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Whittlesey family of Connecticut

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  John Whittlesey (1741-1812) — of New Preston, Washington, Litchfield County, Conn.; Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Newington, Hartford County, Conn., December 23, 1741. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1788; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1790. Died in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., March 22, 1812 (age 70 years, 90 days). Interment at Chapinville Cemetery, Chapinville, Salisbury, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Eliphalet Whittlesey and Dorothy (Kellogg) Whittlesey; married, November 14, 1765, to Mary Beale; father of Matthew Beale Whittlesey and Elisha Whittlesey; grandfather of William Augustus Whittlesey.
  Political family: Whittlesey family of Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Matthew Beale Whittlesey (1766-1847) — of Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Washington, Litchfield County, Conn., October 13, 1766. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Danbury, 1810. Died in Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., October 10, 1847 (age 80 years, 362 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of John Whittlesey and Mary (Beale) Whittlesey; brother of Elisha Whittlesey; married to Hannah White and Caroline Hallami; father of William Augustus Whittlesey.
  Political family: Whittlesey family of Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elisha Whittlesey (1783-1863) — of Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio. Born in Washington, Litchfield County, Conn., October 19, 1783. School teacher; lawyer; Mahoning County Prosecuting Attorney; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1820-21; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1823-38 (13th District 1823-33, 16th District 1833-38); resigned 1838; First Comptroller, U.S. Treasury, 1849-57, 1861-63. Died in Washington, D.C., January 7, 1863 (age 79 years, 80 days). Interment at Canfield Village Cemetery, Canfield, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of John Whittlesey and Mary (Beale) Whittlesey; brother of Matthew Beale Whittlesey; married 1806 to Polly Mygatt; uncle of William Augustus Whittlesey; cousin *** of Thomas Tucker Whittlesey and Frederick Whittlesey.
  Political family: Whittlesey family of Connecticut.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Augustus Whittlesey (1796-1866) — of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. Born in Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., July 14, 1796. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1839-40; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1849-51; mayor of Marietta, Ohio, 1856, 1860, 1862. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 6, 1866 (age 70 years, 115 days). Interment at Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew Beale Whittlesey and Hannah (White) Whittlesey; married 1841 to Jane Hendrie Hobby; nephew of Elisha Whittlesey; grandson of John Whittlesey.
  Political family: Whittlesey family of Connecticut.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Tucker Whittlesey (1798-1868) — also known as Thomas T. Whittlesey — of Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., December 8, 1798. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1836-39 (at-large 1836-37, 3rd District 1837-39); member of Wisconsin state senate, 1853-54. Died in Pheasant Branch, Dane County, Wis., August 20, 1868 (age 69 years, 256 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Elisha Whittlesey and Frederick Whittlesey.
  Political family: Whittlesey family of Connecticut.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Frederick Whittlesey (1799-1851) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in New Preston, Washington, Litchfield County, Conn., June 12, 1799. Lawyer; Monroe County Treasurer, 1829-30; U.S. Representative from New York, 1831-35 (27th District 1831-33, 28th District 1833-35); Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1847-48; law professor. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., September 19, 1851 (age 52 years, 99 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; cenotaph at New Preston Village Cemetery, New Preston, Washington, Conn.
  Relatives: Father of William Seward Whittlesey; cousin *** of Elisha Whittlesey and Thomas Tucker Whittlesey.
  Political family: Whittlesey family of Connecticut.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Seward Whittlesey (1840-1917) — also known as W. Seward Whittlesey — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., July 15, 1840. Republican. Postmaster at Rochester, N.Y., 1907-11. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Sons of the American Revolution. Died, from pneumonia, in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., 1917 (age about 76 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: William H. Seward
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Whittlesey and Anne (Hinsdale) Whittlesey; married 1868 to Clara Walker.
  Political family: Whittlesey family of Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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