View source for Family:Whitney, Fairfield (1862-1944)

'''Fairfield<sup>9</sup> Whitney'''
([[Family:Whitney, Edward Kendall (1824-1897)|Edward K.<sup>8</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Freeman (1800-1873)|Freeman<sup>7</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Enoch (1773-1857)|Enoch<sup>6</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Moses (1739-1820)|Moses<sup>5</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1709-1804)|Nathaniel<sup>4</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1680-c1768)|Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1643-1723)|Benjamin<sup>2</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
son of [[Family:Whitney, Edward Kendall (1824-1897)|Edward K.<sup>8</sup> and Arvilla (Caswell) Whitney]],
was born 20 Feb 1862, Harrison, ME, and died 1944.  He was buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, MA.{{ref|1}}

He married firstly, int. 11 Jul 1892, cert. 16 Jul 1892, 4 or 5 Aug 1891 or 1898, '''Alma Maria Brackett''' of Cumberland, ME.{{ref|2}}  She was born 30 Nov 1857 or 1859, ME, and died after 1900.  Alma was buried in the Foreside Community Church Cemetery, Falmouth, ME.

He married secondly, 22 Jul 1908, North Easton, MA [recorded Townsend, MA], '''Caroline A. Sprague''', daughter of William F. and Addie L. (Harris) Sprague,{{ref|2}} of North Easton, MA.  She was born 1876, Bath, ME, and died 1935.  At the time of his second marriage, he was a Superintendant of Schools residing in Townsend, MA.  She was buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, MA.{{ref|4}}

He was a teacher at the Greely Institute in Cumberland, ME.  At the time of his second marriage, he was a Superintendant of Schools residing in Townsend, MA.

He prepared for college at Bridgton Academy in 1882, and graduated from Bates College in 1887.  He immediately entered the teaching profession and was principal of Greely Institute, Cumberland, ME, for six years.  Since then, he has engaged in the superintendence of the public schools in a number of Massachusetts towns.  He is now superintendent of the schools in the town of Saugus.

Children of Fairfield<sup>9</sup> and Alma Maria (Brackett) Whitney:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | i.
| '''(daughter)<sup>10</sup> Whitney''', b. -----; d. in infancy.
|}

Children of Fairfield<sup>9</sup> and Caroline A. (Sprague) Whitney:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Barbara Sprague<sup>10</sup> Whitney''', b. 19 Oct 1909, Saugus, MA.{{ref|5}}
|}

== Census ==

* [[Archive:1900 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Middlesex County#226|1900, Townsend, Middlesex Co., MA]]:
<p class="Plaintext90">354 386 Whitney, Fairfield    Head W M Feb 1862 38 mar  9          Maine         Maine         Maine          School superintendent, Rents farm
        -----, Alma B.        Wife W F Nov 1859 40 mar  9 0ch 0liv Maine         Maine         Maine
    387 Kilburn, Nancy S.     Head W F Sep 1836 63 sgl             Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts  Rents free house
        -----, Eunice         Sist W F Dec 1843 56 sgl             Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts  Dressmaker</p>

== References ==

* Census records.

* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 655|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 655]].

* [[Archive:Centennial History of Harrison, Maine|Moulton, Alphonso, Howard L. Sampson, and Granville Fernald, comps. and eds., ''Centennial History of Harrison, Maine: Containing The Centennial Celebration of 1905, and Historical and Biographical Matter'' (Portland: Southworth Printing Company, 1909)]], pp. 706-707.

1.{{note|1}} [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89196558 Find A Grave Memorial #89196558], Fairfield Whitney.

1.{{note|1}} [[Archive:Harrison, Maine, Vital Records|Harrison, Maine, Vital Records]].

3.{{note|3}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 579, page 677.

4.{{note|4}} [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89196608 Find A Grave Memorial #89196608], Caroline A. Sprague Whitney.

5.{{note|5}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 582, page 705.

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[[Category:Cumberland County, Maine]]
[[Category:Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine]]
[[Category:Harrison, Cumberland County, Maine]]
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[[Category:Essex County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]