Family:Whitney, James Frothingham (1813-1886)

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'''James Frothingham8 Whitney'''
([[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel Ruggles (1782-1873)|Nathaniel Ruggles7]],
[[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel Ruggles (1759-1833)|Nathaniel Ruggles6]],
[[Family:Whitney, Simon (1727-1797)|Simon5]],
[[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel4]],
[[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1660-a1748)|Benjamin3]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John2]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John1]]),
son of [[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel Ruggles (1782-1873)|Nathaniel Ruggles7 and Sally (Stone) Whitney]],{{ref|1}}
was born 2 Mar 1813, Watertown, MA,{{ref|2}} baptized 18 Jul 1813, Watertown, MA,{{ref|3}} and died 17 Dec 1886.{{ref|4}}

He married, 1847, 2nd Baptist Church, Boston, MA, '''Mary Henderson Eskildson''', daughter of George and Mary (Willson) Eskildson. She was born 13 Jan 1821, NY, and died 21 Dec 1912.

Children of James Frothingham8 and Mary (Henderson) Whitney:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | i.
| '''Emma9 Whitney''', b. 9 Apr 1849, Brooklyn, NY; d. 18 Jul 1906, NY; m. Edward Richmond Betts. Children:
:{|
| align=right valign=top | 1.
| ''Herbert Betts''.
|-
| align=right valign=top | 2.
| ''Emily Betts'', m. ----- Strayer.
|-
| align=right valign=top | 3.
| ''Roland Betts''.
|}
|-
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Florence Whitney''', b. 10 Mar 1850, Brooklyn, NY; m. George Arthur Betts. Children:
:{|
| align=right valign=top | 1.
| ''Harold Betts''.
|-
| align=right valign=top | 2.
| ''Leslie Betts''.
|}
|-
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| '''Mary Eskildson Whitney''', b. 2 May 1852, Brooklyn, NY; d. 26 Oct 1907; m. John Miller Peters, b. 1846, NY. Children:
:{|
| align=right valign=top | 1.
| ''Ruth Peters'', b. 1879, NY; m. ----- Mitchell.
|-
| align=right valign=top | 2.
| ''Carolyn Peters'', m. ----- Griswold.
|-
| align=right valign=top | 3.
| ''Dorothy Peters''.
|}
|-
| align=right valign=top | iv.
| '''Charles Sumner Whitney''', b. 7 Nov 1855, Brooklyn, NY; d. 25 Jan 1918; m. Mary Gardner Brown; living in Brooklyn, NY, in 1895. Not found in the 1880 census. m 2nd Florence Craig Groce, widow of J.S. Groce, 15 Dec 1910 in Dallas, TX. Children with Mary Brown:
:{|
| align=right valign=top | 1.
| ''Edith Whitney'', m. ----- Phelps.
|-
| align=right valign=top | 2.
| ''Marian Whitney'', m. ----- Griffin.
|-
| align=right valign=top | 3.
| ''Sumner Whitney''.
|}
|-
| align=right valign=top | v.
| '''James Frothingham Whitney''', b. 6 Mar 1858, Brooklyn, NY; m. Mary Cook; res. Brooklyn, NY, in 1880.
:{|
| align=right valign=top | 1.
| ''Drennan Whitney''.
|}
|-
| align=right valign=top | vi.
| '''Carrie Ruggles Whitney''', b. 13 Apr 1860, Brooklyn, NY; d. 24 Jun 1882, unmarried; res. Brooklyn, NY, in 1880.
|-
| align=right valign=top | vii.
| '''Freddie Whitney''', b. 19 Oct 1864, Brooklyn, NY; d. 22 Sep 1865.
|}

== Census ==

* 1880, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, page 442B:
:{|
| James F.
| WHITNEY
| Self
| M
| Male
| W
| 68
| MA
| Commission Merchant
| MA
| MA
|-
| Mary H.
| WHITNEY
| Wife
| M
| Female
| W
| 58
| NY
| Keeping House
| MA
| NY
|-
| James F.
| WHITNEY
| Son
| S
| Male
| W
| 22
| NY
| Bookkeeper
| MA
| NY
|-
| Carrie R.
| WHITNEY
| Dau
| S
| Female
| W
| 20
| NY
| At Home
| MA
| NY
|-
| John
| PETERS
| SonL
| M
| Male
| W
| 34
| NY
| Editor
| NY
| NY
|-
| Mary W.
| PETERS
| Dau
| M
| Female
| W
| 28
| NY
| At Home
| MA
| NY
|-
| Ruth
| PETERS
| GDau
| S
| Female
| W
| 1
| NY
|
| NY
| NY
|-
| Kate
| OLIVER
| Other
| S
| Female
| W
| 20
| NY
| Servant
| ENG
| IRE
|-
| Mary
| BROGAN
| Other
| S
| Female
| W
| 30
| IRE
| Servant
| IRE
| IRE
|-
| Maggie
| MADDEN
| Other
| S
| Female
| W
| 27
| IRE
| Servant
| IRE
| IRE
|}

== References ==

* Birth and death dates of the children from Eskildson Family Bible (1816 and later), in possession of M. Whitney Keen.

1.{{note|1}} His parentage is proven by his birth and baptism records.

2.{{note|2}} "James Frothingham Whitney, s. Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney, Junr., and wife Sally, b. 2 Mar 1813," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records#Volume 3|''Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822'' (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, c1903)]], volume 3, page 203.

3.{{note|3}} "18 Jul 1813, James Frothingham, s. of Nath. R. Whitney, Junr, bapt.," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records#Volume 4|''Watertown Records, Comprising East Congregational and Precinct Affairs, 1697 to 1737. Also, Record Book of the Pastors, 1686-1819'', (1906)]], volume 4, page 192.

4.{{note|4}} [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 292|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), page 292]].

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Charles Sumner Whitney was my grandmother's second husband. I have Mr. Whitney to thank for my dad's better life after his father died.

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