Horace William Whelpley

1870 - 1896  (25 years)

• Name	Horace William Whelpley
  	to US
  Birth	31 May 1870	Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada   [4, 5, 7, 8]
  Census	1871 (0 years)	Lepreau, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  In the 1871 Canadian Census he was recorded, aged 2, as living in Lepreau, New Brunswick while living with his parents.
  Census	1881 (10 years)	Lepreau, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada   [2]
  In the 1881 Canadian Census he was recorded, aged 11, as living in Lepreau, New Brunswick while living with his parents.
  Immigration	say 1888 (17 years)
  Naturalization	31 Aug 1894 (24 years)	U.S. District Court, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, U.S.A.   [8, 9]
  On 31 Aug 1894 he became a naturalized citizen.
  Death	15 Mar 1896	Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A.   [4, 5, 7]
  He died of consumption (tuberculosis). [7]
  	Death Record of William H, Whelpley
  Burial	Aft 15 Mar 1896	Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A. Green Mount Cemetery,  Montpelier, Vermont   [4, 5]
  	Gravestone of David and Harriet (Pangbourn) Whelpley, and their son, Horace W. Whelpley DAVID C. WHELPLEY BORN DEC 26, 1833 LOST AT SEA FEBY, 1883 - HARRIET J. WHELPLEY BORN JAN 31, 1834 - W.H. WHELPLEY 1870 - 1896
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  > 1. Margaret Ann Whelpley,   b. 20 Mar 1856, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 12 Feb 1931, Mascarene, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 74 years) ▻ John Alexander McKenzie,  m. 1884 > 2. Isbella Whelpley,   b. 27 Nov 1861, New Brunswick, British North America d. 6 Jun 1933, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years) ▻ Lionel Hartley Buck,  m. 19 Oct 1882 > 3. Harriet Louise Whelpley,   b. 28 Feb 1863, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 26 Apr 1927, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 64 years) ▻ William Henry Green,  m. 1 May 1894 > 4. Edith M. Whelpley,   b. 1865, New Brunswick, British North America d. 26 Jan 1925, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California  (Age 60 years) ▻ George Custer Bagley,  m. 24 Dec 1895   5. John Lawrence Whelpley,   b. 1866, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 25 Jan 1935, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 69 years) + 6. Horace William Whelpley,   b. 31 May 1870, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 15 Mar 1896, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 25 years) ▻ Esther Agnes Matthews,  m. 4 Oct 1894 > 7. Charles E. Whelpley,   b. 25 Jul 1872, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 20 Sep 1931, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.  (Age 59 years) ▻ Alice M. Bagley,  m. 22 May 1894 > 8. Percival Medley Whelpley,   b. 7 Feb 1878, Lepreau, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 12 Apr 1960, Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years) ▻ Emma Alice Rawson,  m. 17 Jun 1899
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Wakeley,   b. 1510, Lenham, Kent, England d. —, Lenham, Kent, England   (9 x Great Grandfather)  Deliverance Kelley  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1683	Whelpley Line
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Captain David C. Whelpley,   b. 26 Dec 1833, Portland Parish, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 26 Mar 1883, at sea (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Harriet Jane Pangbourne,   b. 31 Jan 1834, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 26 Mar 1892, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A. (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F1426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Esther Agnes Matthews,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A. d. 1 Aug 1964, Barre, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A. (Age 89 years)  Other Partners: Ordie William Orton Gokey  m. 15 Jun 1897
  Marriage	4 Oct 1894	Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A.   [5, 10]
  	Grooms Card of Horace Whelpley
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 5 months - She : 20 years and 2 months.
  Children	+   1. Edward Horace Whelpley,   b. 1 Sep 1895, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A. d. 7 Mar 1964, Brighton, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, U.S.A. A neighborhood in Boston (Age 68 years) ▻ Grace Evelen Seymour  m. 2 Feb 1916
  Family ID	F1179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Horace William Whelpley(1870 – 1896) 2Captain David C. Whelpley(1833 – 1883) 4William Whelpley(1805 – 1873) 8William Whelpley(Abt 1781 – 1830) 16Darling Whelpley(1738 – 1813) 17Abigail Peck(1738 – 1813) 9Mabel Thomas(Abt 1781 – 1866) 18Thomas Cope Thomas(1747 – 1831) 19Mary Blakeslee(1750 – 1823) 5Hannah Malone(Abt 1816 – ) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Harriet Jane Pangbourne(1834 – 1892) 6Captain Richard Panghorn 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Amy Baker(1798 – 1837) 14Anthony Baker(1754 – 1817) 28Anthony Baker 29Hannah 15Hannah Kelley(1753 – 1792) 30Eleazer Kelley, Jr.(1728 – 1803) 31Hannah Baker(12 Jan 1728/29 – )

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 31 May 1870 - Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada Census - 1871 - Lepreau, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada Census - 1881 - Lepreau, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada Naturalization - 31 Aug 1894 - U.S. District Court, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, U.S.A. Marriage - 4 Oct 1894 - Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A. Death - 15 Mar 1896 - Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 15 Mar 1896 - Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Horace and Esther Whelpley

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S129] Library and Archives Canada, 1871 Census of Canada, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), Year: 1871; Census Place: Lepreau, Charlotte, New Brunswick; Roll: C-10375; Page: 21; Family No: 70. [S126] Library and Archives Canada, 1881 Census of Canada, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), Year: 1881; Census Place: Lepreau, Charlotte, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13179; Page: 3; Family No: 10. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 11025242 Horace William Whelpley. [S98] MacIntyre, J. Duncan. Descendants of Esther Matthews, (Indian Harbour Beach, Florida: manuscript, 11 February 1994). [S123] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Marriage Record of Esther Matthews and Horace Whelpley. [S123] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Death Record of William Horace Whelpley. [S2177] Vermont, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1954, ( Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016). [S127] Ancestry World Archives Project, U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 [Indexed in World Archives Project], (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Naturalization Record of Horace W. Whelpley. [S123] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Groom Card of Horace Whelpley.