Philip Ambrose Whiting was the youngest child of Charles Francis Whiting (1879-1946 )and Albertine Beaupre (1876-1851,) who was born in Quebec, Canada. His siblings were Bernard (1913-1972), Mary (1915-?), and Helen (1916-1998). Charles owned and worked a farm in Colony, Wyoming, where Phil was born. By 1930 the family had moved to Idaho and owned a farm outside of Meridian. On 31 December 1938 Phil married Beryl Geneva Smith (known as Jean). For their first year of marriage, they lived in a half-timbered tent while Phil worked in a placer mine near Pioneerville, Idaho. Phil served in the Marines during World War II. For many years, he worked for the US Soil Service as a hydraulics engineer, and he spent the last two years of his career in Peshawar, Pakistan working for US AID. He and Jean left Pakistan when they were evacuated due to the taking of US hostages in Iran. Phil and Jean had two daughters, Phyllis Jean (b. 1940) and Mary Suzanne (b. 1944).
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Philip Ambrose Whiting was the youngest child of Charles Francis Whiting (1879-1946 )and Albertine Beaupre (1876-1851,) who was born in Quebec, Canada. His siblings were Bernard (1913-1972), Mary (1915-?), and Helen (1916-1998). Charles owned and worked a farm in Colony, Wyoming, where Phil was born. By 1930 the family had moved to Idaho and owned a farm outside of Meridian. On 31 December 1938 Phil married Beryl Geneva Smith (known as Jean). For their first year of marriage, they lived in a half-timbered tent while Phil worked in a placer mine near Pioneerville, Idaho. Phil served in the Marines during World War II. For many years, he worked for the US Soil Service as a hydraulics engineer, and he spent the last two years of his career in Peshawar, Pakistan working for US AID. He and Jean left Pakistan when they were evacuated due to the taking of US hostages in Iran. Phil and Jean had two daughters, Phyllis Jean (b. 1940) and Mary Suzanne (b. 1944).
Contributor: Shelley Harper (49148461)
Contributor: Shelley Harper (49148461)
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