Difference between revisions of "Family:Whitney, Alvah (1808-1871)"
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[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | ||
son of [[Family:Whitney, Zimri (1775-1862)|Zimri<sup>7</sup> and Susanna (Sanderson) Whitney]], | son of [[Family:Whitney, Zimri (1775-1862)|Zimri<sup>7</sup> and Susanna (Sanderson) Whitney]], | ||
| − | was born 27 Jun 1808{{ref|1}}, and died 29 Sep | + | was born 27 Jun 1808{{ref|1}}, and died 29 Sep 1870, Cambridge, MA, aged 62 years 3 months, drowned.{{ref|2}} |
| − | He married, 26 Apr 1838, '''Caroline Geyer'''. She was born 26 Dec 1811,{{ref| | + | He married, 26 Apr 1838, '''Caroline Geyer''', daughter of Martin and Eunice (-----) Geyer. She was born 26 Dec 1811,{{ref|3}} Friendship, ME, and died 8 Jul 1889, Cambridge, MA, aged 77 years 6 months, of cancer.{{ref|4}} |
He was a soap maker. He resided Boston and Cambridge, MA. | He was a soap maker. He resided Boston and Cambridge, MA. | ||
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| − | | ''' | + | | '''Eunice Ann<sup>9</sup> Whitney''', b. 28 Feb 1840, Cambridge, MA; m. 24 Apr 1865, Cambridge, MA, Edward Melville;{{ref|5}} b. 25 Aug 1830; d. 23 Mar 1893; she resided 3 Creighton St., N. Cambridge, MA. |
| + | :Ch.: Carrie May, b. 24 Oct 1866; d. 29 Aug 1873; Lizzie Searles, b. 5 Sep 1871; m. 15 Jun 1892, Walter Eugene Bowen; lives at 3 Creighton St., No. Cambridge, MA; Isabel Calef, b. 28 Mar 1877; unmarried and resided 3 Creighton St., No. Cambridge, MA. | ||
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| − | | ''' | + | | '''Emma Frances Whitney''', b. 7 Mar 1850, Cambridge, MA [but no record found]; resided with Eunice; m. 27 Nov 1902, Cambridge, MA, Charles Edwin Gove.{{ref|6}} |
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Wm. " 19 M - Carpenter " "</p> | Wm. " 19 M - Carpenter " "</p> | ||
* 1870, Cambridge Ward 3, Middlesex Co., MA: | * 1870, Cambridge Ward 3, Middlesex Co., MA: | ||
| − | <p class="Plaintext"> 408 588 Whitney, Alvah 62 M W Watchman Glass Factory $1000 Mass. | + | <p class="Plaintext"> |
| + | 408 588 Whitney, Alvah 62 M W Watchman Glass Factory $1000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 | ||
-----, Caroline 58 F W Keeping House Maine | -----, Caroline 58 F W Keeping House Maine | ||
-----, Emma 20 F W Glass Furnisher Mass. | -----, Emma 20 F W Glass Furnisher Mass. | ||
| − | Thompson, James 40 M W Glass Cutter England | + | Thompson, James 40 M W Glass Cutter England Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 |
Langley, Olive E. 44 F W At Home $2500 -- New Hampshire | Langley, Olive E. 44 F W At Home $2500 -- New Hampshire | ||
-----, George L. 18 M W App. Machinist " | -----, George L. 18 M W App. Machinist " | ||
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1.{{note|1}} "Alvah [Whitney], [born] _____, 1808. GR 5," according to [[Archive:Lynn, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1905-1906)]]. | 1.{{note|1}} "Alvah [Whitney], [born] _____, 1808. GR 5," according to [[Archive:Lynn, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1905-1906)]]. | ||
| − | 2.{{note|2}} "Caroline [Whitney], w. Alvah, [born] ______, 1811, GR 5," according to [[Archive:Lynn, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Lynn Vital Records]]. | + | 2.{{note|2}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 230, page 111. |
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| + | 3.{{note|3}} "Caroline [Whitney], w. Alvah, [born] ______, 1811, GR 5," according to [[Archive:Lynn, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Lynn Vital Records]]. | ||
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| + | 4.{{note|4}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 401, page 74. | ||
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| + | 5.{{note|5}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 181, page 51. | ||
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| + | 6.{{note|6}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 525, page 358. | ||
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| − | Copyright © 2006- | + | Copyright © 2006-2009, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] |
| − | [[Category: Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category:Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Essex County, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category:Essex County, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category:Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category:Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category:Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category:Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category:Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] |
Revision as of 02:08, 26 December 2009
Alvah8 Whitney (Zimri7, John6, Zachariah5, John4, Joseph3, John2, John1), son of Zimri7 and Susanna (Sanderson) Whitney, was born 27 Jun 1808[1], and died 29 Sep 1870, Cambridge, MA, aged 62 years 3 months, drowned.[2]
He married, 26 Apr 1838, Caroline Geyer, daughter of Martin and Eunice (-----) Geyer. She was born 26 Dec 1811,[3] Friendship, ME, and died 8 Jul 1889, Cambridge, MA, aged 77 years 6 months, of cancer.[4]
He was a soap maker. He resided Boston and Cambridge, MA.
Children of Alvah8 and Caroline (Geyer) Whitney:
i. Eunice Ann9 Whitney, b. 28 Feb 1840, Cambridge, MA; m. 24 Apr 1865, Cambridge, MA, Edward Melville;[5] b. 25 Aug 1830; d. 23 Mar 1893; she resided 3 Creighton St., N. Cambridge, MA. - Ch.: Carrie May, b. 24 Oct 1866; d. 29 Aug 1873; Lizzie Searles, b. 5 Sep 1871; m. 15 Jun 1892, Walter Eugene Bowen; lives at 3 Creighton St., No. Cambridge, MA; Isabel Calef, b. 28 Mar 1877; unmarried and resided 3 Creighton St., No. Cambridge, MA.
ii. Emma Frances Whitney, b. 7 Mar 1850, Cambridge, MA [but no record found]; resided with Eunice; m. 27 Nov 1902, Cambridge, MA, Charles Edwin Gove.[6]
Census
- 1840: not found.
- 1850, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA:
1512 1753 Oliver B. Durrell 29 M - Soap Boiler Me. Betsey G. " 23 F - " Oliver B. " 3 M - Mass. 1754 Alvah Whitney 41 M - Soap Boiler N.H. Caroline " 38 F - Me. Eunice A. " 10 F - Mass. Emma F. " 3/12 F - "
313 506 Alva Whitney 52 M - Soapmaker $200 Mass. Caroline " 48 F - Maine E. Ann " 20 F - Gilder Mass. E. Frances " 10 F - " Charles Beaver 38 M - Carver Germany John H. Cook 40 M - Pedler - $100 New Hamp. Mary " 40 F - " " Wm. " 19 M - Carpenter " "
- 1870, Cambridge Ward 3, Middlesex Co., MA:
408 588 Whitney, Alvah 62 M W Watchman Glass Factory $1000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Caroline 58 F W Keeping House Maine -----, Emma 20 F W Glass Furnisher Mass. Thompson, James 40 M W Glass Cutter England Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 Langley, Olive E. 44 F W At Home $2500 -- New Hampshire -----, George L. 18 M W App. Machinist " -----, Lawrence T. 13 M W At School " Attended school
Edward MELVILLE 50 Self M M W CHILI Cook Restaurant ENG CHILI Eunice MELVILLE 40 Wife F M W MA Keeping House N.H. ME Lizzie S. MELVILLE 8 Dau F S W MA Attends School CHILI MA Isabel C. MELVILLE 3 Dau F S W MA CHILI MA Caroline WHITNEY 68 MotL F W W ME MA MA Emma F. WHITNEY 30 SisL F S W MA N.H. ME
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. 469.
1.^ "Alvah [Whitney], [born] _____, 1808. GR 5," according to Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1905-1906).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 230, page 111.
3.^ "Caroline [Whitney], w. Alvah, [born] ______, 1811, GR 5," according to Lynn Vital Records.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 401, page 74.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 181, page 51.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 525, page 358.
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