This House at the corner of Washington & Pleasant Sts. was built in
1726 by John Withington Jr.
Canton Historical Society
The Withington Family Of
Dorchester/Stoughton
& Canton, Mass.
This House at
the corner of Washington & Pleasant Sts. was built in
1726 by John
Withington Jr.
INTRODUCTION
The change from the Julian Year to the Gregorian Year (current calendar) was adopted by Great Britain in 1752. By this change the day after September 2, 1752 was called September 14, instead of September 3. At the same time the year was changed so as to begin on the first day of January, although before that time the year was held in Great Britain to begin on the 25th of March. Many other nations had already made this change, and it had long been customary to give a double number to the year for dates between January 1 and March 25, for example the date January 21,1720/21, meaning that in English countries the legal year was 1720 (the new year beginning on the 25th of March) although most nations began the year on the 1st of January, which would make the year 1721. One hundred years from that day would be February 1, 1821.
The records of Canton as in many towns, are very defective. No Marriages are recorded in Canton between 1798 and 1808, and many others are missing. The records of deaths are very poor from 1797 to 1845, about half may have never been registered. Also there are many births that were not recorded.
The information contained herein was compiled from:
The History of Canton, Huntoon, 1893.
Who Was
Who and What Was What in the History of Canton, Reynolds, 1972.
The Old Town
Records 1715 to 1845.
Canton Town Clerks Office.
Canton Journal
Newspaper
THIS DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED FOR THE CANTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN MARCH 1994 BY : Christopher Brindley
BIRTHS
|
CHILD |
PARENTS |
BIRTHDATE |
NOTES |
| William | John & Elizabeth | October 17, 1715 | |
| John | John & Elizabeth | March 7, 1716/17 | |
| Edward | John & Elizabeth | December 3, 1719 | |
| Abigail | John & Elizabeth | UNKNOWN | |
| Deliverance | Henry & Mary | March 1, 1731/32 | |
| Grace | Henry & Mary | February 16, 1733/34 | |
| Henry Bailey | Edward & Hannah | August 4, 1743 | |
| Edward | Edward & Hannah | February 4, 1744/45 | |
| Mather | Edward & Hannah | April 4, 1747 | |
| Rebeckah | Joseph & Jemimah | November 29, 1747 | |
| Benjamin | Joseph & Jemimah | September 9, 17?? | |
| Hannah | Edward & Hannah | March 9, 1748/49 | |
| Edward | Edward & Hannah | August 31, 1751 | |
| John | John,Jr. & Desire | July 29, 1757 | |
| Desire | John,Jr. & Desire | December 16, 1760 | |
| Sarah | John,Jr. & Desire | June 28, 1765 | |
| Phillip | John,Jr. & Desire | July 6, 1767 | |
| Martha | John,Jr. & Desire | August 10, 1770 | |
| Noah | Bailey & Sarah | September 4, 1771 | |
| Elijah | Bailey & Sarah | December 21, 1775 | |
| Joanna | Mather & Joanna | May 11, 1776 | |
| Henry | Bailey & Sarah | June 15, 1777 | |
| Mary | Bailey & Sarah | August 18, 1779 | |
| Samuel | Bailey & Sarah | July 21,1783 | |
| Sarah | Bailey & Sarah | September 10, 1785 | |
| Peres | Henry & Lydia | June 6, 1804 | |
| Melissa | Nathan & Sally | February 3, 1809 | |
| Abigail | Nathan & Sally | October 22, 1812 | |
| Nathan,Jr. | Nathan & Sally | October 16, 1815 | |
| Sarah W. | Nathan & Sally | August 16, 1819 | |
| Esther | Nathan & Sally | June 10, 1822 | |
| Sarah | Enos & Lucinda | July 14, 1825 | |
| Elihu | Nathan & Sally | January 18, 1826 | |
| Mary | Henry & Olive | October 26, 1827 | |
| Samuel B. | Enos & Lucinda | January 9, 1828 | |
| Lucy | Henry & Olive | January 25, 1828 | |
| William | Nathan & Sally | April 22, 1829 | |
| George | Henry & Olive | June 24, 1829 | |
| Ann Jane | Enos & Lucinda | March 15, 1830 | |
| Margaret | Enos & Lucinda | January 15, 1833 | |
| Ellen | Enos & Lucinda | January 9, 1835 | |
| Elijah | UNKNOWN | December 5, 1837 | By Dr. Simeon Tucker |
| Mary Keen | William & Mary | March 27, 1838 | |
| Harriet | Enos & Lucinda | November 7, 1838 | |
| Jane Ellen | William & Mary | February 20, 1840 | |
| Charles | Enos & Lucinda | December 15, 1843 | |
| Lucinda | Samuel & Julia | August 24, 1856 | Twin |
| Sarah | Samuel & Julia | August 24, 1856 | Twin |
MARRIAGES
| MARRIED | MARRIED TO | DATE | BY WHOM |
| Capt.George Talbot | Elizabeth Withington of Dorchester In Dorchester | July 27, 1737 | Rev. Johnathan Bowman |
| Edward Withington | Hannah Bailey Jr. | October 20, 1742 | Rev. Samuel Dunbar |
| John Withington Jr. | Martha Wentworth | January 22, 1745/46 | Rev. Samuel Dunbar |
| Joseph Withington | Jemima Gill | June 11, 1745 | Rev. Samuel Dunbar |
| Jeremiah Fuller | Deborah Withington, Dorchester In Dorchester | May 27 1746 | Rev. Johnathan Bowman |
| William Smith | Katherine Withington | September 23, 1747 | Rev. Jedidiah Adams |
| Benjamin Dean | Mary Withington Dedham | January 26,1748/49 | Rev. Philip Curtis |
| Eliphalet Monk | Sarah Withington | December 1, 1748 | Rev. Jedidiah Adams |
| John Withington Jr. | Desire Liscom | December 19, 1751 | Rev. Samuel Dunbar |
| Daniel McLane, Dedham | Mary Withington In Dedham | March 2 or 20, 1754 | |
| Christopher Wadsworth | Mrs.Abigail Withington | January 15, 1760 | Rev. Samuel Dunbar |
| Phillip Withington | Mrs.Rebeckah Fuller | October 19, 1762 | Rev. Philip Curtis |
| William Withington | Mrs.Elizabeth Richards | May 5, 1763 | Rev. Philip Curtis |
| Joseph Colson, Roxbury | Miriam Withington | September 19, 1771 | Rev. Jedidiah Adams |
| Edward Withington | Sarah Cole | April 14, 1772 | Rev. Jedidiah Adams |
| Charles Page, Walpole | Hannah Withington | June 1, 1776 | Rev. Samuel Dunbar |
| Ephriam Smith | Anne Withington In Sharon | October 5, 1783 | Rev. Philip Curtis |
| Dr. Samuel Dunbar Searl | Sarah Withington | September 15, 1786 | Rev. Jedidiah Adams |
| Lemuel Smith | Martha Withington | July 4, 1790 | Rev. Zachariah Howard |
| Noah Withington, Dorchester | Relief Haws or Hawes | March 20, 1796 | Rev. Edward Richmond |
| John Gill | Polly Withington | December 27, 1798 | |
| Labin Lewis | Rebecca Withington, Walpole In Walpole | December 26, 1799 | Rev. George Morey |
| Nathaniel Shepard | Ruamah Withington | July 22, 1807 | |
| Nathan Withington | Sally Wentworth, 2nd | October 13, 1808 | |
| John Hawes | Eunice Withington | January 19, 1809 | |
| Abel Farrington | Sarah Withington | January 22, 1811 | |
| Samuel Withington, Dorchester | Mary Crane | March 28, 1811 | |
| Enos Withington | Lucinda Coleman | February 20,1825 | |
| Henry Withington | Olive Dunikin | July 12, 1825 | W. Dunbar, Esq. |
| William Withington | Mary Estes, Stoughton | April 21, 1833 | Rev. H.F. Edes |
| John Bealey | Ruth T. Withington | September 20, 1835 | Rev. O. A. Brownson |
| Daniel M. Alger | S. A. Withington | October 11, 1835 | Rev. O. A. Brownson |
| Sam'l Whitehouse or Whittemore | Sarah E. Withington | November 9, 1845 | |
| William Richardson | Mary K. Withington | April 22, 1859 | |
| Edwin F. Howard | Harriet Withington | July 2, 1859 | |
| William F. Estey | Jane E. Withington | April 6, 1863 | |
| Samuel B. Withington | Julia Hurley | November 10, 1867 | |
| Alonzo E. Withington | Maggie Newman | April 13, 1879 | |
| Lemuel A. Withington, Boston | Elizabeth A. Shaw | September 26, 1883 |
DEATHS
| NAME | DATE | AGE | NOTES |
| Edward Withington | Jan.25,1747/48 | 3 years | Edward & Hannah |
| Elizabeth Talbot | April 30,1774 | 78 years | Wife of Capt. George |
| Joanna Withington | May 16, 1776 | Wife of Mather | |
| Hannah Withington | March 4, 1797 | Wife of Lt. John | |
| Lt. John Withington | Jan. 14, 1798 | Husb.of Hannah | |
| Lydia Withington | July 19, 1822 | 40 years | Wife of Henry |
| Sarah Withington | Jan. 18, 1829 | Wife of Henry B. | |
| Mehitable Withington | Dec. 16, 1831 | 73 years | Widow of ?. |
| Samuel Withington | Feb.24, 1833 | 76 years | |
| Abigail Withington | May 8, 1835 | 74 years | |
| ??? Withington | Dec. 30, 1837 | 3 months | Child of Wales |
| Ruth Withington | Dec. 17, 1839 | 84 years | Wife of Samuel |
| ??? Withington | May 28, 1840 | 38 years | Wife of Henry |
| William Withington | March 4, 1898 | 88y, 8m,14d. | Old age & Dropsy |
OTHER DATA
ALONZO WITHINGTON, FARMER
Died: November 19, 1930
Cause of death: Hypostatic Pneumonia.
Age: 80years, 6months, 5days.
Father: William Withington, Canton, Ma.
Mother: Mary Estes, Pembroke, Ma.
Born: UNKNOWN. Does not show up in town records.
Buried: Canton Corner Cemetery
Residence: Bailey Street, Canton, Ma.
JOSEPH S. WITHINGTON, TOWER OPERATOR, NEW HAVEN,R.R.
Died: November 16, 1926
Cause of death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Age: 47years, 1month, 22days.
Father: Samuel B. Withington, Canton, Ma.
Mother: Julia Hurley, Ireland
Born: Canton, Ma.
Buried: Saint Mary's Cemetery, Canton, Ma.
Residence:
LAURA JANE WITHINGTON
Married: September 25, 1907
Groom: Harvey J. Kinne
Born: Littleton, New Hampshire
Father: Bradford Kinne
Mother: Lizzie Carpenter
Bride born: Canton, Massachusetts
Father: Alonzo Withington
Mother: Margaret Newman
Other:
Married in Canton
By: C. F. Andrews of Plymouth, Mass.
1 st marriage for both
Bride-18 years old
Groom-24 years old
JANE ELLEN ( WITHINGTON ) ESTEY
No record of death in Canton between 1893 & 1949.
MARGARET ANNA ( NEWMAN ) WITHINGTON
Died: August 1, 1919, Canton, Ma.
Age: 69 years, 7 months, 18 days.
Cause of death: Cronic Intersti ???. could not read.
Father: John Newman
Mother: Jennie Bryant, Maine
Buried: Canton Corner
MARY K. ( WITHINGTON ) RICHARDSON
Born: March 27, 1838
Married: April 22, 1859
Died: UNKNOWN. Canton Records- 1893 to 1917.
Father: William Withington
Mother: Mary Estes
Husband: William Richardson, Portland, Maine.
Occupation: Shoemaker
Age when married: 25 years
Father: Moses? Richardson
Mother: Jenny ( ??) Richardson
Married By: H. Jewell, Universalist Clergyman.
MARY ( ESTES ) WITHINGTON
Born: July 23, 1810. Pembroke, Ma.
Died: August 14, 1897
Cause of death: Old Age
Father: Joseph Estes
Mother: Mary Keene
Buried: Canton Corner
On the map of the 12 Divisions dated July 29, 1698 Mr. Withington and Richard Withington were one third owners of lot 64. Mr. Withington had 132.2 acres and Richard Withington had 77.1 acres. Described as being in the New Grant beyond the Blue Hills in the Township of Dorchester.
On the map of Stoughton of 1794, lots 33 & 87 belonged to John Withington.
No Withingtons signed any petitions against the Incorporation of Canton.
Early church records of 1717 to 1727 reveal no Withingtons either joined the church or were baptized.
No Withingtons show up as members of the South Canton Lyceum in 1833 or the Literary Association of 1838 & 1841 or the Young Men's Lyceum of 1844.
John Withington Jr. shows up on a payroll list for the Expediton to Ticonderoga for October 1776.
Withington Newspaper Clippings
