The marriage was announced in several newspapers -- the Providence Journal, the American, & the Patriot -- according to James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI.
Children
1. James A. Whitford, b. 1835, Coventry, Kent Co., RI d. 8 Jun 1899 (Age 64 years)
In the 1850 Federal Census, William N. Whitford is age 54, widowed, and living at West Greenwich, RI, with his recently widowed mother, Sarah Whitford, age 79. Also in the household are James A. & Charles C. Whitford, probably sons of William (I have made that assumption here); Sarah M. Gorton, 7; Abby Matteson, 52; Sheffield R. Remington, 37; & Mary Green, 70.