Maj Walter Whiton

28 Nov 1783 – 20 Jul 1814 · about 31 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

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Maj Walter Whiton lived from 28 Nov 1783 to 20 Jul 1814, a span of about 31 years.

Theirs is one of 11 markers bearing the name Whiton in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

A 1893 History of Hingham entry, likely this person uncertain match

The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact birth date on a child line in the Whiton family genealogy and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.

The entry, as printed

x. Walter, Nov. 28, 1783; a major in the U. S. army. Was killed, says Barry, at the battle of Bridgewater, in the War of 1812

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗

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