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David Whitcher

Birth	:	13 Jul 1803 Warren, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Death	:	3 Apr 1835 Benton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial	:	Wamberal Cemetery, Wamberal, Central Coast Council, Australia
Coordinate	:	-33.4169640, 151.4503560
Plot	:	22
Inscription	:	David Whitcher, \| Died \| Apr. 3, 1835, \| Æ. 32. Return my friends, dry up your tears I shall arise, when Christ appears. (Date of birth calculated.) Footstone: No inscription.
Description	:	David is the eleventh and youngest child of Chase and Hannah (Morrill) Whitcher. Before reading this be informed that Coventry is now Benton. Jacob Whitcher, David's uncle, at first established himself in Warren, purchasing a farm of his father-in-law, Stephen Richardson, of that town, in February, 1815, but he later removed to Groton, Vt., and still later to Coventry, where he purchased of Benjamin Knight, of Landaff, a farm of fifty acres. David Whitcher, youngest son of Chase, arranged to take the homestead farm of his parents, and to remain with them to care for them in their declining years, for, December 19,... Read More	David is the eleventh and youngest child of Chase and Hannah (Morrill) Whitcher. Before reading this be informed that Coventry is now Benton. Jacob Whitcher, David's uncle, at first established himself in Warren, purchasing a farm of his father-in-law, Stephen Richardson, of that town, in February, 1815, but he later removed to Groton, Vt., and still later to Coventry, where he purchased of Benjamin Knight, of Landaff, a farm of fifty acres. David Whitcher, youngest son of Chase, arranged to take the homestead farm of his parents, and to remain with them to care for them in their declining years, for, December 19, 1823, a few weeks before he reached his majority, his father deeded to him "all that part of my farm which lieth on the easterly side of the road leading from Haverhill to Warren, except one acre and a half where the buildings now stand, occupied by Chase Whitcher, Jr." Still later, Oct. 12, 1827, Chase Whitcher deeded to him a hundred acres on the mountain to the southwest, the consideration being $100. John and Dolly Whitcher Atwell removed from Haverhill to Coventry about 1819, and settled on a lot near Landaff line, afterwards the farm owned by Samuel Whitcher, and later by Stephen C. Sherman,—which had been purchased by William Whitcher of Elisha Tyler in 1813. After the death of her husband, about 1829, Dolly Whitcher Atwell returned to the home of her father, in Warren, and arrangements were made which led to the removal of David Whitcher to Coventry. Her mother had died in 1826, and it was felt that she and her sister, Molly, who had remained at home unmarried, were perhaps better fitted than others to give their father the care he needed, now that he had passed his three-score years and ten. That William Whitcher came from Coventry and assisted in making the arrangements, is evident from the fact that the deeds of real estate which were made October 20, 1830, appear to have been acknowledged by him as justice of the peace. On this date, David Whitcher deeded to Dolly Atwell and Molly Whitcher, both of Warren, for the consideration of five hundred dollars, that portion of the homestead of his father which had been deeded to him seven years previously, and they, in turn, executed a mortgage of the property to their father, the condition of this instrument being in the following language: "if we, the said Dolly and Molly, shall at all times maintain and support the said Chase Whitcher, our father, both .in sickness and health, provide him with convenient accommodations, a sufficiency of good, wholesome food, and doctoring, clothing, and lodging, good fires, and a physician and proper nursing in sickness and health, and take prudent and good care of him at all times during his natural life, and shall be at all his funeral charges, then this deed shall be void and of none effect." William Whitcher, in writing this instrument, certainly did not intend that anything which would safeguard the comfort of his father, should be omitted, even though those who were to care for him were his own daughters. David Whitcher, with his wife and infant son, removed almost immediately to Coventry, and settled just to the south of his brother, Jacob, on a lot of land which he purchased of Ira Goodall, and which was later known as the Curtis farm. It appears that when David deeded to his sisters, his wife did not join in the deed, since subsequent to his death, his widow, Phebe P., then of New Hampton, in consideration of one hundred dollars, by deed of October 1, 1835, released to Dolly and Molly, her rights of dower in the land previously deeded by her husband. In this deed, Molly is called Polly, the names seeming to be interchangeable. David resided in Warren, living with his father till the autumn of 1830, when he removed to Coventry, settling as previously stated. He was a man of rigid integrity of character, of devoted piety, and gave promise of great usefulness as a citizen. He was elected in 1835 one of the selectmen, but died after a brief illness from typhoid fever, April 3, the same year, in the 33d year of his age. >Descendants of Chase Whitcher of Warren, pp27-29. Married March 16, 1828, in Meredith, David Whitcher of Warren to Phebe P. Smith of New Hampton. Married by Elder Parker Fogg, Attest: John Boynton, Town Clerk.

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David Whitcher's memorial is located at: Wamberal Cemetery, Wamberal, Central Coast Council, Australia.
When did David Whitcher death?
David Whitcher death on 3 Apr 1835 in Benton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Where are the coordinates of the David Whitcher's memorial?
Latitude: -33.4169640
Longitude: 151.4503560

Family Members:

Parent

Chase E Whitcher

(1753 - 1836)

Hannah Morrill Whitcher

(1753 - 1826)

Spouse

Phebe P Smith Whitcher

(1799 - 1880)

Siblings

William Whitcher

(1783 - 1859)

Chase E Whitcher Jr.

(1787 - 1850)

Jacob Whitcher

(1792 - 1841)

Children

Joseph Smith Whitcher

(1828 - 1915)

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