Background
William Adee Whitehead was born on Feburary 19, 1810 at Newark, N. J. , the son of William and Abby (Coe) Whitehead. His father being a banker, the son became a bank messenger and soon made weekly trips to New York City.
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Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. 1: 1631-1687 (Classic Reprint)
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The Eastern Boundary of New Jersey: A Review of a Paper on the Waters of New Jersey, Read by the Hon. John Cochrane, Attorney General of New York, ... That State, on the 6th of June, 1865 (1865)
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Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Volume VI
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The Papers of Lewis Morris, Governor of the Province of New Jersey From 1738 to 1746: Published by the New Jersey Historical Society
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Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, 1631-1776
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Contributions To The Early History Of Perth Amboy And Adjoining Country: With Sketches Of Men And Events In New Jersey During The Provincial Era
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East Jersey Under The Proprietary Governments: A Narrative Of Events Connected With The Settlement And Progress Of The Province (1875)
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Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, 1631-1776, Volume X
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William Adee Whitehead
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He attended private schools and the Newark Academy until he was twelve, when his parents removed to Perth Amboy, N. J. He spent his leisure hours in reading books, chiefly of a biographical and historical nature, and in studying French and land surveying.
Career
In 1828 he went with a brother, John Whitehead, to Key West (where the latter owned a fourth part of the island), and there made a new survey of the division lines of the island. After a year at home (1829) he went to Havana, narrowly escaping shipwreck on the way, visited Key West again, and was appointed collector of the port, entering upon his duties, January 23, 1831. He later became mayor, helped to organize the first Christian congregation (St. Paul's Episcopal Church) and to found a newspaper, and began his meteorological observations, which were continued unremittingly for forty years. A street in Key West perpetuates his name. From 1838 to 1848 he was engaged in business in New York City, chiefly as a broker, although he lived in Newark after 1843. On June 1, 1843, he began to make monthly weather reports, which he continued throughout his life. These were made with such "regularity, system, accuracy, and copiousness" that they were reproduced in many newspapers. In 1845 he was a leading organizer of the New Jersey Historical Society and became its first corresponding secretary, holding that position continuously until his death. He was agent of the Astor Insurance Company (1848), secretary of the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company (1848, 1859 - 71), treasurer of the Harlem Railroad (1855 - 58), and an associate of the American Trust Company of New Jersey (1871 - 79). After 1879 he gave all his attention to historical and literary pursuits. Between 1837 and 1882 he published various pamphlets and over six hundred newspaper articles. He was a member of the Newark board of education (1861 - 71) and a trustee of the state normal school (1862 - 84), serving as president of the board during the last thirteen years, and was long active in Trinity Episcopal Church, Newark. Because of ill health, from which he never fully recovered, he went to Europe in 1879.
Achievements
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His publications were numerous. Most important among them were East Jersey under the Proprietary Governments (1846), The Papers of Lewis Morris, Governor of New Jersey (1852), Contributions to the Early History of Perth Amboy and Adjoining Country (1856), The Records of the Town of Newark, N. J. (1864), and Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, with others in preparation. A large number of historical addresses appeared in the Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society between 1848 and 1878, the last being "The Resting Place of the Remains of Christopher Columbus".
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The Papers of Lewis Morris, Governor of the Province of New Jersey From 1738 to 1746: Published by the New Jersey Historical Society
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Contributions To The Early History Of Perth Amboy And Adjoining Country: With Sketches Of Men And Events In New Jersey During The Provincial Era
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Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. 1: 1631-1687 (Classic Reprint)
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Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Volume VI
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Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, 1631-1776
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Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, 1631-1776, Volume X
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East Jersey Under The Proprietary Governments: A Narrative Of Events Connected With The Settlement And Progress Of The Province (1875)
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The Eastern Boundary of New Jersey: A Review of a Paper on the Waters of New Jersey, Read by the Hon. John Cochrane, Attorney General of New York, ... That State, on the 6th of June, 1865 (1865)
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The Papers of Lewis Morris, Governor of the Province of New Jersey From 1738 to 1746: Published by the New Jersey Historical Society
Personality
He was a man of unusually fine stature and had great dignity of appearance.
Connections
On August 11, 1834 he married Margaret Elizabeth Parker, sister of John Cortlandt Parker. They had a daughter and a son.
