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Ezekiel Whitford

Male 1775 - 1850  (75 years)


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  • Name Ezekiel Whitford 
    Born 2 Jan 1775  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Mar 1850  [3] 
    Buried Levi Whitford Lot, Weaver Hill Rd., West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I01949  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Levi Whitford,   b. 21 Oct 1753, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1813, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Mary Marcy Johnson,   b. Abt 1754, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1834, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 5 Nov 1772  Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Notes 
    • I am assuming this marriage in Arnold's "Vital Record of Rhode Island" applies to this Levi, because he is identified as "Levi, of Nicholas." They were married by Samuel Wall, Justice. The Rhode Island Cemetery Database confirms these birth dates, and that they are both buried in West Greenwich Historical Cemetery #21.
    Family ID F00700  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Nichols,   b. 10 Jan 1775, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1861, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 24 Nov 1793  West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Children 
     1. William N. Whitford,   b. 7 Jun 1795, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1859  (Age 64 years)
     2. Levi Whitford,   b. 29 Jun 1798, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1843  (Age 44 years)
     3. Henry W. Whitford,   b. 25 Nov 1800, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Nicholas Whitford, II,   b. 20 Jul 1802, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1845  (Age 42 years)
     5. Sarah Nichols Whitford,   b. 1 Aug 1804, W Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Ezekiel Johnson Whitford, Jr.,   b. 12 Apr 1806, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1843  (Age 37 years)
     7. Abigail V. Whitford,   b. 13 Jul 1808,   d. 16 Feb 1828  (Age 19 years)
     8. Mary B. Whitford,   b. 11 Jan 1811,   d. 12 Sep 1847  (Age 36 years)
     9. Daughter Whitford,   b. 22 Feb 1813,   d. 25 Feb 1813  (Age 0 years)
     10. Susan F. Whitford,   b. 13 May 1817,   d. 15 Jul 1832  (Age 15 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F00704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • James N. Arnold's "Vital Record of RI" has Ezekiel's date of birth as 3 June 1776, but Alden G. Beaman's "Vital Record of RI, New Series" says 2 Jan 1776. His gravestone has been photographed, in Historical Cemetery #21 off Weaver Hill Rd., West Greenwich. It says he died "aged 74 yrs 2 mos & 13 days." This agrees with the date of January 2.

      Ezekiel's will is summarized in the "Rhode Island Genealogical Register," Vol. 5, #1, p. 71.

      Ezekiel & Sarah lived on Weaver Hill Road in West Greenwich, RI. The house and farm were in the Whitford family for nearly 100 years. The house is still standing and occupied. (See notes for his grandfather Nicholas)

  • Sources 
    1. [S012361] Alden G. Beaman's RI Vital Records: New Series, Vol. 7, 259.

    2. [S012500] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, West Greenwich -- Births & Deaths, 102.

    3. [S012424] Gravestone inscription.

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

    5. [S012361] Alden G. Beaman's RI Vital Records: New Series, Vol. 7, 411.