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Friday, April 25, 2025

52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandUncle Albert Henry White (1827-1910) of New England

 Albert Henry White was born 1 April 1827 in Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, the second child and second son of Jonathan and Miranda (Wade) White.[1] He had an older brother Henry Arnold White and a younger sister Harriet White.  The family moved from Glocester, Rhode Island to Killingly, Connecticut in 1839.

Albert's father, Jonathan White, died 19 April 1850 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.  In his will, he gave and bequeathed to his sons Henry and Albert all of his lands in Rhode Island, and all of his lands in Connecticut after their mother died, and to give their sister Harriet $200.   Miranda (Wade) White died soon after on 27 August 1850 in Killingly.  

In the 1850 US census, the remnant of the Jonathan White family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[2]  The household included:

  • Albert H. White -- age 23, male, a farmer, $1200 in real property, born Glocester RI
  • Harriet A. White -- age 14, female, born Glocester RI
  • Maranda White -- age 46, female, born Glocester RI.

On 29 November 1866, Albert White married Olive Almira (Griffith) Northup (the widow of SylvesterA. Northup).[3]  Olive was born 14 July 1839 in Sterling, Windham County, Connecticut, and died 4 August 1926 in Pascoag, Providence County, Rhode Island.  They had no children.

In the 1880 United States Census, this family  resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[4]  The household included:

  • Albert H. White - white, male, age 51, married, Works cotton mill, born Connecticut,
  • Olive A. White - white, female, age 40, Wife, married, keeping house, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother born Connecticut

In the 1900 United States Census, the Albert H. White family resided in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut.[5]  The household included:

  • Albert H. White - Head, white, male, born Apr 1827, age 73, married, for 34 years, born Rhode Island, father born Rhode Island, mother born Rhode Island, a Farmer, can read, write and speak English, owns farm free of mortgage
  • Olive A. White - Wife, white, female, born July 1839, age 60, married, for 34 years, 0 children born, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother born Connecticut, can read, write and speak English.

Albert Henry White died 11 February 1910 in Putnam, Windham County, Connecicut at age 82 of a general breakdown.[1,6]  He was buried in Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam with his wife, Olive.[1]

An obituary for Albert White was published in the Putnam section news of the Norwich [Conn.] Bulletin newspaper on Saturday, 12 February 1910, on page 2:

"Albert White

"Albert White, 83, for many years a resident of this town, died at his home near Putnam Heights Friday morning after an illness due to a general breaking down.

"Mr. White was for years a mill overseer in this section, working in the Morse and Attawaugan mills, but during the latter part of his life he lived on the farm where he died.  He is survived by his wife." 

SOURCES:

1. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118608475/albert_h-white : accessed April 24, 2025), memorial page for Albert H. White (1 Apr 1827–11 Feb 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118608475, citing Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Caleb Warner (contributor 47804850).

2. 1850 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly town,  Page 351, dwelling #444, family #492, lines 22-24, Albert H. White household;  imaged, "1850 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 51.

3. "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," indexed database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), Providence, Albert Harris White and Olive Almira Northup entry, 29 November 1866.

4 1880 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, ED128, Page 42 (penned), dwelling #244, family #370, Albert H. White household; imaged, "1880 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com  (https://www.ancestry.com); Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

5. 1900 United States Federal Census (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Putnam township, ED 521, sheet 2A, dwelling #34, family #46, lines 47-48, Albert H. White household; imaged, "1900 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

6. "Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1650-1934," indexed database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Albert H. White death entry, 11 February 1910.

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Albert Henry White (1827-1910) is my 2nd great-granduncle and brother of my 2nd great-grandfather, Henry Arnold White (1824-1885).   

I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-.grandparents and a number of close relatives.  Information about his father, Jonathan White (1804-1850) is in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 37: #44 Jonathan White (1804-1850).

The "52 Relatives" theme is a weekly series to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short genealogical sketches, including important events, and with source citations.  These relatives lived and died within a family structure, and deserve a genealogical sketch - they were integral parts and important persons in the lives of my ancestral families.  

I add links to the 52 Ancestors and 52 Relatives sketches on the 52 Ancestors/Relatives Biographies page, in my Ancestry Member Tree, in WikiTree, and in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 

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