 24 August 1771, in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 27.

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Family Time Line

Tilley Moore
1730–
Zelpha Whiting
1743–1771
Marriage: 26 August 1762
Lucy Moore
1763–1800
Ephraim Moore
1765–1835
Sally Moore
1767–
Ephraim More
1769–
Lucy More
1769–
Sally More
1769–
Rebecca Moore
1769–1838
Fanny Moore
1771–1771

Sources (9)

  • Zilpah Whiting, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Zilpah Whiting, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Zilpah Writing, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Whiting (Old English Hwīting, a patronymic from the personal name Hwīta, from hwīt ‘white’ applied as a nickname).

History: Rev. Samuel Whiting arrived in Boston, MA, in May 1636, and made his home in Lynn, MA.

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

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