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Henry Benjamin Whipple, Bishop

Henry Benjamin Whipple, Bishop

Male 1822 - 1901  (79 years)


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  • Name Henry Benjamin Whipple 
    Suffix Bishop 
    Birth 15 Feb 1822  Adams, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Sep 1901  Faribault, Rice, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Cathedral of our Merciful Savior Columbarium, Faribault, Rice, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8170  Whipple Descendants | Dorchester MA/Providence RI Descendants
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2024 

    Father John Hall Whipple,   b. 22 Sep 1795, Albany, Albany, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1859, Adams, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Wager,   b. 21 Dec 1798, Westernville, Oneida, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1870, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 25 Sep 1820  Westernville, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4687  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Cornelia Ward "Nell" Wright,   b. 10 Nov 1816, Adams, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1890, Faribault, Rice, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 5 Oct 1842  , , New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Sarah Elizabeth Whipple,   b. 2 Aug 1843, Adams, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1918, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +2. Cornelia Ward Whipple,   b. 26 Aug 1845, Adams, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1884, Faribault, Rice, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
    +3. Jane Whiting "Jennie" Whipple,   b. 10 Mar 1847, Adams, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1932, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +4. Charles Henry Whipple, General,   b. 12 Jun 1849, Adams, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1932, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +5. Frances Ransom Whipple,   b. 5 Jun 1852, Rome, Oneida, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1940, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     6. John Hall Whipple,   b. 16 Mar 1857, Rome, Oneida, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1878, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
    Family ID F4685  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Evangeline Elizabeth Thurston Marrs,   b. 15 Jan 1853, Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1930, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 22 Oct 1896 
    Family ID F4686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Feb 1822 - Adams, Jefferson, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Oct 1842 - , , New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Sep 1901 - Faribault, Rice, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
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    Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple (1822-1901)
    Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple (1822-1901)
    Elected first Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota in 1859, at the age of 37.

  • Notes 
    • !BIRTH: The Episcopate in America / by William Stevens Perry. -- Subscription ed. -- New York : Christian Literature Co., 1895, p. 145.

      !RELIGION: Elected first Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota in 1859, at the age of 37. (Missionary Conquest : The Gospel and Native American Cultural Genocide / George E. Tinker. -- (Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c1993), p. 95)

      !NAME: Referred to as "Straight Tongue" by the Indians for his honesty and outspokenness. -- Tinker, p. 96.

      !DEATH: Email from Joanne Lahr-Kreischer to the Whipple Web Site, 13 Aug 1997.

      !SOURCE: Find a Grave web site memorial 7236351, cited 14 Dec 2024.


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