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''[[United States|United States]] > [[California, United States Genealogy|California]] > [[Los Angeles County, California Genealogy|Los Angeles County]] > [[Los Angeles County, California Cities|Cities ]]> Whittier'' <br><br> [[Image:Whittier CoC brochure 1920.png|right|400px|Whittier CoC brochure 1920.png]]Whittier is an upscale residential community about 12 miles southeast of the City of Los Angeles. The land was part of early Spanish land grants, but settlement in that area began in 1868 when Jacob Gerkens bought 160 acres from the US government. The first one room schoolhouse began in 1884. In 1887 members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) bought the land and named their new city after the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier.<ref>[http://www.cityofwhittier.org/about/default.asp About Us: A Short History] from the [http://www.cityofwhittier.org/ City of Whittier] website (accessed 1 August 2014)</ref> | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[California, United States Genealogy|California]] > [[Los Angeles County, California Genealogy|Los Angeles County]] > [[Los Angeles County, California Cities|Cities ]]> Whittier'' <br><br> [[Image:Whittier CoC brochure 1920.png|right|400px|Whittier CoC brochure 1920.png]]{{Whittier, California Adoption Sign}} | ||
Whittier is an upscale residential community about 12 miles southeast of the City of Los Angeles. The land was part of early Spanish land grants, but settlement in that area began in 1868 when Jacob Gerkens bought 160 acres from the US government. The first one room schoolhouse began in 1884. In 1887 members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) bought the land and named their new city after the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier.<ref>[http://www.cityofwhittier.org/about/default.asp About Us: A Short History] from the [http://www.cityofwhittier.org/ City of Whittier] website (accessed 1 August 2014)</ref> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
*First Quaker settlers were Jonathan Bailey and his wife Rebecca. <ref>Mathony, V., and Whittier Historical Society. (1998). ''Pioneer families of Whittier''. Whittier, CA (6755 Newlin Ave., Whittier 90601: Whittier Historical Society. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39275438 At various libraries (WorldCat)] Also online [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE227607 here].</ref> | *First Quaker settlers were Jonathan Bailey and his wife Rebecca. <ref>Mathony, V., and Whittier Historical Society. (1998). ''Pioneer families of Whittier''. Whittier, CA (6755 Newlin Ave., Whittier 90601: Whittier Historical Society. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39275438 At various libraries (WorldCat)] Also online [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE227607 here].</ref> | ||