Nathan Sleeper
(1811-1882)
Hannah Corliss
(1812-1894)
Ellen Annette Sleeper
(1847-1930)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. George McWhirter

Ellen Annette Sleeper 1 2

  • Born: 1847, Newark, VT 1 2
  • Marriage (1): George McWhirter on 8 August 1876 in Watertown, MA 1 2
  • Died: 28 December 1930, Watertown, MA at age 83
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Watertown, MA on 11 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 37D, District 421, Family 200, Roll 542
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Ellen A. Mcwherter..Wife..32..VT..Keeping House

(Living with husband, 2 children, and 2 step-children.)
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Ellen married George McWhirter, son of Thomas McWhirter and Eliza Jane Beatty, on 8 August 1876 in Watertown, MA.1 2 (George McWhirter was born on 27 April 1846 in Vermont,1 2 died on 8 December 1883 in Watertown, MA and was buried after 8 December 1883 in Common Street Cemetery, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 8 August 1876, in Watertown, MA. 1

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Watertown, MA on 11 June 1880. 2

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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bullet  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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Sources


1 "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1675351 : accessed 15 Apr 2020), George McWhirter, 1876.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, enumeration district (ED) 421, p. 37D, family 200, George McWhirter and Ellen A. Sleeper; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Apr 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 542.


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