Whitman Family Record Book
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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