Meribah Whitford

Female Abt 1763 - 1849  (~ 86 years)


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  • Name Meribah Whitford 
    Born Abt 1763  West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Sep 1849  [1
    Buried Job Harrington Lot, Division St., West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I01237  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Nicholas WHITFORD,   b. 25 Feb 1721/22, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1790, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Susannah CARR,   b. 3 Feb 1733/34, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1802, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1752  West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • I have a photocopy of the original marriage entry in the Town of West Greenwich. They were married by Samuel Hopkins, Justice of the Peace.
    Family ID F00201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Job Harrington, III,   b. 18 Dec 1758, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1840  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1781  West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 
    • One of the marriage records in Arnold's "Vital Record of RI" gives her name as Merebah; the other says Meribah.
    Children 
     1. Ebenezer Harrington,   b. Abt 1782
     2. Aaron Harrington,   b. 30 May 1786, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1876, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Job Harrington, IV,   b. 28 Feb 1788,   d. 14 Jun 1816  (Age 28 years)
     4. Rebecca Harrington,   b. 18 Jul 1796
     5. Paul Harrington,   b. 15 Aug 1798, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1886, Washington Village, Coventry, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     6. Daniel Harrington,   b. Jun 1801, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1872, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
     7. Whitman Harrington,   b. Abt 1805, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1885  (Age ~ 80 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F00461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Rebecca Carr Harrington was Meribah's aunt, so it is a reasonable assumption that Meribah married her first cousin.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012398] RI Cemetery Database.

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

    3. [S012452] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, West Greenwich -- Marriages, 24 & 57.

    4. [S012361] Alden G. Beaman's RI Vital Records: New Series, Vol. 7, 164.