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Alpheaus Whitten

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Alpheaus Whitten

Birth
Canaan, Somerset County, Maine, USA
Death
13 Sep 1935 (aged 82)
Chico, Butte County, California, USA
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Chico, Butte County, California, USA Add to Map
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Sec 17 Lot 45 sp 6
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" ... His father was Alpheus Whitten, who was born in Canaan, Maine, where he was educated. When twenty-six years old he came to Butte County, Cal., and followed lumbering, and for years he was with the Sierra Lumber Company, where he was in charge of one of the departments. After that he engaged in farming for a short time, and in 1891 removed to Idaho with his family, engaging in stock-raising and farming at Blackfoot. He was a pioneer in the matter of irrigation, and built and owns a canal on the Snake River, by which he has placed over a thousand acres under cultivation. He is also interested in power plants, and has invested in a couple of power companies. He is, besides, a director in a company that is building an electric railroad from Utah to Idaho; and he has considerable interests in banking. He breeds thoroughbred English sire horses, Durham cattle, and Cotswold sheep, and has long been widely known for the products of his ranches ..." [biography of Herbert W. Whitten]Transcribed by Marie Hassard 19 July 2008. Source: "History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Pages 993-994, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918.

California Death Index Records, 1905-1939: Name: Alpheaus Whitten Birth Year: abt 1853 Death Date: 13 Sep 1935 Age at Death: 82 Death Place: Butte, California, USA.
" ... His father was Alpheus Whitten, who was born in Canaan, Maine, where he was educated. When twenty-six years old he came to Butte County, Cal., and followed lumbering, and for years he was with the Sierra Lumber Company, where he was in charge of one of the departments. After that he engaged in farming for a short time, and in 1891 removed to Idaho with his family, engaging in stock-raising and farming at Blackfoot. He was a pioneer in the matter of irrigation, and built and owns a canal on the Snake River, by which he has placed over a thousand acres under cultivation. He is also interested in power plants, and has invested in a couple of power companies. He is, besides, a director in a company that is building an electric railroad from Utah to Idaho; and he has considerable interests in banking. He breeds thoroughbred English sire horses, Durham cattle, and Cotswold sheep, and has long been widely known for the products of his ranches ..." [biography of Herbert W. Whitten]Transcribed by Marie Hassard 19 July 2008. Source: "History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Pages 993-994, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918.

California Death Index Records, 1905-1939: Name: Alpheaus Whitten Birth Year: abt 1853 Death Date: 13 Sep 1935 Age at Death: 82 Death Place: Butte, California, USA.

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  • Maintained by: Adriana
  • Originally Created by: J
  • Added: Nov 1, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60950791/alpheaus-whitten: accessed ), memorial page for Alpheaus Whitten (10 Dec 1852–13 Sep 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60950791, citing Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte County, California, USA; Maintained by Adriana (contributor 47328225).