Family History

Whipple Family Genealogy

Information from Basatt's Family History of Richmond, p. 259
Information from Warwick Cemetery Records
Information from Blake History, p.213
Information from Warwick Records, Volume 2, p.246
There are 8 pages of births, marriages and deaths including a newspaper article on the death of Susie Whipple, the 3rd wife of Eugene Evans Whipple.
Susie and Eugene were grandparents of Rodney. All notes are by Charles Morse. A lineage chart that has been kept by the Whipple family is included. Newspaper clippings of Fayette Bennett - who at 87 talks about the mail route between Orange and Warwick. Newspaper clipping of five generations of the Whipple family taken at the homestead inon October, 1926.

Year (or year range)
1926
Approximate era
1926-1950
Donated by
Rodney Whipple
Donation date
2012-07-30
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Witherell Family File

Three pages of handwritten notes (Charles Morse). Benjamin Witherell, born July 17, 1790, married Ruth Selee. Albert, their son, born Feb 16, 1818, married Rosema Davis of Mansfield and had six children - Helen, Henry Albert, George, Frank, Ida, and Edward. The third page notes Albert and Rosema's 60th Wedding Anniversary March 19, 1900 and lists their children and burial lot numbers of those of their children buried in the Warwick cemetery. Ralph Witherell, grandson of Frank and great grandson of Albert & Rosemar, was an early promoter and president of the Warwick Historical Society and artist of paintings of town buildings and locales; paintings displayed in the Warwick Public Library.

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Whiting Family File

Copy of letter sent by Charles Morse to Evan L. Ivie of Watertown dated October 5, 1963 answering his request for information on John Whiting and descendants. Letter has dates of births and marriages of Whiting family. A second page of handwritten notes (Charles Morse) most of which is in letter to Mr. Ivie. First birth recorded is Becca Whiting, daughter of John and Rebecca, born September 4, 1775; last birth recorded is Abner Ellis Whiting, son of Jaby and Rebecca, born Feb. 7, 1789. Jaby moved to Northfield 1797 and died 1834.

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Wheeler Family File

A few handwritten notes (Charles Morse) indicating that George M. Wheeler, son of James S. Wheeler, was born 1849, died 1926 and married Esther Forbush June 20, 1876. Pasted on this sheet of notes is a newspaper clipping with picture of George Wheeler and an article on his candidacy for political office. Mr. Wheeler was born in Warwick, has been a selectman of Warwick two years and a member of several organizations including being a member of the Orange Board of Trade. George Wheeler conducts a "flourishing business" making wooden boxes. With the exception of boxes made for Whitman Grocery Co. of Orange, his product mainly goes to the New York market. It is not clear what office Mr. Wheeler is pursuing but "He is the strongest candidate the Democrats could have placed in the field."

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Wheelock Genealogical File

Four pages of handwritten notes (Charles Morse) on the genealogy of the Wheelock family. Genealogy begins with Eleazor Wheelock from Milford 1760-1775, married Huldah Woodward, and built a log house on Beech Hill and continues listing his nine children - Jonathan, Lemuel, Humphrey, Annie, Susannah, Experience, Lucy, Melinda, and Luthera and continues with the children of Eleazor's children. There is some very interesting information (perhaps gossip) on some of these people - no indication of where this information originated. One piece of information especially interesting to the WHS - Marie Antoinette (Nettie) daughter of Lemuel, married Colonel William McKim of Boston. Colonel McKim in 1862 gave Warwick a plantation bell to be hung in the center school (which burned in 1929).

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Ward Genealogical File

Letter from Ward H. Wait of Evanston, Illinois dated July 14, 1986 thanking Charles Morse for his letter giving Mr. Wait information about his grandfather and great grandfather Ward.
- Letter from Edward Sybanus Ward and Eliza Anne Ward (mother of Edward) asking many questions concerning their ancestors.
- Handwritten notes (Charles Morse) perhaps preparation for letter answering Edward Ward’s questions.

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