Reuben Whittier, Sr.

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'Reuben Whittier

Reuben "Reubin, Ruben, Rubin" Whittier

aka Whitcher, Whicher, Whiter, Whitter, Whittere

Born 17 Mar 1686 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Son of Nathaniel Whittier and Mary (Stevens) Whittier

Brother of Mary Osgood [half], Joseph Osgood [half], William Osgood [half],

John Osgood [half], Timothy Osgood [half], Hannah Osgood [half] and Ruth Whittier

Husband of Deborah (Pillsbury) Eastman —

married about 19 Dec 1708 in Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay[uncertain]

Father of Mary (Whittier) French, Nathaniel Whittier, William Whittier, Reuben Whittier,

Richard Whittier, Joseph Whittier and Benjamin Whittier

Died 18 Nov 1722 in Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Reuben Whittier, son of Nathaniel Whittier and Mary (Stevens) Whittier,

was born in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

on March 17, 1685/6.[1][2]

The marriage intentions of Reuben and Deborah Pillsbury

were published on November 13, 1708[3][4]

and they were married on December 19, 1708.[5][6]

Reuben was a member of the Salisbury town militia and

was part of the one-half company of men who were impressed into her majesty's service

for an expedition to Exeter, New Hampshire in 1710.[3]

Reuben and Deborah had the following children, all born in Salisbury:

Mary, b. September 25, 1709,[7][8] m. Samuel French, Jr[8]

Nathaniel, b. August 12, 1711,[2][8] m. Hannah Clough[8]

William, b. November 20, 1714,[2][8] m. 1st Phoebe Morrill,[8] m. 2d Sarah Huntington[8]

Reuben (twin), b. April 28, 1717,[2][8] m. Mary Flanders[8]

Richard (twin), b. April 28, 1717,[2] m. 1st Tabitha Piper,[8] m. 2d Mary Chase[8]

Joseph, b. May 2, 1721,[2][8] m. Martha Evans[8]

Benjamin, b. March 4, 1721/2,[2][8] m. Abigail Stevens[8]

Reuben Whittier died in Salisbury on November 18, 1722.[9]

He died intestate and his estate was probated on January 23, 1723.[10]

Sources

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [9] [8] [10]

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3K-WYV : accessed 16 February 2016), Ruben Whittier, 17 Mar 1686; citing Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, Book 1, page 31; FHL microfilm 890,246. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Vital Records of Salisbury, MA to the End of the Year 1849 - Births, p 253 ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Whitcher, William F., Descendants of Chase Whitcher of Warren, NH, News Book and Job Print, 1907, page 9. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH15-28Q : accessed 16 February 2016), Reubin Whitter and Daborah Pilsbury, 13 Nov 1708; citing reference 287; FHL microfilm 877,468. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Vital Records of Salisbury, MA to the End of the Year 1849 - Marriages, p 461 ↑ 6.0 6.1 David B. Pillsbury and Emily Getchell, "The Pillsbury Family in America," 1898, p 17 ↑ 7.0 7.1 Vital Records of Salisbury, MA to the End of the Year 1849 - Births, p 254 ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 Charles Collyer Whittier, "The Descendants of Thomas Whittier and Ruth Green," The Tuttle Publishing Company, 1937, pp 21-22 ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH11-D5W : accessed 16 February 2016), Rubin Whiter, 18 Nov 1722; citing Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v 1 p 235; FHL microfilm 890,245. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sanborn, Melinde Lutz. Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1638-1840. Salem, MA, USA: Essex County. See also:

Charles Collyer Whittier, "The Descendants of Thomas Whittier and Ruth Green," The Tuttle Publishing Company, 1937, pp 21-22 Whitcher, William F., Descendants of Chase Whitcher of Warren, NH, News Book and Job Print, 1907, pp 9-10 Bernard B. Whittier, "The Ancestry and Descendents of Edmund Whittier," The College Printery, 1917, p 12 David B. Pillsbury and Emily Getchell, The Pillsbury Family in America, 1898, family, pp 17-18

Reuben Whittier

He lived in Salisbury. Soldier, 1710. He d. Nov. 18, 1722.

His widow m. second, 1724, Zachariah Eastman.

In this lineage the name appears without notice, Whittier and Whitcher.

The Grafton County families

and immediate ancestors write the name Whitcher.

In 1710 he was a soldier in the colonial service,

and his death occurred in Salisbury, November 18, 1722.

His children were:

Nathaniel,

Mary French,

William,

Reuben,

Richard,

Joseph and

Benjamin. 

Was a soldier in the colonial service

Links

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GEDCOM Note

Pamphlet from Charles C. Whittier (author of Descendants) sent to Cora May Whitcher, with letter from him. "Reuben Whittier or Whitcher made his home in his native town, Salisbury, until his death at the age of 36 in 1722 a few month