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The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, by Frederick Clifton Pierce (Chicago: 1895)
Transcribed by the Whitney Research Group, 1999.
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| 520 | WHITNEY GENEALOGY. |
since hos removal from Springfield in 1860. When near the end of the car route he became faint and was assisted from the car to a store near at hand. While cross- ing the street he asked that aid be sent for. Doctors were at once called, but before they arrived life was extinct. Heart disease was the cause of his death. On Mon- day, Oct. 28, private funeral services were held at his house, followed by public serv- ices in the Harvard church, every seat in which was occupied by his friends and associates, among whom were many of the most prominent business men of Boston and Brookline. The services were conducted by Rev. Reuben THOMAS, who pronounced an impressive and appropriate eulogy. While fortunate and successful beyond most men in his business and public life, Gen. WHITNEY was also eminently happy in his family and private relation. He married early in life and "his home was a charming and happy place for him." At his death he left a widow, two sons, and four daugh- ters, who still survive. The sons, Hon. William C. WHITNEY, an eminent member of the legal profession in New York City, and secretary of the Navy during the adminis- of President Cleveland, and Henry M. WHITNEY, Esq., of Brookline, the able president of the West End Railroad Company, are well known in all circles of bus- ness men. In concluding this imperfect sketch of the life of Gen. WHITNEY, I feel that it can be truly and should in justice, be said that in all the active and busy walks of life, as well as in the quiet home circle his conduct was most exemplary. No question was ever raised, no doubt was ever suggested as to his integrity and honor in his dealings with his fellow men either in public or private capacity. He was temperate in all his habits, and the open, avowed friend of temperance and good order of industry and economy of all the virtues that tend most to pro- mote the prosperity and true welfare of a community. As to his worth as a neigh- bor and friend, the general voice of those among whom he dwelt for the greater part of his life was explicit and satisfactory. In relation to this we have the testimony of one who was for many years his fellow townsman and associate to some extent in business affairs, who knew him well, who himself stood high in the estimation of his fellow citizens, and who, after a life of usefulness, has gone to his own reward. He d. Oct. 24, 1878; res. Conway, Mass., and Brookline, Mass., cor. Beacon and Pleasant Sts. 7999. i. MARY A., b. Sept. 16, 1837; unm.; res. Brookline. 8000. ii. HENRY MELVILLE, b. Oct. 22, 1839; m. Margaret F. GREEN. 8001. iii. WILLIAM COLLINS, b. July 5, 1841; m. Flora PAYNE. 8002. iv. SUSAN C., b. Mar. 27, 1845; m. Sept. 5, 1867, Henry Farnum DIMOCK; res. 66 W. 37th St., New York City. He was b. Mar. 28, 1842. Ch.: Susan Maria, b. Nov. 16, 1869. Henry Farnum DIMOCK was born at South Coventry, Conn.; was graduated at Yale college in the class of 1863. Studied law at the Harvard law school and was admitted to the bar in the city of New York in 1865. Practiced law in partnership with Wm. C. WHITNEY, under the firm name of DIMOCK & WHITNEY, until 1870. At that time he took charge of the Metropolitan Steamship Co., in the city of New York, and has continued in the management of that company ever since. In 1875 he was appointed a commis- sioner of docks in that city, and held that office for more than six years. He was appointed by Governor TILDEN in 1875 a member of the commission to devise a plan for the government of the cities of the state of New York, and served on that com- mission during its life. He is at the present time a director of the Metropolitan Steamship Co., and treasurer of that company; a director of the Boston & Maine R. R. Co.; of the Knicker- bocker Trust Co., of the city of New York; of the Bank of North America, of the city of New York, and of the New York Loan and Improvement Co., and of the Dominion Coal Company, Limited, of Boston. 8003. v. ETTA P., b. Apr. 6, 1847; unm; res. Highland and Fountain Sts., West Newton, Mass. 8004. vi. TWIN BROTHER, b. Apr. 6, 1847; d. Apr. 9, 1847. 8005. vii. LAURINDA C., b. July 4, 1852; m. in Brookline, Mass., Oct. 20, 1875, Charles Tracy BARNEY; res. 101 East 38th St., New York City. He was b. in Cleveland, O., Jan 27, 1851. Ch.: Ashbel H., b. July 29, 1876; James Whitney, b. May 8, 1878; Gardiner Tracy, b. June 25, 1880; d. Jan. 24, 1887; Helen Tracy, b. Feb. 1,
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