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The book is about a love affair between Elsie (Lansing) Whipple, daughter of a leading Albany family, and Jesse Strang, a hired hand. The affair culminates in the murder of Elsie's husband, John Whipple, for which Strang was convicted and hanged. It was the last public execution in Albany.
Available from http://blainewhipple.com/
CONTENTS: The Whipples of Bocking, Essex County, England -- Sea Voyage to New England -- The "Elder" John Whipple Family -- The Captain John Whipple Family [Note: This Captain John is the son of "Elder" John--not the Captain John Whipple of Providence, R.I.] -- The Sarah Whipple and Deacon Joseph Goodhue Family -- General William Whipple of New Hampshire, Signer of the Declaration of Independence.Rarely does one come across a family history text of this depth. Ambitious and rich in detail, it is a genealogical compilation and also a historical accounting that will appeal to students of colonial American history. Extensive historical backdrop has been intertwined with Whipple family story, expanding its time span and subject.
... Chapter endnotes -- some of them massive in number-- include valuable narrative information in addition to source citations.
... This book represents a unique text that will appeal to those interested in Whipple family history and in American colonial history. It is unsurpassed in detail, a captivating read, and a massive fait accompli.
Henry traces the Whipples as they spread from Ipswich throughout New England, the Midwest (Michigan, Indiana, the Dakotas, Nebraska, etc.), Wyoming, and California (and other states).
This title was "filmed by Microfilming Corporation of America (A New York Times Company)." The book is available from Higginson Books.
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