Family:Whitney, Baxter Doddridge (1817-1915)

Baxter Doddridge⁸ Whitney (Amasa⁷, William⁶, William⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Amasa⁷ and Mary (Goodridge) Whitney, was born 28 Jun 1817, Winchendon, MA.^[1]

He married, 1 Mar 1846, Sarah Jane⁸ Whitney, daughter of Richard⁷ and Eunice (Cogswell) Whitney.^[2] She was born 14 Jul 1827, Winchendon, MA.

Baxter D. Whitney's first invention was a contrivance for stretching wrinkles out of cloth while in the fulling mill. Then came a machine for smoothing hard wood after passing through the ordinary planer. This has been patented in several European countries, and is in general use. A gauge lathe, a machine for grinding cylinder saws, and improvements in cylinder planers are among his inventions. The band-saw, which is the poetry of invention, was the conception of a Frenchman, but it has been improved and made practical by Mr. Whitney. Improvements in machinery which cannot claim to be new principles, but which greatly facilitate work, have been made in large number by the ingenious mechanic of Winchendon. Resided Winchendon, MA.

Children of Baxter Doddridge⁸ and Sarah Jane⁸ (Whitney) Whitney:

i.	Baxter E.9 Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1853; unmarried; resided Winchendon, MA.
ii.	Mary Matilda Whitney, b. 23 Apr 1861; m. 31 Jan 1889, Elisha M. Whitney; resided Winchendon, MA.
iii.	William M. Whitney, b. 27 Mar 1863; unmarried; resided Winchendon, MA.
iv.	Emily T. Whitney, b. 6 Jul 1868; d. 13 Oct 1884.

Census

• 1850, Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA:

277 313 William Murdock 43 M - Bobbin & Spool Manufacturing $7500 Massachusetts Mary G. " 32 F - " Baxter D. Whitney 25 M - Machinist $9543 " Sarah " 25 F - "

• 1860, Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA:

1281 1565 Baxter D. Whitney 42 M - Machinery Mfg $17000 $4000 Mass. Sarah J. " 32 F - " Baxter E. " 7 M - " Attended school Mary M. " 1/12 F - " Mary Eagan 35 F - Domestic Ireland Cannot read or write

• 1870, Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA:

78 104 Whitney, Baxter D. 53 M W Manufacturer Machinery $50000 $40000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Sarah J. 43 F W Keeping house " " Baxter E. 17 M W Attends School " Attends school " Mary M. 10 F W Attends School " Attends school " Willie M. 7 M W Attends School " Attends school " Emily G. 2 F W " Meagan, Lizzie 25 F W Domestic Ireland Parents foreign born " Margaret 20 F W Domestic " Parents foreign born Murdock, William 65 M W Bobbin Maker $8000 $3000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Mary G. 50 F W No occupation " 105 Caswell, Chloe 73 F W Keeping house $2500 $100 Rhode Island " Phebe W. 50 F W No occupation Mass. 106 Barnes, David H. 34 M W Book Keeper $3000 New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 " Martha A. 22 F W Keeping house Mass.

• 1880, Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA:

Baxter D. WHITNEY 62 Self M M W MA Manufacturer Of Machinery --- --- Sarah J. WHITNEY 52 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Baxter E. WHITNEY 27 Son M S W MA Machinist MA MA Mary M. WHITNEY 20 Dau F S W MA At Home MA MA William M. WHITNEY 17 Son M S W MA Attending School MA MA Emily T. WHITNEY 11 Dau F S W MA Attending School MA MA

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 454.

1.^  "Baxter Doddridge [Whitney], s. Amasa and Mary, [born] June 28, 1817," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Winchendon, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

2.^  "Baxter D. [Whitney], s. Amasa and Mary, a. 28, merchant, and Sarah J. Whitney, d. Richard and Eunice, a. 18, [married] March 1, 1846," according to Winchendon Vital Records.

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