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Matthew Beale Whittlesey

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Matthew Beale Whittlesey

Birth
Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
10 Oct 1847 (aged 80)
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section G 404-1
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Matthew Beale, son of John Whittlesey, was born at Washington, October 13, 1766. He practiced law in Danbury, Connecticut, and there amassed a large estate. He was representative to the general assembly, state's attorney, and served in many other public positions with unusual excellence. In 1848 he was first president of the Whittlesey Association. He was a man of sound integrity and skill in his profession, and an example of the manners and principles of the Puritan age. He married (first) Hannah, born September 13, 1772, died May 7, 1819, at Danbury, daughter of Ebenezer Russell and Hannah (Judson) White. He married (second) October 26, 1824, Mrs. Caroline Hollam Buckley, born March 25, 1773, widow of the son of A. M. and Betsey (Brownell) Buckley. Matthew Beale Whittlesey died October 10, 1847.

Children:
1. William Augustus, born July 14, 1796;
2. Eliza, born April 16, 1798;
3. John, born February 16, 1800;
4. Oliver, born March 31, 1803;
5. Mary Anna, born February 9, 1805;
6. Amelia (twin), born August 1, 1808;
7. Julia (twin); born August 1, 1808;
8. Ebenezer Russell, born at Danbury, January 30, 1815; m. Ann Eliza White, daughter of Jacob and Permelia (Carmen) White.

~New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 4; Lewis historical publishing Company, 1913; pg. 1725.
Matthew Beale, son of John Whittlesey, was born at Washington, October 13, 1766. He practiced law in Danbury, Connecticut, and there amassed a large estate. He was representative to the general assembly, state's attorney, and served in many other public positions with unusual excellence. In 1848 he was first president of the Whittlesey Association. He was a man of sound integrity and skill in his profession, and an example of the manners and principles of the Puritan age. He married (first) Hannah, born September 13, 1772, died May 7, 1819, at Danbury, daughter of Ebenezer Russell and Hannah (Judson) White. He married (second) October 26, 1824, Mrs. Caroline Hollam Buckley, born March 25, 1773, widow of the son of A. M. and Betsey (Brownell) Buckley. Matthew Beale Whittlesey died October 10, 1847.

Children:
1. William Augustus, born July 14, 1796;
2. Eliza, born April 16, 1798;
3. John, born February 16, 1800;
4. Oliver, born March 31, 1803;
5. Mary Anna, born February 9, 1805;
6. Amelia (twin), born August 1, 1808;
7. Julia (twin); born August 1, 1808;
8. Ebenezer Russell, born at Danbury, January 30, 1815; m. Ann Eliza White, daughter of Jacob and Permelia (Carmen) White.

~New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 4; Lewis historical publishing Company, 1913; pg. 1725.


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