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Hill, Don Gleason, ed., Dedham, Records of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths 1638-1845 (Dedham, MA: Dedham Transcript, 1886).

Corrections and additions supplied by Robert B. Hanson, to whom thanks are due.

Key

Ch84 - marriage record from another town (indicated), returned to Dedham under the provisions of Chapter 84 of the Acts of 1857, because one or both parties was recorded as being from Dedham.
CRE - record from St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Dedham.
CRO - church record from the "Orthodox Church" (now Allin Congregational Church, Dedham).
CR1 - record from Dedham First Parish Church (now "The First Church and Parish in Dedham, Unitarian").
GS1 - gravestone record, "Old Village" Cemetery (the brackets indicate that the information on the stone is redundant to the primary entry).
IW - comtemporary memorandum entry by Isaac Whiting of Dedham.
NAD - diary entry by Dr. Nathaniel Ames of Dedham.
RM - necrology kept by the Richards Family of Dedham.
VR - town vital records.

Births

WHITNEY

Frances, bp. Sept. 25, 1838, 12 days old [CRE]. [NOTE]

Frances Maria, child of T. O., bp. Mar. 21, 1834, adult [CRE]. [NOTE]

Frances Maria, d. John A. and Eliza, b. Nov. 9, 1839, bp. May 17, 1840. [CRO]

George Burgess, s. John A. and Emily Ann, b. Sep. 10, 1844, bp. Oct. 13, 1844. [CRO]

Jonas, s. Jonas and Sarah, bp. Dec. 2, 1739. [CR1]

Samuel S., s. Ebenezer, cordwainer, and Sara F., Aug. 21, 1843. [VR]

Sarah, d. Jonas and Sarah, bp. Feb. 28, 1741/2. [CR1]

Church Membership

WHITNEY

Emily Ann, adm. Apr. 16, 1843. [CRO]

Frances Maria, conf. May __, 1834. [CRE] [NOTE]

George C., adm. Aug. 20, 1843. [CRO]

John A., adm. June 24, 1832, dism. to 1st Church, Newton, Feb. 1, 1841. [CRO]

John A., adm. Apr. 16, 1843. [CRO]

Persis R., adm. Aug. 18, 1843, from Natick. [CRO]

Sarah, w. Jonas, adm. May 29, 1771. [CR1]

Susan, conf. Dec. 10, 1826. [CRE] [NOTE]

Susan Jane, adm. church Aug. 27, 1837. [CRO] [NOTE]

Marriages

WHITNEY

Aaron, of Dedham, and Mehitable Smith of Natick, June 10, 1775, in Natick, by Stephen Ballyer, Minister of Natick. [Ch84] [Error for Aaron⁴ Whiting (Jonathan³, Jonathan², Nathaniel¹)--RLW]

Adriel L., of Medfield, a. 25, b. Medfield, s. Leonard and Achsah, and Margaret Cronin of Dedham, a. 20, b. Ire., 8:25:50 [Aug. 25, 1850]. [VR]

Betsey, of Needham, and Sylvanus H. Belcher of Newton, int. 6 Mar 1825 [VR], m. Mar. 27, 1825, in Needham. [CRO] [NOTE]

Betsey, of Needham, and Sylvanus H. Belcher, of Newton, m. Mar. 27, 1825 [CRO]. [NOTE]

Caroline [J., int.], Miss, and Mr. Edward Glover, b. of Dedham, int. Apr. 27, 1823, m. July 13, 1823, by Rev. John White. [VR]

Charles E., of Boston, a. 48, b. Asby, s. John B. and Harriet C., and Minnie Ridley of Dedham, a. 27, b. Charlestown, d. Matthias and Lydia A., 11:25:85 [Nov. 25, 1885]. [VR]

Cynthia, Miss, of Needham, and Mr. Frederick Richards of Dedham, m. Jan. 24, 1799, in Needham, by Stephen Palmer, Pastor of the First Church in Needham [VR]. [Error for Cynthia⁵ Whiting, daughter of Jonathan⁴ and Elizabeth (Newell) Whiting (Jonathan³, Jonathan², Nathaniel¹)--RLW]

Daniel, of Natick, and Jane Whitney of Dedham, July 10, 1777, in Natick, by Stephen Ballyer, Minister of Natick. [VR]

Desire, of Roxbury, and Edward Ward of Dedham, int. Feb. 18, 1769 [VR] (m. Mar. 9, 1769, Roxbury, [Roxbury VR]).

Desire, Miss, of Newton, and Mr. James Farrington, of Dedham, int. Mar. 9, 1828. [VR]

Eli H., of Westboro, a. 25, b. Upton, s. Wm. F. and Harriet N., and Jennie E. Stowe of Dover, a. 22, b. Dover, d. Albert and Mary J., 1:13:73 [Jan. 13, 1873]. [VR]

Elisha, Mr., of Boston, and Miss Abigail Baker Gay, of Dedham, int. Oct. 29, 1809 [VR], m. Nov. 19, 1809 [CR1].

Ephraim, Mr., and Mrs. Mary Reed, b. of Dedham, int. June 15, 1765, m. July 4, 1765, by Rev. Mr. Jason Haven. [VR]

Frances M., Miss, of Wrentham, and Ira Cleveland, Esq., of Dedham, int. Apr. 23, 1837. [VR]

Frances M., of Tarboro, N.C., a. 47, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., d. Timothy P. and Emmeline (Whitney), and Lewis H. Kingsbury of Dedham, a. 73, b. Walpole, s. Samuel and Hannah (Hall), 11:16:87 [Nov. 16, 1887]. [VR]

Franklin E. R., Mr., and Miss Hannah B. Ayer, b. of Dedham, int. June 25, 1843. [VR] [NOTE]

Hannah G. [Miss, int.] and Arthur Danforth [Mr., int.], [b. of Dedham, int.], int. Sep. 13, 1829 [VR], m. Nov. 22, 1829. [CRO]

Jane, of Dedham, and Daniel of Natick, m. July 10, 1777, in Natick, by Stephen Ballyer, Minister of Natick [VR]. [Error for Daniel Hill. See Natick Vital Records.--RLW]

Jemima, and [Mr., int.] David Fairbanks, b. of Dedham, int. Dec. 2, 1785 [VR], m. Feb. 23, 1786, by Rev. Thomas Thacher. [VR]

Jemime, of Watertown, and Abner Ellis of Dedham, int. Aug. 3, 1776 [VR].

Jenny, of Dedham, and Daniel Hill of Natick, int. Apr. 12, 1777. [VR]

John, Mr., of Needham [Newton, int.], and Miss Polly Pope of Dedham, int. Aug. 6, 1785, m. Sept. 4, 1785, in Newton, by Rev. Mr. Jonathan Homer. [VR]

John O., of Decatur, Ill., a. 33, b. Florida, N.Y., s. Wm. H. and Mary A., and Janet G. Hutchins of Dedham, a. 27, b. Dedham, d. Geo. H. and Mary, 9:26:89 [Sept. 26, 1889]. [VR]

Joseph S., of Boston, a. 28, b. Boston, s. Wm. and Sarah, and Annie B. Wood of Dedham, a. 22, b. Boston, d. Amos and Eliz'h, 1:10:55 [Jan. 10, 1855]. [VR]

Love, of Framingham, and Jonathan Battle [Battelle, int.] of Dedham, int. Oct. 20, 175_ [VR], m. Jan. 2, 1754, in Framingham, by Rev. Solomon Reed. [Ch84]

Mary, of Dedham, and [Mr., int.] Eli Smith, of Walpole [Medfield, int.], int. May 16, 1805, m. June 25, 1805, by Rev. Thomas Thacher. [VR]

Mary, Miss, of Dover, and Mr. Jonathan Prescott, of Dedham, int. June 6, 1818, m. Oct. 18, 1818, by Rev. Mr. White. [VR] [Probably an error for Mary Whiting.--RLW]]

Mary [P., int.], Miss, and Mr. Jarvis Leonard, b. of Dedham, int. June 22, 1811 [VR], m. Aug. 7, 1811, by Rev. Joshua Bates. [VR, CR1] [NOTE]

Nathan, Mr., of Dedham and Mrs. Mary Newell of Needham, m. Mar. 7, 1776, in Needham, by Josiah Newell, Just. Peace. [VR] [Error for Nathan⁴ Whiting (Jonathan³, Jonathan³, Nathaniel³).--RLW]

Relief, Miss, and Mr. Willard Richards, int. Oct. 16, 1813. [VR]

Roxana, of Dedham, and Mr. Ebenezer Blake, of Dover, Mar. 2, 1829, by Rev. Alvan Lamson. [VR]

Roxelana, Miss, of Dedham, and Mr. Ebenezer Blake of Dover, int. Dec. 7, 1828 [VR], m. Mar. 2, 1829. [CR1]

Deaths

WHITNEY

Emily Ann, Oct. 11, 1844, a. 24y., fever. [CRO]

Geo. Frederick, d. Nov. 2, 1827, aged 11 [CRO]. [NOTE]

George Frederick, Nov. 2, 1830, a. 11y. [CRE [GS1]] [NOTE]

Samuel S., M.D., June 30, 1855, a. 40y. [VR2 p. 292]

Sarah, d. Feb. 10, 1814, "at the factory," a. 20y., consumption. [CR1] [NOTE]

Sarah W., only d. S. S. and Sarah W., Sept. 23, 1855, a. 16m. [VR2 p. 292]

Stillman S., Dr., only s. S. S. and Sarah W., Nov. 6, 1886, a. 36y. [VR2 p. 292]

William, s. William and Lydia, Nov. 29, 1795, a. 12y. [IW] [Error for William Whiting (William⁶, William⁵, John⁴, Nathaniel³, Timothy², Nathaniel¹).--RLW]

_____, of Fitzwilliam [N.H.], d. July 8, 1803, "blowing rocks on turnpike". [NAD]

_____, w. Jason, d. Dec. 27, 1810, a. 28y., of typhus. [CR1] [Mrs. Hannah, "at the farm of _____ Sprague, aged 26" [RD]].

_____, "at the factory", Sep. 11, 1826, a. 20y. [VR] [NOTE]

_____, Sep. 27, 1828, a. 23y., funeral from George Bird's. [RM] [NOTE]

_____, w. John, Oct. __, 1844, a. 24 y. [RM] [see Emily, above]

Transients, Strangers, etc.

WHITNEY

Dolly: Dec. 24, 1790, the Selectmen issue a warrant "to warn and give notice unto Dolly Whitney, single person, who has lately come into this Town with the purpose of abiding therein, not having obtained the Town's consent thereto, that she depart ... within fifteen days..."

Ephraim: Dec. 19, 1765, "the Selectmen ... by warrant ... warn Ephraim Whitney to depart in fourteen days, or give security to indemnify the Town."

John: Feb. 20, 1794, the Selectment issue a warrant "to warn and give notice unto John Whitney and family of Newton, who have come into this Town for the purpose of abiding therein, not having obtained the Town s consent therefor, that they depart ... within fourteen days ..."

Mary: ca. Nov. 1781, "John Reed informs ... that he has taken into his family Mary Whitney about the 19th day of June 1781, last from Medfield."

Molly: Dec. 24, 1790, the Selectmen issue a warrant "to warn and give notice unto Molly Whitney, single person, who has lately come into this Town with the purpose of abiding therein, not having obtained the Town's consent thereto, that she depart ... within fifteen days..."

Sarah: Oct. 20, 1773, "Margaret Ward acquaints ... that she hath taken into her family, from Roxbury, on the ninth day of this instant October, Sarah Whitney." [NOTE]

1841-1910

From "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.

Births

Whitney, [Male], birth, 1906, vol. 560, p. 33:

[number] 127; [birthdate] May 2; [date of record] Feb. 12, 1907; [name] ----- Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Ernest Whitney, Alice (Staples); [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] Clerk railway; [birthplace of father] So. Boston, Mass.; [birthplace of mother] Roxbury, Mass.

Whitney, Annie Janet, birth, 1905, vol. 552, p. 31:

[number] 93; [birthdate] May 12; [date of record] Jan. 22, 1906; [name] Annie Janet Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] John Oscar Whitney, Janet G. (Hutchins); [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] Insurance; [birthplace of father] Florida, N.Y.; [birthplace of mother] Dedham.

Whitney, Eben Francis, birth, 1852, vol. 64, p. 184:

[number] 60; [birthdate] June 13; [date of record] --; [name] Eben Francis Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Eben & Sarah F. Whitney; [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] Merchant; [birthplace of father] Natick; [birthplace of mother] Danvers.

Whitney, Emily Ann, birth, 1845, vol. 17, p. 104:

[number] 7; [birthdate] Jan. 12, 1846; [date of record] May 4, 1846; [name] Emily Ann Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Ebenezer & Sarah T. Whitney; [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] [?Shoe dealer?]; [birthplace of father] --; [birthplace of mother] --.

Whitney, George B., birth, 1844, vol. 11, p. 95:

[number] [40]; [birthdate] Sept. 9, 1844; [date of record] April 19, 1845; [name] George B. Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] J. A. & C. A. Whitney; [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] Shoe dealer; [birthplace of father] --; [birthplace of mother] --.

Whitney, Harvey H., birth, 1854, vol. 82, p. 200:

[number] 35; [birthdate] Feb. 18; [date of record] Jany. 20, 1855; [name] Harvey H. Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] --; [parents] Ebnr. & Sarah F. Whitney; [residence of father] --; [occupation of father] Merchant; [birthplace of father] Natick; [birthplace of mother] Danvers.

Whitney, Helen Frances, birth, 1896, vol. 458, p. 531:

[number] 26; [birthdate] Mch. 2; [date of record] Jan. 23, 1897; [name] HElen Frances Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Ernest Ulysses & Alice Flora (Staples); [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] Freight clerk; [birthplace of father] Boston; [birthplace of mother] Roxbury.

Whitney, Josiah B., birth, 1846, vol. 23, p. 106:

[number] [1]; [birthdate] July 15, 1846; [date of record] May 28, 1847; [name] Josiah B. Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] --; [parents] Frederick H. & Abigail B. Whitney; [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] --; [birthplace of mother] --.

Whitney, Mildred Staples, birth, 1898, vol. 476, p. 526:

[number] 73; [birthdate] April 27; [date of record] Feb. 8, 1899; [name] Mildred Staples Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Ernest U. & Alice Flora (Staples); [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] Clerk for R.R.; [birthplace of father] South Boston; [birthplace of mother] Roxbury.

Whitney, Ruth Elkins, birth, 1894, vol. 440, p. 508:

[number] 153; [birthdate] Nov. 25; [date of record] Jan. 30, 1895; [name] Ruth Elkins Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Ernest Ulyses & Alice Flora (Staples); [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] Clerk; [birthplace of father] Boston; [birthplace of mother] Roxbury.

Whitney, Samuel S., birth, 1843, vol. 5, p. 121:

[number] [14]; [birthdate] August 21, 1843; [date of record] June 11, 1844; [name] Samuel S. Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Ebenezer & Sarah F.; [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] Cordwainer; [birthplace of father] --; [birthplace of mother] --.

Whitney, Samuel S., birth, 1848, vol. 29, p. 108:

[number] 23; [birthdate] Feb. 18, 1848; [date of record] May 31, 1848; [name] Samuel S. Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Ebenezer & Sarah F.; [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] Trader; [birthplace of father] --; [birthplace of mother] --.

Whitney, Sarah W., birth, 1854, vol. 82, p. 202:

[number] 147; [birthdate] May 10; [date of record] Jany. 20, 1855; [name] Sarah W. Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Samuel S. & Sarah W. Whitney; [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] Surgeon; [birthplace of father] Natick; [birthplace of mother] Littleton.

Whitney, Stillman Spaulding, birth, 1848, vol. 36, p. 18:

[number] 1; [birthdate] Aug. 4, 1848; [date of record] ; [name] Stillman Spaulding Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Dedham Village; [parents] Samuel S. & Susan W. Whitney; [residence of father] Dedham; [occupation of father] Physican; [birthplace of father] Natick; [birthplace of mother] Littleton.

Marriages

Cobb, Charlotte L. [Whitney], marriage, 1892, vol. 425, p. 446:

[number] 25; [marriage date and place] June 18, Dedham; [date of record] June 21; [groom] Rosco G. Sherman; [residence] Dedham; [age] 31; [occupation] Carpenter; [birthplace] Edgecomb, Me.; [parents] Jared & Emily (Baker); [number of marriage] First; [bride] Charlotte C. (Whitney) Cobb; [residence] Dedham; [age] 31; [occupation] At home; [birthplace] Boston; [parents] Luther W. & Ruth (Taft); [number of marriage] Second; [officiant] Rev. William H. Fish, Jr., Dedham.

Pelton, Mary R. [Whitney], marriage, 1897, vol. 470, p. 468:

[number] 30; [marriage date and place] Aug. 6, Dedham; [date of record] Aug. 7 [groom] Brandram Boileau Ussher; [residence] Peoria, Ill.; [age] 52; [occupation] Bishop of Ref. Episcopal Church; [birthplace] Dublin, Ireland; [parents] Richard B. & Henrietta (Boileau); [number of marriage] Second (W); [bride] Mary R. (Whitney) Pelton; [residence] Dedham; [age] 53; [occupation] At home; [birthplace] Waltham; [parents] John & Mary Appleton (Jewett); [number of marriage] Second (W); [officiant] Rev. Henry Aiken Metcalf, West Roxbury.

Whitney, Charles E., marriage, 1885, vol. 362, p. 289:

[number] 49; [marriage date and place] November 25, Norwood; [date of record] Dec. 3; [groom] Charles E. Whitney; [residence] Boston; [age] 48; [occupation] Organ key maker; [birthplace] Ashby; [parents] John B. & Harriet C.; [number of marriage] Second; [bride] Minnie Ridley; [residence] Dedham; [age] 27; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Charlestown; [parents] Matthias & Lydia A.; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. George Hill.

Whitney, Charles Melvin, marriage, 1905, vol. 556, p. 38:

[number] 84; [marriage date and place] June 28, Dedham; [date of record] June 30; [groom] Charles Melvin Whitney; [residence] Dedham; [age] 22; [occupation] Clerk; [birthplace] Charlestown; [parents] Charles E. Whitney, Minnie (Ridley); [number of marriage] First; [bride] Lela A. Corbin; [residence] Medfield; [age] 24; [occupation] At home; [birthplace] Worcester; [parents] Albert H. Corbin, Ella (Bowers); [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. Leonard A. Freeman, Dedham.

Whitney, Eli H., marriage, 1873, vol. 254, p. 342:

[number] 1; [marriage date and place] Jany. 13, 1873; [date of record] --; [groom] Eli H. Whitney; [residence] Westboro; [age] 25; [occupation] Straw worker; [birthplace] Upton; [parents] William F. & Harriet N.; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Jennie E. Stowe; [residence] Dover; [age] 22; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Dover; [parents] Albert & Mary Jane; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. C. S. Locke, Clergyman.

Whitney, Ernest U., marriage, 1893, vol. 434, p. 451:

[number] 53; [marriage date and place] Oct. 26, Dedham; [date of record] Oct. 30; [groom] Ernest U. Whitney; [residence] Dedham; [age] 28; [occupation] Clerk; [birthplace] Boston; [parents] Luther W. & Ruth E. (Tefft); [number of marriage] First; [bride] Alice Flora Staples; [residence] Dedham; [age] 24; [occupation] At home; [birthplace] Roxbury; [parents] Samuel & Lucy J.; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. Lewis P. Cushman, Dedham.

Whitney, Frances M., marriage, 1887, vol. 380, p. 333:

[number] 57; [marriage date and place] November 16, Hartford, Ct.; [date of record] November 18; [groom] Lewis H. Kingsbury; [residence] Dedham; [age] 73; [occupation] Bank President; [birthplace] Walpole; [parents] Samuel & Hannah (Hall); [number of marriage] Third; [bride] Frances M. Whitney; [residence] Tarboro, N.C.; [age] 47; [occupation] Embroidery; [birthplace] Brooklyn, N.Y.; [parents] Timothy P. & Emmeline (Whitney); [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Ref. Storrs O. Seymour, Hartford, CtR.

Whitney, John Oscar, marriage, 1889, vol. 398, p. 343:

[number] 35; [marriage date and place] September 26, Dedham; [date of record] --; [groom] John Oscar Whitney; [residence] Decatur, Ill.; [age] 33; [occupation] Gen. Sec. Y.M.C.A.; [birthplace] Florida, N.Y.; [parents] William H. & Mary Ann; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Janet Graham Hutchins; [residence] Dedham; [age] 27; [occupation] Teacher; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] George H. & Mary; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. C. W. Wilder, Dedham.

Whitney, Joseph S., marriage, 1855, vol. 88, p. 178:

[number] 2; [marriage date and place] Jan. 10; [date of record] --; [groom] Joseph S. Whitney; [residence] Boston; [age] 28; [occupation] Merchant clerk; [birthplace] Boston; [parents] William & Sarah Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Annie B. Wood; [residence] Dedham; [age] 22; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Boston; [parents] Amos & Elizh. Wood; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. Geo. W. Blagden, Minister at the Old South, Boston.

Whitney, Lotta L., marriage, 1881, vol. 326, p. 285:

[number] 1; [marriage date and place] January 1, 1881; [date of record] ; [groom] Edward S. Cobb; [residence] Dedham; [age] 22; [occupation] Draughtsman; [birthplace] Nashville, Tenn.; [parents] Jonathan & Martha S.; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Lotta L. Whitney; [residence] Hyde Park; [age] 20; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Boston; [parents] Luther W. & Ruth E.; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] W. N. Richardson, Pastor, M. E. Church, Hyde Park.

Whitney, Mary B., marriage, 1886, vol. 371, p. 305:

[number] 17; [marriage date and place] May 10, Dedham; [date of record] May 31; [groom] Henry S. Hunnewell; [residence] Wellesley; [age] 32; [occupation] Artist; [birthplace] Boston; [parents] H. Hollis & Isabella P. (Wells); [number of marriage] First; [bride] Mary B. Whitney; [residence] Boston; [age] 24; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Calcutta, India; [parents] Israel G. & Christiana K. S. (Sargent); [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. Arthur M. Backus.

Whitney, Myra E. [Morse], marriage, 1865, vol. 181, p. 203:

[number] 53; [marriage date and place] Nov. 29; [date of record] --; [groom] Seth W. Cobbett; [residence] Dedham; [age] 22; [occupation] Laborer; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Thomas & Abigail Cobbett; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Myra E. Whitney; [residence] Dedham; [age] 30; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Canton; [parents] Joseph & Ruth Morse; [number of marriage] Second; [officiant] Rev. Wm. P. Blackman, Pastor.

NOTE: Myra was the widow of Charles Frederick⁸ Whiting of Dedham (William⁷, Nathan⁶, David⁵, Samuel⁴, Josiah³, Samuel², Nathaniel¹).

Whitney, Nellie Frances, marriage, 1879, vol. 308, p. 235:

[number] 16; [marriage date and place] May 16, at Hyde Park; [date of record] --; [groom] George Grenville Morrell; [residence] Dedham; [age] 21; [occupation] Clerk; [birthplace] Boston; [parents] William H. & Sarah A.; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Nellie Frances Whitney; [residence] Hyde Park; [age] 20; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Boston; [parents] Luther W. & Ruth E.; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] W. N. Richardson, Pastor, 1st Cong. Ch., Dedham.

Whitney, Walter Augustus, marriage, 1902, vol. 526, p. 36:

[number] 36; [marriage date and place] August 21, Dedham; [date of record] Aug. 22; [groom] Walter Augustus Whitney; [residence] Medway; [age] 23; [occupation] Motorman; [birthplace] Wrentham; [parents] Henry C. Whitney, Mary L. Giles; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Sadie Ella Winchenbach; [residence] Dedham; [age] 18; [occupation] At home; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Daniel Winchenbach, Sarah L. Burns; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. Raymond P. Walker, Dedham.

Deaths

Farrington, Desire [Whitney], death, 1880, vol. 320, p. 223:

[number] 38; [death date and place] April 27; [date of record] --; [name] Desire (Whitney) Farrington (Whitney); [sex] Female; [marital status] Widowed; [age] 87 2 18; [cause] Hydrothorax; [residence] Dedham; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Orange; [parents] Jabez Whitney & Elizabeth; [parents' birthplaces] Roxbury.

Whitney, [Male], death, 1906, vol. 1906/32 (death), p. 226:

[number] 36; [death date and place] May 2, 1906, 99 Cedar St., East Dedham, Mass.; [date of record] June 8, 1906; [name] ----- Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] Single; [age] 3 hours; [cause] Congenital debility; [residence] 99 Cedar St., East Dedham, Mass.; [occupation] --; [birthplace] 99 Cedar St., East Dedham, Mass.; [parents] Ernest Ulyses Whitney (clerk), Alice Flora Staples; [parents' birthplaces] South Boston, Mass., Roxbury, Mass.; [buried] Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham, Mass.

Whitney, Abigail B. [Bumstead], death, 1891, vol. 419, p. 429:

[number] 23; [death date and place] March 5, Boston; [date of record] May 12; [name] Abigail B. (Bumstead) Whitney; [sex] Female; [marital status] Widow of Frederick H. Whitney; [age] 78 - -; [cause] Paralysis & heart failure; [residence] Dedham; [occupation] Housewife; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Josiah & Mary G. (Andrews); [parents' birthplaces] Boston, Unknown; [buried] Boston.

Whitney, Charles Edward, death, 1908, vol. 1908/32 (death), p. 289:

[number] 6; [death date and place] January 15, 1908, 3 Walnut St., Dedham; [date of record] Feb. 5, 1908; [name] Charles Edward Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] Married; [age] 70 9 29; [cause] Mitral regurgitation with dilatation of heart; [residence] 3 Walnut St., Dedham; [occupation] Piano key maker; [birthplace] Ashby, Mass.; [parents] John B. Whitney, Harriet Cushing; [parents' birthplaces] Ashby, Mass., Cohasset, Mass.; [buried] Ashby, Mass.

Whitney, Emily Ann [-----], death, 1844, vol. 15, p. 63:

[number] [24]; [death date and place] Oct. 11, 1844; [date of record] May 5, 1845; [name] Emily Ann Whitney; [sex] Female; [marital status] Wife of ----- Whitney; [age] 24 - -; [cause] Fever; [residence] Natick; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] --; [parents' birthplaces] --.

Whitney, Lydia Lorinda [Carleton], death, 1894, vol. 446, p. 481:

[number] 48; [death date and place] May 18; [date of record] ; [name] Lydia Lorinda [Carleton] Whitney; [sex] Female; [marital status] Widow of Luther Farwell Whitney; [age] 72 2 6; [cause] Pneumonia; [residence] Dedham; [occupation] At home; [birthplace] Boston; [parents] William & Lydia (Hunting); [parents' birthplaces] Haverhill, Enfield; [buried] Watertown.

Whitney, Mary Mayo, death, 1890, vol. 410, p. 341:

[number] 49; [death date and place] April 24; [date of record] May 3; [name] Mary Mayo Whitney; [sex] Female; [marital status] Single; [age] 92 0 20; [cause] Enlargement of liver; [residence] Dedham; [occupation] At home; [birthplace] Athol; [parents] Jabez & Elizabeth (Mayo); [parents' birthplaces] Roxbury, Warwick.

Whitney, Otis B., death, 1855, vol. 94, p. 140:

[number] 94; [death date and place] May 1; [date of record] --; [name] Otis B. Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] Married; [age] 31; [cause] Consumption; [residence] Dedham; [occupation] Cabinet maker; [birthplace] Franklin; [parents] ----- Whitney; [parents' birthplaces] --.

NOTE: This was Otis B.⁸ Whiting (Otis⁷, Otis⁶, Elkanah⁵, Ephraim⁴, Samuel³, Nathaniel², Nathaniel¹).

Whitney, Ruth Eliza [Tefft], death, 1893, vol. 437, p. 501:

[number] 20; [death date and place] Feb. 24; [date of record] March 3; [name] Ruth Eliza (Tefft) Whitney; [sex] Female; [marital status] Wife of Luther Warren Whitney; [age] 55 6 26; [cause] Paralysis; [residence] Dedham; [occupation] Housewife; [birthplace] Lonsdale, R.I.; [parents] Henry & unknown; [parents' birthplaces] Unknown.

Whitney, Samuel S., death, 1844, vol. 15, p. 63:

[number] 37; [death date and place] July 15, 1844; [date of record] Mar. 5, 1845; [name] Samuel S. Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] --; [age] 10 - -; [cause] Cholera infantum; [residence] Dedham; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] --; [parents' birthplaces] --.

Whitney, Samuel S., death, 1855, vol. 94, p. 139:

[number] 37; [death date and place] June 30; [date of record] --; [name] Samuel S. Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] Married; [age] 40 5 25; [cause] Paralysis; [residence] Dedham; [occupation] Physician; [birthplace] Natick; [parents] George & Esther; [parents' birthplaces] --.

Whitney, Sarah W., death, 1855, vol. 94, p. 140:

[number] 58; [death date and place] Sept. 23, 1855; [date of record] --; [name] Sarah W. Whitney; [sex] Female; [marital status] --; [age] 1 4 -; [cause] Disease of brain; [residence] Dedham; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Dedham; [parents] Samuel S. & Sarah Whitney; [parents' birthplaces] --.

Whitney, Sarah Wilder [Spauldlng], death, 1907, vol. 1907/34 (death), p. 250:

[number] 29; [death date and place] Feb. 15, 1907, 726 High St., Dedham, Mass.; [date of record] Mar. 6, 1907; [name] Sarah W. [Spauldlng] Whitney; [sex] Female; [marital status] Widowed; [age] 91 1 7; [cause] Bronchitis; [residence] 726 High St., Dedham, Mass.; [occupation] At home; [birthplace] Littleton, Mass.; [parents] Stephen Spaulding, Sally Harrington; [parents' birthplaces] Chelmsford, Mass., Unknown; [buried] Old Parish Cemetery, Dedham, Mass.

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