George McWhirter ^{1 2 3}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Watertown, MA on 11 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 37D, District 421, Family 200, Roll 542
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
George Mcwherter..Self..34..VT..Harness Maker

(Living with 2nd wife and 4 children.)
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George married Maria Grey Holmes, daughter of Leonard S. Holmes and Savalla Swett, on 16 May 1869 in Concord, MA.¹ (Maria Grey Holmes was born on 30 April 1843 in Salisbury, NH ^{1 4} and died on 30 July 1875 in Watertown, MA ⁴.). The cause of her death was Cholera.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 16 May 1869, in Concord, NH. ¹

  Marriage Notes:

Name: George McWhirter
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 May 1869
Event Place: Concord, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
Father's Name: Thomas McWhirter
Mother's Name: Eliza Baite McWhirter
Spouse's Name: Maria Gray Holmes
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 25
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1844
Spouse's Father's Name: Leonard Holmes
Spouse's Mother's Name: Salvalla Sweatt Holmes
Record Number: 54
Reference ID: It9 Pg164

Citing this Record
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N49H-FVM : 24 May 2018), Salvalla Sweatt Holmes in entry for George McWhirter and Maria Gray Holmes, 16 May 1869; citing Concord, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,027.
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George next married Ellen Annette Sleeper, daughter of Nathan Sleeper and Hannah Corliss, on 8 August 1876 in Watertown, MA.^{2 3} (Ellen Annette Sleeper was born in 1847 in Newark, VT ^{2 3} and died on 28 December 1930 in Watertown, MA.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 8 August 1876, in Watertown, MA. ²

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Watertown, MA on 11 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 37D, District 421, Family 200, Roll 542
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
George Mcwherter..Self..34..VT..Harness Maker
Ellen A. Mcwherter..Wife..32..VT..Keeping House
George Mcwherter..Son..10..MA..At School
Lizzie Mcwherter..Daughter..8..MA..At School
Alfred L. Mcwherter..Son..2..MA
Alma L. Mcwherter..Daughter..7m..MA..Oct
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: George McWhirter
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 8 Aug 1876
Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place (Original): Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Eliza Jane
Spouse's Name: Ellen A. Sleeper
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 29
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1847
Spouse's Father's Name: Nathan
Spouse's Mother's Name: Hannah
Reference ID: 127

Citing this Record
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHKG-29L : 24 January 2020), Hannah in entry for George McWhirter, 1876.

NOTE - There is at least document from New Hampshire showing that the marriage took place in Fisherville which was the original name of Penacook, the village within the city of Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. The actual document merely shows the bride's residence as Fisherville and does not actually mention the location of the event.
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