Orrison Whitford

Male 1772 - 1855  (83 years)

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  • Name Orrison Whitford 
    Birth 8 Apr 1772  West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Nov 1855  Saratoga, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Bacon Hill Cemetery, Saratoga, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I09474  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

    Father Foster Whitford,   b. 20 Feb 1745/46, West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1834, Saratoga Springs, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Mary Matteson 
    Marriage Abt 1765 
    Family ID F03711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Hartwell,   b. 15 Mar 1778, NH or MA or CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1859, New Hartford, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Harriet Whitford
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

  • Notes 
    • In the 1800 and 1820 federal censuses, Orrison is living at Stillwater, Saratoga, NY. There are several young people in the household.

      His name is in land records in Saratoga County from 1834-1839. Other Whitfords are there, too -- for example, Foster and Earl.

      In the 1850 census at Saratoga, "Orison" is age 78 RI and Abigail is age 72 MA. He is a millwright.

      In the 1855 NY SC at Saratoga, Saratoga Co., NY, Orison is 83 RI a carpenter, and Abigail is 77 NH.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012699] Email from Michalene Cardella, a Whitford descendant, dated 23 May 2003.