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William Frederick Whitcher

Birth	:	10 Aug 1845 Benton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Death	:	31 May 1918 Woodsville, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial	:	Pine Grove Cemetery, Woodsville, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.1380997, -72.0188980
Description	:	Whitcher, William Frederick Clergyman and journalist; b. Benton, N.H., Aug 10, 1845; s. Ira and Lucy (Royce) Whitcher; ed. public schools, N.H. Conference Seminary, Tilton and Weslyan University, Middletown, Conn., graduating from the latter with honors, in 1871; from the Theological Department of Boston University in 1873, and was for nine years a member of the Southern N.E. Methodist Episcopal Conference, holding pastorates in Providence and Newport, R.I., and New Bedford, Mass. Abandoning the ministry he was for eighteen years engaged in journalistic work in Boston, as reporter and editor, first with the Traveler, and later with the Advertiser, with residence... Read More	Whitcher, William Frederick Clergyman and journalist; b. Benton, N.H., Aug 10, 1845; s. Ira and Lucy (Royce) Whitcher; ed. public schools, N.H. Conference Seminary, Tilton and Weslyan University, Middletown, Conn., graduating from the latter with honors, in 1871; from the Theological Department of Boston University in 1873, and was for nine years a member of the Southern N.E. Methodist Episcopal Conference, holding pastorates in Providence and Newport, R.I., and New Bedford, Mass. Abandoning the ministry he was for eighteen years engaged in journalistic work in Boston, as reporter and editor, first with the Traveler, and later with the Advertiser, with residence in Malden, where he served several years as member and chairman of the school board; removed to Woodsville, N.H., in 1898, where he purchased the Woodsville News and conducted the same till 1916; Republican; moderator for the town of Haverhill sixteen years; member of N.H. house of representatives, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1911; member of the judiciary committee each year; trustee, N.H. state library, nine years; earnest advocate of the measure of providing for the erection of the state of a statue of Gen. Franklin Pierce, and one of the speakers at the dedication of the same, Nov. 1914; member, N.H. constitutional convention, 1912; has served as director and clerk of trustees of Woodsville Savings Bank and clerk and treasurer of Opera Block Ass'n; member and president, N.H. Soc. S.A.R.; Phi beta Kappa, Alpha Delta Chi, A.F.& A.M., R.A., A.O.U.; deeply interested in historical matters; has written "Some Things about Coventry Benton" and Descendants of Chase Whitcher, and numerous genealogical works, and is engaged in the preparations of a "History of Haverhill"; m. 1st, Dec 4, 1872, Jeanette Marie Burr, Middletown, Conn., d. Sept. 22, 1894; 2d. Nov. 4, 1896, Marietta H. Hadley Stoneham, Mass; one son, Burr Royce Whitcher (Dartsmouth 1902); a practicing physician in West Somerville, Mass. Residence, Woodsville, N.H. One Thousand New Hampshire Notables Page 113

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William Frederick Whitcher's memorial is located at: Pine Grove Cemetery, Woodsville, Grafton County, USA.
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William Frederick Whitcher death on 31 May 1918 in Woodsville, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Latitude: 44.1380997
Longitude: -72.0188980

Family Members:

Parent

Ira Whitcher

(1814 - 1897)

Lucy Royce Whitcher

(1814 - 1885)

Spouse

Siblings

Mary Elizabeth Whitcher Abbott

(1847 - 1897)

Frank Whitcher

(1849 - 1875)

Scott Whitcher

(1852 - 1875)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pine Grove Cemetery
Woodsville, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1380997, -72.0188980

2. Wells River Cemetery
Wells River, Orange County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1535988, -72.0547028

3. Horse Meadow Cemetery
North Haverhill, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1068880, -72.0405500

4. Horse Meadow Annex Cemetery
North Haverhill, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1056820, -72.0408260

5. Carbee Cemetery
Bath, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1724640, -72.0466980

6. West Bath Cemetery
Bath, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1750930, -71.9865080

7. Swiftwater Cemetery
Bath, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1303400, -71.9574300

8. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Bath, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1803017, -72.0524979

9. Bath Village Cemetery
Bath, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1693500, -71.9617800

10. Boltonville Cemetery
Boltonville, Orange County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1575012, -72.0877991

11. Oxbow Cemetery
Newbury, Orange County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0881830, -72.0486670

12. Carbee District Cemetery
Bath, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1881040, -72.0521310

13. Abbott Cemetery
North Haverhill, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0821730, -72.0186420

14. Center Haverhill Cemetery
Center Haverhill, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0770650, -71.9868740

15. Bedel Cemetery
Bath, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2075000, -72.0455560

16. Pettyboro District Cemetery
Pettyboro, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2038310, -71.9620880

17. Old Scotch Cemetery
Ryegate, Caledonia County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1969000, -72.0928600

18. Upper Smith Road Cemetery
Bath, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2202780, -72.0075000

19. Town House Cemetery
Newbury Center, Orange County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1066322, -72.1256943

20. Manchester Family Cemetery
Ryegate, Caledonia County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2153625, -72.0713120

21. West Cemetery
Benton, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1033700, -71.9014000

22. Pinehurst Cemetery
Ryegate, Caledonia County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1856003, -72.1280975

23. Jefferson Hill Cemetery
Newbury, Orange County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1658400, -72.1424200

24. Blue Mountain Cemetery
Ryegate Corner, Caledonia County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2081000, -72.1058700