Ethan Whipple, Jr.

1832 - 1865  (32 years)

• Name	Ethan Whipple
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	28 May 1832	Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Apr 1865	Washington, D.C.
  Burial	North Burial Ground, North Main Street, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Person ID	I9892	Whipple Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Ethan Whipple, Deacon,   b. 7 Nov 1788, , , Rhode Island d. 30 Jun 1863, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah Cady,   b. Abt 1791, , , Connecticut d. 11 Mar 1863, of, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age ~ 72 years)
  Family ID	F5768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 May 1832 - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Death - 5 Apr 1865 - Washington, D.C. Burial - - North Burial Ground, North Main Street, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: Henry E. Whipple, A Brief Genealogy of the Whipple Families Who Settled in Rhode Island (Providence: A. Crawford Greene, 1873), p. 27. !DEATH: "Killed in battle in front of Richmond, Va."--Henry E. Whipple. !SOURCE: Augustus Woodbury, Second Rhode Island Regiment: A Narrative of Military Operations (Providence: Valpey, Angell, 1875), p. 398. Extracted by Beth Hurd (email hidden) and posted to the email hidden mailing list, 19 Nov 1999. !OCCUPATION: Printer. --A. Woodbury !MILITARY: "He enlisted from Providence, and was mustered into Company D, September 1st, 1862. He was wounded in the shoulder at the battle of the Wilderness, May 5th, 1864. On his recovery he rejoined the Regiment and was transferred to Company B of the Veterans. He was wounded a second time in front of Petersburg, March 27th, 1865. He was struck in the leg, suffered amputation, and was carried to Washington. On the voyage, mortification and gangrene were developed, and the leg was amputated twice in the hospital after his arrival, but without avail. He rapidly sank under the treatment, and died, April 5th. His body was brought home and interred in Providence." --A. Woodbury !SOURCE: Census of Providence Ward 1, Providence County, Rhode Island, 9 Sep 1850, p. 141: Ethan Whipple, 61, Provision dealer, b. RI Sarah Whipple, 59, b. RI Ellen M. Whipple, 29, b. RI Ethan Whipple, 18, mariner, b. RI !SOURCE: Census of Providence Ward 1, Providence County, Rhode Island, 22 Jun 1860, p. 200: Ethan Whipple, 71, Provision Dealer, b. RI Sarah Whipple, 69, b. CT Ethan Whipple, 27, Printer, b. RI !SOURCE: Email from Beth Hurd to Weldon Whipple, 3 Sep 2007. Cites Printers and Printing in Providence, 1762-1907 / prepared by a committee of Providence Typographical Union #33 as a souvenir of the 50th anniversary of its institution printed in 1907, "The Journeymen," p. XCI: "ETHAN WHIPPLE - Died Providence April 6, 1865. His name appears in the directories of this city as a printer, beginning with 1855, when he was employed at A. Crawford Greene." !SOURCE: Email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 6 Apr 2008. Adds burial place, citing Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database Index.