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From: Dwight F. Small
To: Jan, Whitmore Historian
Dear Jan,
Now I'm able to provide you with information that connects me with
Simon H. Whitmore's branch of the family tree.
Starting with his grandfather who served in the Revolutionary War
and was stationed at Fort Ticondoroga, on the Canadian Border in New
York State. At present I have no date of birth for Grandpa William nor
to whom he was married.
I have data on only one son, Benjamin Whitmore; Simon's
father who was born in Standish, Maine on 19 July 1793. On 16
September 1816 he married Sarah Crisey of Gorham, Maine. (Family
legend indicates her name might have been Cressey) She was born in
Gorham, Maine 10 Janurary 1798. Benjamin died 28 July 1870 and Sarah
passed away on 30 September 1873.
Their children were as follows:
| I. William Charles, born 19
March 1817. (According to information given to my Aunt
Evangeline who was known in the family as Eva, William was named
for his Grandfather)
ii. Elizabeth J., born 5 February 1819
and died 15 February 1901
iii, Mary, born 14 April 1821.
Iv. Charles, born 11 July 1823.
v. Simon H. born 28 October 1825; died 1906.[The Whitmore of
Whitmore, California]
vi. Uriah, born 20 October 1828, died 27 October 1830
vii. Benjamin F. born 1 October 1831, died 29 November 1837
viii. * * Eunice Ann, born 16 July 1833. Died 4 August 1893,
in Portland .Maine (* * My grandmother) On 7 November 1853 she
married Cyrus L. Small of Raymond Maine.
ix. Enoch, born 10 May 1835. For 20 years he
was a well known business man in Lewiston, Maine and married a
local girl. In his late middle age he migrated to San Diego, CA
x. Sarah, born 1 August 1837
xi. Wesley, born 11 May 1840, died 1 January
1842. |
Simon's sister, Eunice Ann married Cyrus L.
Small in Casco, Maine 7 November 1853. Cyrus L. died in
Greenwood, Maine 14 September 1883. Their children were as follows:
i. Evangeline (Eva) born in Casco, Maine, 26
November 1854, and died in Portland, Maine 9 July 1909. (Eva
never married..)
ii. John born in Lovell, Maine 13 October
1855. Died in Chesterville, Maine 28 September 1938. He married
Fannie Auger in Portland, Maine 3 October l879.
iii. Cyrus Frank, born in Greenwood, Maine 5 May
1857, died in Minneapolis, MN 1937
iv. Charlotte, (Lottie) born Greenwood, Maine 18
August 1864, died in Farmington, Maine 1934.
v. Charles Whitmore, born in Greenwood, Maine
10 October 1872. Died in Chesterville, Main 13 August 1951. ( My
father.) |
Charles Whitmore Small Married Mary French
Pinkham of Chesterville, Maine 1 May 1899. Their children were
as follows:
i. Charles Pinkham, born in Chesterville,
Maine 25 February 1903, died in Hackensack, NJ 3 Ma 1989.
ii. Eunice Emily, born in Chesterville, Maine
3 August 1911, died in Boston, MA. 17 December 19 (She was named
for her grandmother Eunice Ann Whitmore.)
iii. (*) Dwight Franklin, born in
Chesterville , Maine, 6 December 1919.[The writer of this
letter.] |
It is interesting to note that each of Charles
Whitmore Small's children grew up in a different generation period.
I realize that this is, probably more information
than you need but it does establish my relationship Simon H. Whitmore
I knew about Whitmore Hall in England that was
built in 1100 AD. Information stored in the archives of the New
England Historical Genealogical Society (NEHGS), of which I am a
member, indicates that that the Whitmore's could be related to the
Whitemore Clan that predates the Whitmore Hall.
It appears that the first Whitmore's arrived in New
England from London during the period from the 1630's through the
1650's, when ships from England were arriving in the "New World," more
frequently.
Following is a list of Whitmore names that could be
related to Simon's family for which I have no proven links:
1. William Whitmore Esq. of Taunton, MA. Went to
Harvard College and passed an oral examination by his peers and
became a well known Boston Lawyer.
2. There was a William Whitmore in Portsmouth,
NH whose occupation was that of" Goldsmith." He was in
partnership with a Sea Captain who sold William’s creations in
England for a commission.
3. Three Whitmore's were in the British Army
prior to and through the Revolutionary War. Two of them were
Colonels and one was a Major. Daniel was one of the Colonels.
(Were they fighting brothers and cousins during the wars? Or did
they desert from the British Army and settle in the Colonies as
many of the British Soldiers did?)
4. In 1795 a Daniel Whitmore arrived in Gorham,
Maine to establish a homestead. (What branch the family tree did
he belong to?)
5. Paulina Whitmore and Samuel Nason were
married 8 November 1824 in Gorham, Maine. (Was she a sister to
Simon's father, Benjamin ?)
6. Sarah Whitmore married Abna Martin 15
February 1807 in Standish, Maine. ( Another sister Simon's
father?)
7. Ruhanna Whitmore married Joseph Nebigan, 20
March 1809. ( Related to Sarah and Benjamin ?)
8. Joseph Whitmore married Elizabeth Martin in
Gorham, Maine 7 May 1809. (Were they brother and sister to Sarah
and Abna ?)
9. Hannah Whitmore married Samuel Hamlin, of
Brunswick, Maine 27 November 1806. (Is she related to Simon's
father ?)
10. William Whitmore married Mary Crockford 3
April 1752 in Portsmouth, NH. (Was this the Goldsmith?)
11. William Whitmore, the son of Jeremiah
Whitmore was baptized in Taunton, MA. 3 Apr 1750. (Simon's
grandfather?)
12. Finally, there was a Mary Whitmore who lived
in Paris, Maine, around the 1775-1777 time period. She married a
John Beane became a widow then married a Colonel in the Colonial
Army and became a widow again and drew a small pension from the
United States Colonial Government. |
I hope that this information can be of some help to
your Whitmore History. Feel free to contact me by e-mail
Dddsmall2024@aol.com. I am enjoying the copy of the Whitmore History
that you sent me. It contains some of the missing links in my Whitmore
Genealogy.
Sincerely, Dwight F. Small
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