"Thank you for posting this story. I looked for more news clippings about Rufus Jr and found more yellow journalistic coverage in the Bath Independent and the Kennebec Journal. How much did these reporters embellish this story, I wonder?"
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Pamela Tash posted a blog postEverett Ross Safford 1919-1988
Everett Ross Safford 1919-1988 Everett Ross Safford[1] was born in New Portland, Maine, the son of George Converse Safford[2] and Minetta Walton[3]. George C. Safford and Minetta Walton were married on November 24, 1906 in New Portland, where their four sons were born: Henry Hollis Safford[4], Frederick R. Safford…See More
Pamela Tash posted a blog postChapter 15 - Elaine Joyce (Safford) Fontaine Tash 1951-
Chapter 15 Elaine Joyce (Safford) Fontaine Tash 1951-Granddaughter of Gladys Mable (Hunt) Whiting Whiting PedigreeMildred Evelyn Whiting 1927-1972 and Everett Ross Safford 1919-1988George Elisco Whiting 1895-1965 and Gladys Mable Hunt 1897-1991George W. Whiting 1866-1942 and Thurza Jane Inman 1873-1953Ephraim Whiting 1839-1910 and Francina Ann Spearin 1836-1883Leonard Whiting 1808-1880+ and Hannah Dyer 1807-1840John Whiting 1759-1846 and Margaret Fairbrother 1782-1859John Whiting 1727-1776 and…See More
Pamela Tash posted a blog postChapter 14 - Sharon Rae (Tash) Hildreth Watson 1948-2015
Chapter 14 Sharon Rae (Tash) Hildreth Watson 1948-2015Granddaughter of Gladys Mable (Hunt) Whiting Whiting PedigreeVidella Marian Whiting 1917-2007 and Raymond David Tash 1900-1980George Elisco Whiting 1895-1965 and Gladys Mable Hunt 1897-1991George W. Whiting 1866-1942 and Thurza Jane Inman 1873-1953Ephraim Whiting 1839-1910 and Francina Ann Spearin 1836-1883Leonard Whiting 1808-1880+ and Hannah Dyer 1807-1840John Whiting 1759-1846 and Margaret Fairbrother 1782-1859John Whiting 1727-1776 and…See More
Pamela Tash posted a blog postChapter 13 - Gloria Jean Savoy aka Linda K. (Jones) McCorrison 1945-
Chapter 13 Gloria Jean Savoy aka Linda K. (Jones) McCorrison 1945-Granddaughter of Gladys Mable (Hunt) Whiting Whiting PedigreeMildred Evelyn Whiting 1927-1972 and Thomas Neill 1908-1981George Elisco Whiting 1895-1965 and Gladys Mable Hunt 1897-1991George W. Whiting 1866-1942 and Thurza Jane Inman 1873-1953Ephraim Whiting 1839-1910 and Francina Ann Spearin 1836-1883Leonard Whiting 1808-1880+ and Hannah Dyer 1807-1840John Whiting 1759-1846 and Margaret Fairbrother 1782-1859John Whiting 1727-1776…See More
Pamela Tash posted a blog postChapter 12 - Mildred Evelyn (Whiting) Savoy Safford 1927-1972
Chapter 12 Mildred Evelyn (Whiting) Savoy Safford 1927-1972Daughter of Gladys Mable (Hunt) Whiting Whiting PedigreeGeorge Elisco Whiting 1895-1965 and Gladys Mable Hunt 1897-1991George W. Whiting 1866-1942 and Thurza Jane Inman 1873-1953Ephraim Whiting 1839-1910 and Francina Ann Spearin 1836-1883Leonard Whiting 1808-1880+ and Hannah Dyer 1807-1840John Whiting 1759-1846 and Margaret Fairbrother 1782-1859John Whiting 1727-1776 and Lucy Farmer 1736-1768Cornet John Whiting 1699-1775 and Sarah Hunt…See More
Pamela Tash posted a blog postChapter 11 - Velma Blanche (Knights) Whiting 1922-1995
Chapter 11 Velma Blanche (Knights) Whiting 1922-1995Wife of William H. Whiting - Nephew of Gladys Mable (Hunt) Whiting Knights-Hilton PedigreeAndrew J. Knights 1879-1968 and Blanche Jewett Hersey 1889-1958Stephen D. Knights 1816-1897 and Patience C. Tuttle 1839-1925Solomon Knight 1777-1860+ and Hannah Hilton 1784-1844William Hilton 1759-1846 and Katherine McKenney 1765-1816William Hilton 1736-1831 and Hannah Boynton 1735-1760Ebenezer Hilton 1700-1745 and Mary Lord 1708-1747Mainwaring Hilton…See More
Pamela Tash posted a blog postChapter 10 - Vidella Marian (Whiting) Ryer Tash Fowler Durkee 1917-2007
Chapter 10 Vidella Marian (Whiting) Ryer Tash Fowler Durkee 1917-2007Daughter of Gladys Mable (Hunt) Whiting Whiting PedigreeGeorge Elisco Whiting 1895-1965 and Gladys Mable Hunt 1897-1991George W. Whiting 1866-1942 and Thurza Jane Inman 1873-1953Ephraim Whiting 1839-1910 and Francina Ann Spearin 1836-1883Leonard Whiting 1808-1880+ and Hannah Dyer 1807-1840John Whiting 1759-1846 and Margaret Fairbrother 1782-1859John Whiting 1727-1776 and Lucy Farmer 1736-1768Cornet John Whiting 1699-1775 and…See More
Pamela Tash posted a blog postChapter 8 - Gladys Mable (Hunt) Whiting 1897-1991
Chapter 8 Gladys Mable (Hunt) Whiting 1897-1991 Hunt PedigreePearl R. Hunt 1877-1901+ and Vidella M. Cook 1877-1901Daniel Wentworth Hunt 1850-1924+ and Dora V. Wells 1848-1917Samuel Hunt 1816-1899 and Lydia Cook 1825-1915William Hunt 1789-1865 and Mary Dunlap 1792-1843Ephraim Hunt 1749-1818 and Martha Lowell 1760-1854John Hunt, Jr. 1718-1789 and Mary Reed 1723-1797John Hunt, Sr. 1681-1732 and Hannah Clough 1685-1752Edward Hunt 1655-1727 and Ann Weed 1657-1711Edward Hunt…See More
Pamela Tash posted a blog postChapter 7 - Lona B. (Cook) McCausland Pettengill McDow 1895-1953+
Chapter 7 Lona B. (Cook) McCausland Pettengill McDow 1895-1953+Aunt of Gladys Mable (Hunt) Whiting Cook PedigreeViola Elizabeth Cook 1861-1944 and Unknown FatherSamuel Cook 1829-1910 and Susannah Hunt 1831-1870+Samuel Cook 1795-1850+ and Lydia Wentworth 1789-1850+Cutting Cook 1761-1827 and Elizabeth Merrill 1766-1845Samuel Cook 1720-1790 and Judith Bartlett 1726-1790Samuel Cooke 1680-1734+ and Elizabeth Wilson 1685-1735+ Cook-Hunt PedigreeViola Elizabeth Cook 1861-1944 and Unknown FatherSamuel…See More
Pamela Tash posted a blog postChapter 6 - Lucy E. (Withee) Whiting McNally 1893-1932
Chapter 6 Lucy E. (Withee) Whiting McNally 1893-1932Wife of Algie B. Whiting - Step-Uncle of Gladys Mable (Hunt) Whiting Withee PedigreeBion Bradbury Withee 1856-1917 and Minnie B. Porter 1865-1915Samuel Withee 1816-1896 and Lucy H. Thompson 1813-1898Luke Withee, Jr. 1785-1850+ and Nancy Patterson 1785-1872Luke Withee 1759-1845 and Margaret Thompson 1763-1791Zachariah Withee 1726-1768 and Esther Kemp 1725-1802James Mackwithey 1666-1741 and Ruth Curtis 1686-1726+James Macroy Mackwithey 1635-1709…See More
Pamela Tash posted a blog postChapter 3 - Lucinda T. (Hanscom) Mace Stinneford Whiting 1861-1930+
Chapter 3 Lucinda T. (Hanscom) Mace Stinneford Whiting 1861-1930+Step-Mother of Gladys Mable (Hunt) Whiting Hanscom PedigreeAaron J. Hanscom 1835-1896+ and Frances Jani Ham 1836-1906Jordan Mcgray Hanscom 1798-1850 and Sarah Mcgray 1802-1850+Moses Hanscom III 1759-1835 and Molly Mcgray 1767-1855Moses Hanscom, Jr. 1710-1809 and Elizabeth Jordan 1730-1811Moses Hanscom 1680-1748 and Hannah Rackliff 1687-1777Thomas Hanscom 1632-1696 and Ann Downing 1646-1697Thomas Hanscom 1612-1695 and Clayton…See More
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- What Maine surnames are you researching?
- Whiting, Hunt, Safford, Vose, Rowell
- What locations in Maine are you researching?
- Garland, Harmony, Kingsbury, Athens, Dover-Foxcroft, Montville, Thomaston, Belfast, Warren
- If you have a website, what is the URL?
- http://www.facebook.com/The-Whiting-Women-224276287990961/
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The Whiting Women - Synopsis
The Whiting Women - Synopsis
The legend of Gladys Mable Hunt[1] began many years before she was even born in Wellington, Maine, on the cusp of the 20th century. She was born to "White" parents, whose own parents were all "White", as were all of their ancestors. Not a single Narragansett Indian. Zero.
Gladys Mable (Hunt) Whiting would die just as the 21st…
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Epilogue - The Whiting Women
Epilogue
So, maybe I was off base about first cousin marriage in rural Maine being rare. Most of the time people did not marry someone with the same last name, but at other times, it obviously just didn’t matter to them. The current laws in Maine prohibit first cousin marriage, unless you obtain a physician’s certificate indicating that you have received genetic counseling prior to the…
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Sources for The Whiting Women
- google.com
- wikitree.com
- findagrave.com
- familysearch.org
- bailbondcity.com
- State of Maine Vital Statistics
- State of Massachusetts Vital Statistics
- Winsted (Connecticut) Directory 1936-1939
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