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WITTER, Joseph (1698-1791)

GORE, Elizabeth (1704-1761)

WITTER, Ebenezer (Captain ) (1732-1817)

GEER, Abigail (1740-1791)

WITTER, Alfred (1779-1864)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. DUNWELL, Deborah 2. BREWER, Hannah WITTER, Alfred 3 4 5 6 7 Born: 29 Nov 1779, Preston, New London County, Connecticut 8 Marriage (1): DUNWELL, Deborah on 29 Sep 1799 in Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts 1 Marriage (2): BREWER, Hannah on 5 Jun 1859 in Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio 2 Died: 26 Feb 1864, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio at age 84 Buried: Feb 1864, South Kirtland Cemetery, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio 9 Alfred married Deborah DUNWELL, daughter of Stephen A. DUNWELL and Deborah WITTER, on 29 Sep 1799 in Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.1 (Deborah DUNWELL was born on 9 May 1781 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, died on 9 Mar 1851 in Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio and was buried in Mar 1851 in South Kirtland Cemetery, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio 10.) Alfred next married Hannah BREWER on 5 Jun 1859 in Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio.2 (Hannah BREWER was born about 1797 in England and died in Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio.)

1 Vital Records of Washington. Surety: 4. Witter, Alfred to Deborah Dunwell, Sept. 29, 1799, in Washington County, Massachusetts.

2 Geauga County Ohio Licenses and Marriages (Geauga County GenWeb site: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/oh/geauga/marriages/grooms/c3.txt). Surety: 4. WITTER, Alfred
BREWER, Hannah
License Date: 04 Jun 1859
Page: 316
Township: Chardon
Marriage Date: 5 Jun 1859
Vol: E
Page: 335

3 1850 US Census (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Alfred Witter (age 70, b. CT) and wife Deborah [Dunwell] (age 66, b. CT), living in Chardon, Ohio. Also in the household is Polly A. Eldud (age 12, b. OH), whose relationship is uncertain. Alfred is listed as a "farmer."

4 1860 US Census (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Alfred Witter (age 80, b. CT) and second wife, Hannah [Unknown] (age 72, b. England), living in Chardon, Ohio. The record indicates that Alfred cannot read or write, and that the couple was married within the year.

5 1840 US Census (Rutland, Lake County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4

6 1820 US Census (Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Alfred Witter (age 26-45, b. 1775-1794), wife Deborah (age 26-45, b. 1775-1794) and children: 1 male (age 16-26, b. 1794-1804), 1 male (age 16-18, b. 1802-1804), 2 males (age 10-16, b. 1804-1810) and 2 females (age <10, b. 1810-1820), living in Kirtland, Ohio. The record indicates that two people in the household are engaged in agriculture.

7 1830 US Census (Kirtland, Geaugua County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Alfred Witter (age 50-60, b. 1769-1779), wife [Deborah Dunwell] (age 40-50, b. 1779-1789), and children 1 male (age 20-30, b. 1799-1709) and 2 females (age 10-15, b. 1814-1819), living in Kirtland, Ohio.

8 Barbour, Connecticut Town Birth Records, Barbour Collection (Preston Vital Records Part I - 1687-1850), p. 254. Surety: 4. Alfred, s. [Ebenezer Jr. & Abigail] b. Nov 29, 1779.

9 South Kirtland Cemetery Inscriptions (Section DA, Row 11, Stone 2). Surety: 4. Alfred Witter/ Died/ Feb. 26, 1864/ Aged/ 84 Years

10 South Kirtland Cemetery Inscriptions (Section DA, Row 11, Stone 3). Surety: 4. Deborah/ Wife of/ Alfred Witter/ Died/ Mar. 9, 1851./ Aged 69 Ys 10 ms

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