Family:Whitney, Milo Leander (1833-1863)
Milo Leander Whitney (Milo Lakin, William), son of Milo Lakin and Mary W. (Trumbull) Whitney, was born 30 Apr 1833, Lowell, MA,[1] and died 3 May 1863, Fredericksburg, VA, killed in Second Battle of Fredericksburg.
He married, 21 May 1854, Pembroke, NH, Orrilla S. Cross, both of Pembroke,[2] daughter of William and Eliza G. (Tandy) Cross. She was born about 1832, Franklin, NH, and died between 1890 and 1900.
He enlisted as a Private in Co. A, 5th New Hampshire Infantry, 12 Aug 1861, and was killed at the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, 3 May 1863. Posthumously he was promoted to Second Lieutenant, 1 Jun 1865.
Children of Milo Leander and Orrilla S. (Cross) Whitney:
i. (daughter) Whitney, b. 18 Feb 1855, Hooksett, NH (given name omitted).[3] ii. Quincy D. Whitney, b. 17 May 1858, Franklin, NH;[4] m. Gertrude M. Davenport.
Census
879 902 Milo Whitney 27 M - Shoe maker $100 N.H. Orilla S. " 27 F - " Quincy D. " 2 M - " Sarah M. Cross 20 F - Domestic "
Milo's birth state is wrong.
79 92 Whitney, Orilla S. 37 F W Keeping house $300 $100 N.H. -----, Quincy D. 12 M W At home N.H. Attended school
Orilla S. WHITNEY 47 Self F W W NH Keeping House NH NH Quincy D. WHITNEY 22 Son M S W NH Works In Screw Factory NH NH
97 133 Milo L. Whitney Private A 5 NH Inf 12 Aug 1861 -- --- 186- Franklin Falls, NH Promoted to 2nd Lieut. Jun 1 65
97 133 Orilla S., widow of Milo L. Whitney Private A 5 NH Inf 12 Aug 1861 -- --- 186- Franklin Falls, NH Killed 2nd Fredericksburg
References
- Census records.
1.^ "Milo Leander [Whitney], s. Milo S. and Mary W. (Trumbull), [born] Apr. 30, 1833," according to Lowell Vital Records.
2.^ "Milo L. Whitney & Ovilla S. Cross, m. 21 May 1854, [Pembroke,] NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
3.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
4.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
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