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Whitcomb, Esther K., ed., ''Inscriptions from Burial Grounds of the Nashaway Towns:  Lancaster, Harvard, Bolton, Leominster, Sterling, Berlin, West Boylston, and Hudson, Massachusetts'' (Bowie, MD:  Heritage Books, Inc., 1999).

'''The Old Burial Field, Lancaster, MA''', pp. 1-9
:[p. 2]
:WHITNEY, Mary w/o Jonathan d 12 Jan 1778 in 34th y

'''The Middle Cemetery, Lancaster, MA''', pp. 9-23
:[p. 21]
:WHITNEY, Abigail H. d/o Robert &amp; Betsy Townsend d 24 Sep 1823 ae 27y
:[p. 22]
:WHITNEY, Jonathan d 30 Nov 1802 ae 66y
::Lucy w/o Jonathan d 11 Oct 1817 ae 74y
::Ephraim d 6 Sep 1842 ae 62y
::Jonas d 14 Jan 1846 ae 74y
::William s/o Zaccheus &amp; Fanny d 4 Oct 1823 ae 15m

'''Lancaster-Shirley Shaker Burial Ground, Shirley, MA''', pp. 24-26
:[p. 26]
:[[Family:Whitney, Elijah (1754-1834)|WHITNEY, Abraham]] d 9 Aug 1882 ae 97y 4m

'''Harvard Center Burial Ground, Harvard, MA''', pp. 27-72
:[p. 29]
:WHITNEY, Solon W. 1851-1909
::Harriet E. Bull w/o Solon 1850-1926
::Harriet E. Wetherbee Clark 1819-1868
::Sarah A. Bull 1841-1875
::Bertha Laura Bull 1871-1878
:[p. 30]
:WHITNEY, Isaiah d 26 Sep 1812 ae 31
::Ruth d 4 Jan 1815 ae 29
::George d 6 May 1819 ae 30y 4m 21d
::Daniel d 10 Nov 1834 ae 37y 7m 28d
::Amos d 15 Dec 1838 ae 43y 9m
:[p. 31]
:WHITNEY, Francis s/o Isaiah &amp; Mary d 19 Apr 1805 ae 26
::Amos s/o Isaiah &amp; Mary d 11 Seo [ &nbsp; ] ae 3y 6m 11d
::Isaiah d 15 Jan 1841 in 86th y
::Mary w/o Isaiah d 5 Dec 1843 in 88th y
::Abraham d 10 May 1784 ae 75y 3m 9d
::Sarah w/o Abraham d 4 Jul 1800
:WHITNEY, Henry s/o Israel &amp; Phebe d 1 Sep 1808 ae 2y
:WHITNEY, Luke s/o Dea Israel &amp; Naby d 2 May 1795 ae 2y 2m 24d
::Israel 16 Apr 1776-17 Jun 1843
::Henry s/o Israel &amp; Phebe d 1 Sep 1808 ae 2y
::Caroline W. d 16 Sep 1846 ae 34y
::Hannah w/o Lt. Israel d 14 Aug 1788 ae 34y
::Israel, Dea. d 20 Dec 1826 ae 75y 5m 15d
::Abigail w/o Dea Israel d 13 Sep 1844 ae 85
::Luther d 12 Mar 1871 ae 81y 1m 7d FATHER
::Malinda Wetherbee w/o Luther d 3 May 1847 ae 53 MOTHER
:WHITNEY, Isaac d 10 Mar 1856 ae 81
::Mary Hill w/o Isaac d 31 Aug 1828 ae 53
::Hannah Haskell w/o Isaac d 2 Aug 1868 ae 80
::Claricy d/o Dea Isaac &amp; Lucy d 8 Sep 1796 ae 10m 10d
::Isaac, Dea. d 28 Apr 1815 ae 66y 2m
:[p. 32]
:WHITNEY, Lucy w/o Dea Isaac d 31 Dec 1837 ae 82
:[p. 35]
:WHITNEY, Lydia H. Hapgood w/o Luke d 17 Apr 1898 ae 78y 9m
:WHITNEY, Isaac d 12 Apr 1825 ae 64
::Susanna w/o Isaac d 11 Nov 1845 ae 81
:[p. 37]
:KNIGHT, Lucy Whitney w/o John Knight d 3 Dec 1858 ae 81y 5m
::John d 3 May 1852 ae 83y 9m
:[p. 41]
:WHITNEY, Samuel 1821-1895 FATHER
::Sarah T. Gardner w/o Samuel 1824-1897 MOTHER
::Ruth d/o Samuel &amp; Sarah 1864-1864
::Estella G. Scattergood d/o Samuel &amp; Sarah 1851-1890
::Jerome G. s/o Samuel &amp; Sarah 1855-1904
::Clara Sophia d/o samuel &amp; Sarah 1857-1914
:[p. 42]
:WHITNEY, Oliver, Dea. d 16 Apr 1802 in 71st y
::Abigail w/o Dea Oliver d 8 Nov 1804 ae 73
:[p. 43]
:WHITNEY, Daniel H. d 26 Apr 1874 ae 49
::Susan H. w/o Capt Aaron d 19 Sep 1848 ae 63 y
::Sally w/o Capt Aaron d 9 Jun 1814 ae 32
::Sally d/o Capt Aaron &amp; Sally d 31 Aug 1815 ae 1y 3m 3d
::Aaron d 29 Mar 1864 ae 86 -- Capt
:[p. 44]
::Sarah d/o Capt Aaron &amp; Susan d 25 Dec 1817 ae 8m
::Abel s/o Capt Aaron &amp; Susan d 25 Nov 1840 ae 11y
:WHITNEY, Richard d 28 Sep 1835 ae 82y 7m SAR
::Mercy w/o Richard d 15 Aug 1836 ae 81y 6m
:WHITNEY, Anna Danforth d/o Aaron &amp; Anna d 21 Jan 1846 ae 79y 2m 3d
::Lucy w/o Abel d 1 Dec 1864 ae 82y 11m
::Abel, Esq. 17 Feb 1786-30 May 1853
::Sarah w/o Aaron d 10 Apr 1820 ae 73
::Aaron d 13 Apr 1817 ae 77 SAR
::Anna w/o Aaron d 16 Jul 1772 ae 30y 11m 27d
::Moses s/o Aaron &amp; Anna d 25 apr 1773 ae 11m 21d
::Jonas d 18 Sep 1770 ae 71y 7m 7d
::Miriam d/o Jonas &amp; Zebudah d 30 Apr 1775 ae 22y 8m 11d
::Jonas d 23 Dec 1781 in 65th y
::Salmon d 11 Aug 1844 ae 84
::Hepzibah w/o Salmon d 6 Dec 1850 ae 89
:[p. 46]
:WHITNEY, Cyrene Adelia d/o Nathan &amp; Nancy d 6 Oct 1835 ae 13m 13d
:[p. 47]
:WHITNEY, J. Milton d 5 Nov 1888 ae 72y 5m 15d
::J. Milton d 18 aug 1862 ae 41y 6m 13d
::Mary P. Sherman [''illegible''] ae 63y 8m 7d
:[p. 48]
:WHITNEY, Cyrus d 24 Aug 1847 ae 76
::Mary d 19 Nov 1857 ae 78
::Isaac d 19 Mar 1869 ae 45
:WHITNEY, Isaiah d 30 Jun 1867 ae 57y 9m
::Mary w/o Isaiah d 13 Jul 1889 ae 67
:[p. 49]
::Isaiah d 23 Feb 1817 ae 83 SAR
::Percis w/o Isaiah d 5 Jul 1812 ae 76
::Lauretta d 3 Nov 1842 ae 32
:WHITNEY, Joseph Addison, d 10 Feb 1847 ae 44y 3m 17d
::Charles L. 1851-1922
::Harry M. 1845-1902
::Carrie W. Wright w/o Harry M. 1867-1915
:WHITNEY, Solon Franklin 1831-1917
::Lottie C. Wilder 1832-1898
::Sarah Louisa d 6 May 1854 ae 20
::Mary Louisa d 6 Oct 1829 ae 9m
::Frances Alice d 27 Aug 1839 ae 17m
::Harriet Lucy d 15 May 1844 ae 8m
::Charles Edward s/o Benjamin F &amp; Louisa d 8 Feb 1872 ae 31y C[ivil]W[ar]
::Benjamin Franklin 23 Mar 1804-15 Dec 1885
::Louisa w/o B. F. 17 May 1808-6 Jan 1887
:[p. 50]
:WHITNEY, Simon s/o Simon &amp; Mary d 8 Dec 1792 ae 15m
:[p. 51]
:WHITNEY, Asena d/o Cyrus &amp; Asena d 4 Nov 1800 in 8m
::Asena w/o Cyrus d 22 Mar 1800 ae 27y
:[p. 52]
:WHITNEY, Betsy d 18 Aug 1836 ae 62
:[p. 53]
:WHITNEY, Joshua s/o Caleb &amp; Anes d 24 Jan 1750 ae 3w 4d
:WHITNEY, Jonathan s/o Hezekiah &amp; Lucy d 5 May 1776 ae 1y 2m
::Sarah d/o Jonathan &amp; Alas d 26 Dec 1746 ae 6y 6m 26d
::Jonathan, Dea. d 8 Nov 1773 ae 78y 3m 12d
::Alice w/o Dea Jonathan d 19 May 1792 ae 92y 2m
:[p. 54]
:WHITNEY, James d 15 Jul 1816 ae 57
::Rachel w/o James d 14 Apr 1803 ae 42y 8m 7d
::Lucy w/o James d 13 Jan 1810 ae 32
::Hannah d/o Richard &amp; Mary d 12 Oct 1767 ae 4y 11m 26d
::Richard d 4 May 1798 in 73rd y
::Mary w/o Richard d 18 Feb 1804 ae 81y 1m
::Jacob d 12 Apr 1864 ae 87
::Mercy F. d 9 Jul 1822 ae 36
::Hannah d 24 May 1838 ae 44
::Elizabeth d 24 Feb 1870 ae 77
::Martha Ann d 7 Dec 1829 ae 18
::Reuben d 4 Feb 1823 ae 60
::Lucy w/o Dea Reuben d 17 Nov 1843 ae 80
:[p. 55]
:WHITNEY, Elias s/o Lt. Elijah &amp; Rebecca d 12 Apr 1775 ae 14y 9m 21d
::Elijah d 19 Feb 1755 ae 47y 6m 14d -- Lt
:WHITNEY, Jonathan 20 May 1782-16 Nov 1848
::Mehitable w/o Jonathan 12 Aug 1795-9 May 1871
::Agnes d/o Caleb &amp; Agnes d 13 Jan 1758 ae 1y 8m 22d
::Everlina d/o Levi &amp; Sarah d 9 Sep 1838 ae 26
::Levi d 29 Feb 1853 ae 35y
::Hannah 1853-1933
::Hazel 1908-1911
::William 1859-1936
:[p. 57]
:WHITNEY, Susan d/o Richard &amp; Sally d 7 Jan 1810 ae 1y 9d
:[p. 58]
:WHITNEY, Charlotte d/o Luke &amp; Abigail d 4 Jun 1862 ae 19y 9m 23d
::----- d/o Luke &amp; Abigail d 22 Feb 1865 ae 4y 4d
::Luke d 11 Jul 1884 ae 68y 8m 28d
::Abigail Knight w/o Luke d 20 Apr 1881 ae 62y 11m 16d
::Charlotte M. Turner w/o Luke d 13 Jun 1840 ae 23y 4m 3d
::Horatio Turner s/o Luke &amp; Charlotte d 7 Nov 1872 ae 32 C[ivil]W[ar]
:[p. 59]
:WHITNEY, Eva H. Burt w/o George F. Jul 1842-Oct 1900
:WHITNEY, Mary Jane d/o William F. &amp; Jane J. d 1 Dec 1840 ae 8w
:WHITNEY, Sarah w/o Josiah d 21 Apr 1773 in 39th y
:[p. 63]
:WHITNEY, Joseph s/o Abraham &amp; Rebekah d 16 May 1799 ae 4y 4m 10d
::Abel s/o Abraham &amp; Rebekah d 2 Dec 1799 ae 8y 1m 11d
::John d 10 Feb 1813 ae 28
::Josiah d 26 Feb 1813 ae 31
::Abraham d 26 Aug 1833 ae 84
::Rebekah w/o Abraham d 27 Aug 1838 ae 81y
::Nancy d 9 Jan 1856 ae 69y 8m
::Mary d 6 Feb 1864 ae 64y
::Simon d 29 Apr 1859 ae 72y 1m
::Eliza d 2 Sep 1883 ae 80
:[p. 64]
:WHITNEY, Wetherbee d 14 Oct 1775 ae 29y 5m
:[p. 65]
:WHITNEY, Simon d 1 Oct 1818 ae 48 -- Capt
::Mary w/o Capt Simon d 26 May 1840 ae 68
:[p. 66]
:WHITNEY, Mercy d 3 Aug 1851 ae 49
::Marshall d 22 Jul 1882 ae 73
::Caroline W. w/o Marshall d 16 Sep 1846 ae 34
::Charles H. s/o Marshall &amp; Caroline d 31 Aug 1846 ae 1y 10m
::Henry B. s/o Marshall &amp; Maria S. d 19 Oct 1861 ae 22d
::Maria S. d 7 Mar 1899 ae 75
::John Marshall MD d 16 Aug 1864 ae 22y 48d
::Simri d 19 Sep 1870 ae 75
::Adeline w/o Simri d 8 Jan 1892 ae 79
::George B. d 22 Jul 1851 ae 16y 7m
::Adeline P. d 13 Aug 1859 ae 17y 8m
::Reuben F. d 11 Dec 1845 ae 2y 3m
::Reuben, Dea d 1 Jan 1868 ae 84y
::Milly w/o Dea Reuben d 17 Dec 1876 ae 92y 7m
:[p. 67]
:WILLIS, Daniel d 24 Jan 1865 ae 59
::Maria Whitney w/o Daniel d 20 Feb 1896 ae 88
:[p. 68]
:WHITNEY, James L. d 29 Aug 1882 ae 65y 6m 27d
::Elizabeth w/o J L d 10 Jun 1863 ae 44y 11m 10d
::Ann w/o J L d 22 Aug 1913 ae 81y 11m 1d
::Richard, Dea. d 1 Oct 1865 ae 81y 6m
::Sally w/o Dea Richard d 19 Jul 1875 ae 88y 9m
::Susan d/o Dea Richard &amp; Sally d 7 Jan 1810 ae 1y 9d
:PRIEST, Milly d/o Dea Richard &amp; Sally Whitney d 8 Feb 1846 ae 23
:WHITNEY, Hiram d 6 Jul 1879 ae 64y 3m 25d
::Sophia A. w/o Hiram d 9 Nov 1859 ae 42y 3m 9d
::Martha A. w/o Hiram d 14 Feb 1884 ae 53y 1m 28d
::Susia L. d/o J L &amp; A d 11 Oct 1867 ae 4m 22d
:[p. 71]
:WHITNEY, Francis W. d. 24 aug 1825 ae 17y 6m
::Phinehas s/o Isaiah &amp; Lydia d 4 Oct 1810 ae 17m
::Hannah d/o Isaiah &amp; Lydia d 8 Feb 1812 ae 3m
:[p. 72]
:NOURSE, Mary Ann, w/o John Whitney d 11 Jun 1851 ae 37y 4m 9d [?d/o David &amp; Lois (Brown) Nourse? --''RLW'']

'''Old South Burial Ground, Bolton, MA''', pp. 85-102
:[p. 89]
:WHITNEY, Eliza d 18 May 1866 ae 85y
::Alice d 9 May 1860 ae 72y
::Sarah w/o Elijah d 3 Oct 1812 ae 59y
::Elijah d 6 Jan 1834 ae 79y
::Samuel d 29 Jul 1868 ae 90
::Lois w/o [''illegible''] d [''illegible'']
:[p. 90]
:WHITNEY, Milley d 27 Jun 1763 ae 86y
:BENDER, Sarah w/o Peter, former w/o John Whitney d 16 Dec 1840 ae 86y
:WHITNEY, John d 25 Apr 1802 ae 55y REV[olutionary War]
:[p. 91]
::Isaiah d 19 Mar 1835 ae 61y
::Susannah d 20 Nov 1810 ae 42y
:[p. 94]
:SAWYER, Sarah Whitney w/o Goerge d 27 Mar 1836 ae 36y
::George d 2 Aug 1876 ae 76y 6m

'''The West Burial Ground, Bolton, MA''', pp. 103-109
:[p. 103]
:WHITNEY, David s/o David &amp; Betsy d 7 mar 1816 ae 17y
::David d 17 Sep 1838 ae 77 REV[olutionar War]
::Betsy w/o David d 4 Jan 1843 ae 77
::Joseph d 11 Apr 1878 ae 75y 8m -- Capt
::Eliza H. w/o Capt Joseph d 14 Mar 1887 ae 80
::Anna E. d/o Joseph &amp; Eliza d 29 Jun 1917 ae 73
::Emma d/o Joseph &amp; Eliza d 13 Sep 1898 ae 52
::Martha d/o Joseph &amp; Eliza d 10 May 1886 ae 37
::David s/o Joseph &amp; Eliza d 18 Aug 1872 ae 31

'''Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, MA''', pp. 116-137
:[p. 136]
:WHITNEY, Horace M. d 25 Oct 1837 ae 28y (M-27)

'''Chocksett Burial Ground, a.k.a. Old Village, or Kendall Hill Cemetery, Sterling, MA''', pp. 142-169
:[p. 147]
:BUSS, Ruhamah (Whitney) 2d w/o Ebenezer d 9 Oct 1840 ae 77 (O)
:[p. 166]
:WHITNEY, Amanda M. (Wilder) w/o James d 17 Sep 1853 ae 19 (C)
::Anes (Church) w/o Jonathan d 6 apr 1807 ae 75 (N) [''sic'':  she was w/o Caleb, not Jonathan --''RLW'']
::Caleb d 28 mar 1822 ae 93 (N) REV[olutionary War]
::Caleb d 24 Jan 1847 ae 47 (K)
::Clara E. d/o Joseph &amp; Emma K. d 28 Jun 1848 ae 2 (G)
:WHITNEY, Emma K. (Wilder) w/o Joseph d 28 Sep 1881 ae 67 (G)
::Jonathan d 18 Feb 1847 ae 78 (N)
::Joseph d 2 Jul 1883 ae 72 (G)
::Lucy (Kendall) Smith w/o Jonathan d 2 Jan 1856 ae 84 (N)

'''Cookshire Cemetery, Sterling Junction, Sterling, MA'''
:[p. 173]
:WHEELER, Lucy (Whitney) w/o Calvin d 11 Apr 1871 ae 76y 11m
::Calvin d 2 Jan 1860 ae 71y 4m 28d

'''Leg Cemetery, West Sterling, Sterling, MA'''
:[p. 181]
:THOMAS, Esther (Whitney) 2d w/o William d 27 Dec 1831 ae 88
::William d 13 Jun 1810 ae 85

'''Main Street Cemetery, Hudson, MA'''
:[p. 241]
:WHITNEY, Mother Ann, w/o James B. d 27 Nov 1880 ae 54y.  Lot 228.
:WHITNEY, Charles M. s/o George W. &amp; Sarah B. d 23 Jan 1862 ae 20y
::Mother Sarah B. w/o George W. d 15 Aug 1873 ae 61y
::Father George W. d 22 Feb 1872 ae 61y
::Mother Ann w/o James B. d 27 Nov 1880 ae 54y
:[p. 243]
:WHITNEY, Hattie F. 1854-1896. Lot 266.
:WHITNEY, Sarah E. w/o F. H. d 6 Oct 1856 ae 32.  Lot 274.
::Henry F. d 18 Nov 1873 ae 20y
::Georgie s/o F. H. &amp; M. E. d 9 Sep 187- ae 2y
::Melly E. s/o F. H. &amp; M. E. d 5 Dec 1864 ae 3y
::Mary E. w/o Francis 30 Nov 1842-20 Dec 1922
::Francis H. 26 May 1824-5 Aug 1901
:[p. 244]
:WHITNEY, William E. d 22 Oct 1895 ae 68y.  Lot 277.
::Sally w/o Israel Whitney d 27 Jan 1871 ae 87y
::Israel d 12 Feb 1849 ae 67y

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