Edwin WHITING

Birth:
9 Sep 1809
Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Death:
8 Dec 1890
Mapleton, Utah, Utah
Marriage:
3 Jan 1845
Sources:
Ancestral File, version 4.19
1860 Census Manti, Sanpete, Utah
Notes:
                       1Song of a Century 1849-1949:  Centennial Book of Manti Utah:  Edwin
    Whiting was in the first company sent by Brigham Young to settle Manti,
    Utah.  They travelled from Salt Lake City arriving 19 NOV 1849.  He was
    a counselor to Isaac Morley (the first presiding elder) in July 1850.  He
    was a member of the first high council created by Presidents Young and
    Kimball on Wednesday, April 30, 1851.  They camped at the on the south
    side of the stone quarry of the temple.  Edwin was on the first city
    council which met 12 NOV 1851.  On 14 DEC 1851, Edwin made the
    motion on the city's second city ordinance.  He served as the Mayor of
    Manti City from 1857-1861.  One of the first settlers of Manti, Utah.
    Between 4 DEC 1861 and MAY 1862 he moved to Springville, Utah.

SOURCES:
    1. IGI
    2. Ancestral File
    3. Main Archive
    4. PAT

NOTES:
    1. Information obtained from Whiting Family records held by Blanche Harris, Ririe, Idaho.
Almira Mehitable MEACHAM
Birth:
13 May 1824
Hopkinton, S Tawe, New York
Death:
1 Oct 1898
San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Children
Marriage
1
Edward Lucian WHITING
Birth:
28 Jan 1846
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Death:
31 Dec 1926
Mt. Glen, Union, Oregon
Martha Elizabeth ALLEMAN 
Marr:
3 Aug 1874
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
    1. 1998 Ancestral File
2
Ellen Ameret WHITING
Birth:
17 Sep 1847
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Death:
 
Marr:
 
3
Katherine Emeline WHITING
Birth:
1 May 1849
Mt Pisgah, Union, Iowa
Death:
28 Nov 1926
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                       Bresslin marriage is listed as the first on the archive record.  I assume
    there must be a subsequent marriage implied.  ? check back of archive
    record.
4
Cornelia Dolly WHITING
Birth:
11 Jun 1851
Mt Pisgah, Union, Iowa
Death:
15 Oct 1933
 
Marr:
 
5
Elisha Franklin WHITING
Birth:
27 Dec 1853
Manti, San Pete, Utah
Death:
15 Feb 1914
 
Marr:
 
6
Edwin Fafayette WHITING
Birth:
30 Jul 1857
Manti, San Pete, Utah
Death:
29 May 1943
 
Marr:
 
7
Sylvia Almira WHITING
Birth:
4 Dec 1861
Manti, Sanpete, Utah
Death:
20 Oct 1927
San Bernadino, California
Nathan Henry BARTON 
Marr:
17 Jan 1877
Springville, Utah, Utah 
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Edwin Whiting - Almira Mehitable Meacham

Edwin Whiting was born at Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts 9 Sep 1809. His parents were Elisha Whiting and Sally Hulet.

He married Almira Mehitable Meacham 3 Jan 1845 . Almira Mehitable Meacham was born at Hopkinton, S Tawe, New York 13 May 1824 .

They were the parents of 7 children:
Edward Lucian Whiting born 28 Jan 1846.
Ellen Ameret Whiting born 17 Sep 1847.
Katherine Emeline Whiting born 1 May 1849.
Cornelia Dolly Whiting born 11 Jun 1851.
Elisha Franklin Whiting born 27 Dec 1853.
Edwin Fafayette Whiting born 30 Jul 1857.
Sylvia Almira Whiting born 4 Dec 1861.

Edwin Whiting died 8 Dec 1890 at Mapleton, Utah, Utah .

Almira Mehitable Meacham died 1 Oct 1898 at San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California .