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|--Walter Whipple
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| _Thomas Gates _______|_Ann Veare __________
| | (1642 - 1726) m 1670 (1602 - 1682)
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!SOURCE: "Descendants of Thomas Whipple" and associated family group sheets from the research files of Beverly Huckins (email hidden), mailed to Weldon Whipple, 20 Nov 2003. Cites Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan, Whitney & Bonner, 1880; Michigan Death Records (death).
!SOURCE: Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan (Whitney & Bonner, 1879). Entry for Walter Whipple:
Walter Whipple was born February 28th, 1792, in Hinsdale, New Hampshire. His father, Thomas Whipple, was born in Connecticut, March 16th, 1752, (o.s.) and when a boy, worked on a farm. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He married Lydia Gates in November, 1778, by whom he had eight children. Soon after their marriage they removed to Bethlehem, Coos county, where his mother died. After the death of his mother his father removed to Hanover, Grafton county, where he married Mrs. Woodard, a widow lady. He was a member of the Baptist church, and for a number of years preached at Hanover and surrounding villages. Here he brought up his family of children until they became of age, and were married. His second wife died at Hanover, date not known, and he afterwards married Miss Rhoda Merrell, a spinster, who lived with him until he died, in Raisin, this county. Walter Whipple, the subject of this sketch, at an early age went to learn the shoemakers' and tanners' trade, where he served about four years. He followed his trade at intervals for a number of years. In 1813 he embarked in business at Warren, New Hampshire, but he sold out in 1814, and went to Boston and was present at the grand celebration over the declaration of peace, in the spring of 1815. He then engaged as steward on board of a trading vessel and visited the West Indies. He afterwards went to Otsego county, New York and then went to Hartwick Academy and fitted himself for a school teacher, and taught his first school in Sharon, in 1816. He then studied medicine in Palmyra, with Doctor McIntyre. About this time Jethro Wood had patented an iron plow, and a company was formed for its manufacture, and Walter Whipple was one of the company and the "traveling man." This was the first iron plow manufactured west of Cayuga Lake, and proved a great success. Mr. Whipple remained one of the company for years, when he sold out, came to the Territory of Michigan in the fall of 1824, and took up two lots of land now situated in Raisin township. He then returned to the state of New York, but came back again the next summer, when he purchased land situated near the present city limits, known as the "Tabor farm," then supposing the village would be started there. In the fall of 1825 he again returned east, and when in Detroit waiting for a steamer, he met Darius Comstock and his son Addison, Addison J., with whom he was well acquainted, as Addison had been one of his school scholars in Ontario county, New York. He told them to come to Tecumseh before they purchased, and see Evans and Brown, and also told them of his purchase on the west branch of the river Raisin. They took his advice and came directly here, and, as is well known, purchased land and founded the present city of Adrian. May 9th, 1830, he married Susan A. Donaldson, daughter of Doctor Donaldson, of Rochester, New York, by whom he had one daughter. He lived upon his land in Raisin until 1848, when he sold out and went to Adrian, where he has since resided. In 1854 he bought the city circulation of both the papers, the Expositor, and Watchtower, and made daily deliveries for eleven years, with scarcely a "mistake" the whole time.
!RESIDENCES: "Removed from NH to MI." --B. Huckins, 23 Jun 2003
!DEATH: Recorded on 14 Jun 1883: "Adrian, 4th Ward, Lenawee, MI (Paralysis)" --B> Huckins, 23 Jun 2003.
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