Horace William Whelpley

M, (31 May 1870 - 15 March 1896)
Father-Biological*Captain David C. Whelpley b. 26 Dec 1833, d. 26 Mar 1883
Mother-Biological*Harriet Jane Pangbourne b. 31 Jan 1834, d. 26 Mar 1892
Family Lines
Whelpley Line
Last Edited=30 May 2023
Gravestone of David and Harriet (Pangbourn) Whelpley, and their son, Horace W. Whelpley
     Horace William Whelpley was born on 31 May 1870 at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.1,2,3 He was the son of Captain David C. Whelpley and Harriet Jane Pangbourne. Horace William Whelpley, age 37 years, appeared on the Canadian Census of 1871 in the household of Captain David C. Whelpley and Harriet Jane Pangbourne at Lepreau, New Brunswick, Canada.4 Horace William Whelpley, age 47 years, appeared on the Canadian Census of 1881 in the household of Captain David C. Whelpley and Harriet Jane Pangbourne at Lepreau, New Brunswick, Canada.5 Horace William Whelpley was naturalized on 31 August 1894 at Montpelier, Vermont.3

Horace William Whelpley, age 24, married Esther Agnes Matthews, age 20 , daughter of Joseph Matthews and Jane Elisabeth Pareau, on 31 August 1894 at Montpelier, Vermont.2,6 Horace William Whelpley died on 15 March 1896 at Montpelier, Vermont, at age 25.1,2,6 He was buried at Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vermont, He shares the plot with his parents. The stone reads:


DAVID C. WHELPLEY
BORN
DEC 26, 1833
LOST AT SEA
FEBY, 1883
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HARRIET J. WHELPLEY
BORN
JAN 31, 1834
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W.H. WHELPLEY
1870 - 1896.1,2

Child of Horace William Whelpley and Esther Agnes Matthews

Citations

  1. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  2. MacIntyre, J. Duncan. Descendants of Esther Matthews. Indian Harbour Beach, Florida: manuscript, 11 February 1994.
  3. National Archives at Boston. Vermont, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1954. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016.
  4. Library and Archives Canada. 1871 Canadian Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  5. Library and Archives Canada. 1881 Canadian Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  6. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.