Whitman Family Record Book

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The first two pages of this pocket size booklet, 3.5x5.6 in., are shown here. A list of James and Chloe Whitman and their children with birth, married and death dates. I believe it was recorded by William James Goff.

Page 1: Name Born Married Died
James Whitman July 25 1791 April 29 1812 Dec 10 1878
Chloe Whitman Aug 30 1793 wife Nov 11 1865
Children
Selinda Whitman Dec 23 1814 Jany 15 1846 Dec 28 1879
An Infant son Apr 21 1816 Apr 21 1816
Lucinda Whitman Dec 23 1817 Oct 10 1844
James W Whitman Dec 21 1819 Aug 2 1829
Lovisa Whitman Oct 9 1821 May 29 1844 Feb7 1859
Jno S Whitman Jan 26 1823
Ephraim Whitman Jan 19 1825 July 4 1850 Sep 29 1853
Chloe Jane Whitman Nov 4 1826 April 29 1880
Lorenzo Whitman Apr 6 1829 Oct 10 1854
Chas P Whitman Mch 6 1831
This is at the bottom of the first pages:
"The first Whitman that came over from England was Deacon Jno Whitman.
We are direct descendants of Capt Miles Standish who came over in the May-Flower."

The next pages list Wm. P Goff and Lovisa Whitman with their children and Wm. P Goff and Jane Lytle.

Page 2: Name Born Married Died
Wm P Goff Feb 19 1819 May 29 1844 Oct 20 1894
Lovisa Whitman Oct 9 1821 wife Feb 7 1859
Children
Wm James Goff Aug 18 1846 Nov 13 1872 Sep 13 1909
Francis Lucinda Goff May 24 1848 Sep 7 1849
Clara Lovisa Goff Apr 29 1850 Mch 14 1855
Romanzo Whitman Goff July 27 1853 Feb 8 1911
2nd marriage
Wm P Goff Feb 19 1819 May 29 1844 Oct 20 1894
Jane Lytle Nov 14 1824 wife Jun 15/16 1886

Next pages are for Alvin W. Leonard and Selinda Whitman, no children.

Page 3: Name Born Married Died
Alvin W Leonard Apr 15 1813 Janry 15 1846
Selinda Whitman Dec 23 1814 wife Dec 28 1878

Next are for James W Whitman and Martha A Benson and children.

Page 4: Name Born Married Died
James W Whitman Dec 21 1819 Aug 2 1829 (49?)
Martha A Benson July 20 1829 wife
Children
Ellen Camillia Whitman Feb 12 1857
Martha Janes Whitman June 26 1859
Jno Standish Whitman June 29 1868

Next is Ephraim Whitman and Julia B Roberts, no children.

Page 5: Name Born Married Died
Ephraim Witman Jay 19 1825 Juth 4th 1850 Sept 29 1853
Julia A Roberts Aept 5 1831 wife

Next is Lorenzo Whitman and Mary S Munsell.

Page 6: Name Born Married Died
Lorenzo Whitman Apr 6 1829 Oct 10 1854
Mary S Munsell Mch 17 1832 wife Apr 20 1879
Children
Ida Estella Whitman Aug 28 1862
Edwd Lorenzo Whitman Aug 24 1865 Sept 10 1865
Charles Frederick Whitman Dec 15 1867

The next page is for William James Goff and Emma Jane Ball with children (plus the children of Clara Lovisa Goff Belden and others added in different hand writing that I have not shown here).

Page 7: Name Born Married Died
William James Goff Aug 18 1846 Nov 13 1872
Emma Jane Ball Jan 5 1854 wife
Children
Clara Lovisa Goff Nov 12 1874
Blanche Emma Goff Feby 15 1877
Della Jane Goff April 24 1883
William James Romanzo Goff June 2nd 1893

Next are Orasmus A Pratt and Chloe Jane Whitman, they have been lined through.

Page 8: Name Born Married Died
Orasmus Platt April 29 1880
Chloe Jane Whitman Nov 4 1826

Next are for L A Belden and Clara A Goff with children. I have not included the remaining pages that were written in a different hand.


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