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Walter Whitman

Male 1789 - 1855  (65 years)


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  • Name Walter Whitman  [1
    Born 14 Jul 1789  Huntington, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Jul 1855  Camden, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, N Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I00774  Platt
    Last Modified 12 May 2019 

    Father Jesse Whitman,   b. 9 Jan 1748/49, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1803, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Mother Hannah Brush,   b. 6 Oct 1753, Huntington, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1834, Huntington, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 22 Apr 1775  Rev Prime, First Church, Huntington, Sufolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F0349  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louisa Van Velsor,   b. 22 Sep 1795, Oyster Bay, Queens Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1873, Camden, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 8 Jun 1816 
    Children 
     1. Jesse Whitman,   b. 2 Mar 1818, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1870, Brooklyn, Kings Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)  [natural]
     2. Walter "Walt" Whitman,   b. 31 May 1819, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1892, Camden, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
     3. Mary Elizabeth Whitman,   b. 3 Feb 1821, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1899, Greenport, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     4. Hannah Louise Whitman,   b. 28 Nov 1823, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1908  (Age 84 years)  [natural]
     5. Infant Whitman,   b. 12 Mar 1825, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1825, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     6. Andrew Jackson Whitman,   b. 7 Apr 1827, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1863  (Age 36 years)  [natural]
     7. George Washington Whitman,   b. 28 Nov 1829, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1901, Burlington, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
     8. Thomas Jefferson Whitman,   b. 18 Jul 1833, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1890, Saint Louis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  [natural]
     9. Edward L Whitman,   b. 9 Aug 1835, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1892, Camden, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 May 2019 
    Family ID F0353  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S007051] Long Island Forum.
      Walt Whitman, May 1940

    2. [S002703] Age Based or Confirmed by 1850 Federal Census.
      Brooklyn Ward 11, Kings, NY; Roll:M432_520; Pg:241

    3. [S007051] Long Island Forum.
      Walt Whitman's Last Resting Place, May 1962

    4. [S008363] Records of the First Church in Huntington, Long Island 1723-1779, Being the record kept by the Rev. Ebenezer Prime, the pastor during those years.


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