{"id":11864,"date":"2026-11-14T19:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T19:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pocassetcemetery.org\/?p=11864"},"modified":"2026-11-14T19:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T19:34:18","slug":"anson-decatur-witherell-1831-1897","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pocassetcemetery.org\/?p=11864","title":{"rendered":"Anson Decatur Witherell 1831 \u2013 1897"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"attachment_4155\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocassetcemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/100_2683.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pocassetcemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/100_2683-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7133333333333334;width:214px;height:auto\" title=\"Witherell, Anson D\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anson D Witherell Headstone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocassetcemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/100_3052.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pocassetcemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/100_3052-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6616\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;width:300px;height:auto\" title=\"Witherell, Julian Nye, Theresa M &amp; Anson D\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ancestry:<\/strong>&nbsp; Anson Witherell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Born:<\/strong>&nbsp;November 13, 1831 in Scituate Ma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Father:<\/strong>\u00a0Anson Witherell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mother:<\/strong>\u00a0Joan Morton Jenkins; (Caleb Jenkins &amp; Elizabeth Tilson)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;December 18, 1897 in Boston Ma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Buried:<\/strong>\u00a0Pocasset Cemetery; area A (next to his wife &amp; son Julian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Occupation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Engineer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Married (1):<\/strong>&nbsp;November 7, 1852 in Pocasset Ma. by Abner Mason<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>To:<\/strong>\u00a0Theresa M. Landers; (1834 \u2013 1882) (Abiel Landers &amp; Pheobe (Raymond) Covell)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Children:<\/strong>&nbsp;2 (known)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1.<\/strong>\u00a0Francis Witherell; (September 30, 1853 \u2013 ?); No further information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2.\u00a0<\/strong>Julian Nye Witherell; (April 4, 1857 \u2013 August 10, 1859); Julian is buried next to his parents in Pocasset Cemetery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Married (2):&nbsp;<\/strong>July 9, 1883 in Boston Ma. by R. R. Meredith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>To:\u00a0<\/strong>Jennie N. Cunningham Goodwin; (Abt.1835 \u2013 1906) (Charles Cunningham &amp; Nancy Mason); Jennie married (1) (\u2013) Goodwin;\u00a0She was buried in Sandy Point Me..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Children:&nbsp;<\/strong>None<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ancestry:&nbsp; Anson Witherell Born:&nbsp;November 13, 1831 in Scituate Ma. Died:&nbsp;December 18, 1897 in Boston Ma. Occupation:&nbsp;Engineer Married (1):&nbsp;November 7, 1852 in Pocasset Ma. by Abner Mason Children:&nbsp;2 (known) Married (2):&nbsp;July 9, 1883 in Boston Ma. by R. R. 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