Finding aid for the History of Canfield, Ohio, by the Honorable Frederick Wadsworth and Elisha Whittlesey
Title:
History of Canfield, Ohio, by the Honorable Frederick Wadsworth and Elisha Whittlesey
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Wadsworth, Frederick and Whittlesey, Elisha
Dates:
1858-1860
Quantity:
0.10 linear feet (1 volume)
Abstract:
 The collection consists of an unpublished manuscript compiled by Frederick Wadsworth (1786-1869) and Elisha Whittlesey from 1858 to 1860 and written down by Wadsworth. Includes militia, tax, marriage, church, and census records of Canfield, Trumbull County (now Mahoning County), Ohio and a letter (1879) containing a genealogy of the Isaac Manchester family.
Identification:
MS 0455
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The History of Canfield, Ohio, by the Honorable Frederick Wadsworth and Elisha Whittlesey, ca. 1858-1860, consists of an unpublished manuscript compiled by Frederick Wadsworth (1786-1869) and Elisha Whittlesey from 1858 to 1860 and written down by Wadsworth. Includes militia, tax, marriage, church, and census records of Canfield, Trumbull County (now Mahoning County), Ohio and a letter (1879) containing a genealogy of the Isaac Manchester family.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Canfield, Ohio, in the nineteenth century, and the history of the Wadsworth, Manchester, and Whittlesey families. Genealogists might find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

This collection is maintained in one volume.

Restrictions on Access

While there are no access restrictions on this collection, researchers will be asked to use the microfilm of this collection.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Canfield (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
Canfield (Ohio) -- History.
Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Canfield.
Manchester family.
Marriage records -- Ohio -- Canfield.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 455 History of Canfield, Ohio, by the Honorable Frederick Wadsworth and Elisha Whittlesey, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Charles Whittlesey.