Ezekiel Johnson Whitford, Jr.

Male 1806 - 1843  (37 years)

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  • Name Ezekiel Johnson Whitford 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 12 Apr 1806  West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Sep 1843  [2] 
    Burial Levi Whitford Lot, Weaver Hill Rd., West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I01977  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Ezekiel Whitford,   b. 2 Jan 1775   d. 15 Mar 1850 (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah Nichols,   b. 10 Jan 1775, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1861, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1793  West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Family ID F00704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Gorton,   b. 18 Nov 1803   d. 15 Mar 1888, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Susan Eliza Whitford,   b. 4 Apr 1836   d. 25 Jun 1886, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F01187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • He died at age 37. His gravestone has been photographed (WG21, Weaver Hill Rd). The saying on it reads:
      While sorrowing o'er this stone we bend,
      Which covers our departed friend,
      But from his voice, his hand, his smile,
      Death parts us only for a while.

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

    2. [S012424] Gravestone inscription.

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

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