William Bailey Whitford

Male 1796 - 1883  (87 years)

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  • Name William Bailey Whitford 
    Birth 20 May 1796  West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Sep 1883  [2] 
    Burial Simeon Whitford Lot, Burnt Sawmill Rd., WEst Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I01876  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Reuben Whitford,   b. 16 Jun 1748, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1831 (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Comfort Bailey,   b. 14 May 1763   d. 2 Dec 1841 (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 9 Apr 1795  West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F00465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Olive Lewis,   b. 9 Jan 1797, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1876, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 4 Mar 1832  West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Children 
     1. William Harris Whitford,   b. 4 Nov 1837, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1865 (Age 27 years)
    Family ID F00719  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • His gravestone in Historical Cemetery #27, off Burnt Sawmill Rd., West Greenwich, has been photographed. It is posted on the family tree at our web site.

      William and his sister Mary both married children of Jacob & Hannah Lewis.

      A note in the family Bible has his date of death as 14 Sep 1883. It says he died at age 87 years 3 months 25 days, and that he was born May 20th.

      In the 1850 Federal Census, William B. & Ollive Whitford, ages 54 & 52, are living at West Greenwich. Their son William H. is 12.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012500] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, West Greenwich -- Births & Deaths, 103.

    2. [S012424] Gravestone inscription.

    3. [S012452] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, West Greenwich -- Marriages, 57.

    4. [S012452] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, West Greenwich -- Marriages, 58.

    5. [S012486] West Greenwich Town Records.