James WHIDDEN^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1775 - 1830  (54 years)

• Name	James WHIDDEN  [3]
  Residence	1770	Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1771	Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  Birth	8 July 1775	Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Married	31 January 1805	Londonderry Twp, NH, New Hampshire, USA
  Residence	Halifax County   [1]
  Residence	1817	Douglas Township, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1827	Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  Death	3 June 1830	Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [4]
  Burial	Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I202482666775	TOMKINSON/BARLEY
  Last Modified	17 May 2026

  
  

  Father	David WHIDDEN,   b. 7 Dec 1749, Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colony d. 1 Oct 1825, Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Eleanor Helen DICKEY,   b. 1754, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 10 Aug 1828, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1774	Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
  	He married Eleanor, second daughter to Adam & Janet Dickey.
  Family ID	F204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail BROWN,   b. 1779, Horton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 26 Jun 1867, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1804	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [5]
  	James Whidden, b. July 8 1775 in Truro. He moved to Maitland, NS with his father in 1795 and died there June 3, 1830, after being thrown from his horse. He was a prosperous merchant and ship-builder. He married Abigail Brown (1779-1867) on January 31 1805
  Children	1. Mary A. WHIDDEN,   b. 1805, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 4 February 1887, Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 82 years)   2. Martha Dick WHIDDEN,   b. 1807, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 22 October 1897, Noel, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 90 years)   3. Eliza Graham WHIDDEN,   b. 1808, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 9 August 1901, Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 93 years) + 4. John Hancock WHIDDEN,   b. 8 Jul 1810, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 25 Mar 1895, Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 84 years) > 5. Lavinia Brown WHIDDEN,   b. 1812, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 9 October 1843, Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 31 years)   6. Nancy BROWN,   b. 1815   d. 20 June 1867 (Age 52 years)   7. David WHIDDEN,   b. 1818, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1891 (Age 73 years)   8. James WHIDDEN,   b. 1820, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 10 January 1885, Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 65 years)   9. Charles WHIDDEN,   b. 1822, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 2 September 1866 (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  James Whidden, b. July 8 1775 in Truro. He moved to Maitland, NS with his father in 1795 and died there June 3, 1830, after being thrown from his horse. He was a prosperous merchant and ship-builder. He married Abigail Brown (1779-1867) on January 31 1805 in Londonderry, NS. They had 10 children and many Whidden descendants.

  
  

• Sources

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