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Nathan White (1863-1828) was born in Middleboro, Mass. In 1787 he married Elizabeth Sproat (1764-1813). Elizabeth's oldest brother was Samuel (1772-1847). Nathan moved his family to Burlington, Vt., in 1791 and to Shelburne, Vt., in 1799 where he bought the north end of Shelburne Point. Nathan and Elizabeth White had three sons: Robert, Andrew, and Lavater S.

Lavater was a ship builder. He married Polly J. Tabor; their children were: James M., Henry B., Robert J. (1829-1912), and Polly T. Robert J. White married Louisa Blinn (d. 1902) in 1854; he was a farmer and orchardist as well as a steamer captain for the Lake Champlain Transportation Company. Robert and Louisa White's children were: Henry S., Frank George (b. ca. 1856) and Channing T.

Frank G. White was a captain of the steamer, Ticonderoga. He married Estella LaFountain, daughter of Charles and Maria Lambert LaFountain, in 1896; their son Robert Lambert was born in 1905. After Frank White's death, Estella married Edward W. Crannell (d. 1931).

From the description of White family papers, 1794-1936. (Vermont Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36077669

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creatorOf White family. White family papers, 1794-1936. Vermont Historical Society
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associatedWith Allen, George W., 1863-1871. person
associatedWith Blinn family. family
associatedWith Collamer family. family
associatedWith Crannell, Estella, d. 1936. person
associatedWith Crannell family. family
associatedWith LaFountain family. family
associatedWith Lambert family. family
associatedWith Pierson family. family
associatedWith Sproat, Lucinda. person
associatedWith Sproat, Sally. person
associatedWith Sproat, Samuel, 1772-1847. person
associatedWith Tabor family. family
associatedWith Ticonderoga (Lake steamer) corporateBody
associatedWith Vermont (Laker steamer) corporateBody
associatedWith White, Andrew. person
associatedWith White, Elizabeth, 1764-1813. person
associatedWith White, Frank G., b. 1856. person
associatedWith White, Lavater S. person
associatedWith White, Nathan, 1763-1828. person
associatedWith White, Robert J. person
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Champlain, Lake
Shelburne (Vt.)
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Lake steamers
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Active 1936

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