Joseph Whitman1

M, (20 January 1790 or 5 February 1790 - 1 October 1860)
Father-Biological*Zachariah Whitman1
Mother-Biological*Abigail Wood1
Last Edited=17 Oct 2022
     Joseph Whitman was born on 20 January 1790 or 5 February 1790 at Westminster, Massachusetts.1 He was the son of Zachariah Whitman and Abigail Wood.1 Joseph Whitman and Dolly Mayo filed marriage intentions on 15 October 1817 at Westminster, Massachusetts.1,2

Joseph Whitman married Dolly Mayo, age 24 , daughter of Benjamin Mayo and Dorothy Goddard, on 16 December 1817 at Orange, Massachusetts.

Children:
1. Maria Whitman (1820-____)
2. Joseph Mayo Whitman (1822-____)
3. Jerome Whitman (1824-____)
4. Alonzo Whitman (1827-____)
5. Marcus Whitman (1829-____)
6. Benjamin Whitman (1831-1836)
7. Abigail Whitman (1833-1836)
8. George Whitman (1835-1836.)1


He was the Postmaster of Orange for 25 years.1 Joseph was a Justice of the Peace at Orange, Massachusetts.1 He was a Representative to the General Court from Orange.1 He died on 1 October 1860 at Orange, Massachusetts.1

Citations

  1. Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688: A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants. Rutland, Vermont:: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965.
  2. Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1908.