Family:Whitney, Dexter Osborn (1809-1875)

Dexter O.⁷ Whitney (Elijah⁶, Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Elijah⁶ and Mindwell (Hardy) Whitney, was born 17 Sep 1809, Westborough, MA,^[1] and died 8 Nov 1875, Webster, MA, aged 66 years, of cancer.^[2]

He married firstly, 18 Oct 1832, Westborough, MA, Catherine Newton,^[3] daughter of Ephraim and Kate (Russell) Newton. She was born 2 Apr 1809, Marlborough, MA, and died 17 Jun 1860, Webster, MA, aged 51 years 2 months 15 days, of consumption.^[4]

He married secondly, 25 Mar 1861, Westborough, MA, Lavina (Harrington) Kanuse, daughter of William and Hannah (Fisher) Harrington.^[5] She was baptized 5 Jul 1818, Marlborough, MA, and died after 1875. She had married firstly, before 1849, John H. Kanuse, of Chicopee, MA.

He resided Westborough, Massachusetts.

Children of Dexter O.⁷ and Catherine (Newton) Whitney:

i.	Catherine A. N.8 Whitney, b. 15 Feb 1835, Westborough, MA;[6] m. 23 Mar 1857, Webster, MA, John J. Chapman, son of Adam and Ann (-----) Chapman, b. ca. 1831, Voluntown, CT.[7]
ii.	Ann E. R. Whitney, b. 21 Feb 1836, Westborough, MA.[8]
iii.	Harriett M. B. Whitney, b. Aug 1837, Westborough, MA; d. 1 Sep 1838, Worcester, MA, aged 13 months.[9]
iv.	Cornelia A. O. Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1838, Westborough, MA;[10] m. 16 Jan 1858, Webster, MA, Edwin E. Sikes, b. ca. 1831, Suffield, CT, son of Harvey and Elizabeth M. (-----) Sikes.[11]
v.	Mary Lomeda Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1840, Westborough, MA;[12] m. 24 Oct 1861, Southbridge, MA, Joel Allen Chapman, son of Adam and Mary (Tucker) Chapman, b. ca. 1839, Voluntown, CT.[13]
vi.	Ellen M. Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1842, Westborough, MA;[14] m. 12 Aug 1861, Dudley, MA, Edwin Adams, son of Oliver and Celia (Esten) Adams, b. ca. 1841, Dudley, MA.[15]

Census

• 1840, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA: Dexter O. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 5-9, and 3 females 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Webster, Worcester Co., MA:

185 238 Dexter C. Whitney 41 M - Laborer $1500 Mass. Catharine " 41 F - " Catharine A. " 15 F - " Ann E. R. " 14 F - " Attended school Cornelia A. H. " 12 F - " Attended school Mary L. " 10 F - " Attended school Ellen M. " 8 F - " Attended school Ellen Ryan 18 F - Ireland

• 1860, Webster, Worcester Co., MA:

759 929 D. O. Whitney 51 M - Laborer $200 Mass. Ellen M. " 18 F - "

• 1870, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA:

177 228 Gliddon, John 49 M W Grocer (Ret) $7000 New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 " Mary 48 F W Keeping House " " " John R. 27 M W Clerk in Store " " Male citizen over 21 " Nettie 24 F W Tailoress " " Davis, Clarence 24 M W Works in Watch Factory Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Ellen 24 F W Millener " Allen, Abby 22 F W Millener " Whitney, D. O. 60 M W Carpenter Mass. Male citizen over 21 Dolan, James 4 M W At School " Parents foreign born, Attended school " Thomas 6/12 M W " Parents foreign born, Born in Jan

• 1880, widow Lavina not found.

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), pp. 343-344.

1.^  "Dexter [Whitney], s. Elijah and Mindwell, [born] Sept. 17, 1809," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 276, page 448.

3.^  "Dexter O. [Whitney] and Catherine Newton, [married] Oct. 18, 1832," according to Westborough 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 140, page 252.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 146, page 221.

6.^  "Catherine A. N. [Whitney], d. Dexter O. and Catherine, [born] Feb. 15, 1835," according to Westborough Vital Records.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 110, page 270.

8.^  "Ann E. R. [Whitney], d. Dexter O. and Catherine, [born] Feb. 21, 1836," according to Westborough Vital Records.

9.^  "Harriet-M.-B. [Whitney], 13m., d. Dexter-O., [died] Sept. 1, 1838," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Worcester Births, Marriages and Deaths. (Births 1714-1848; Marriages 1747-1848; Deaths, 1826-1848), Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, vol. 12 (1894).

10.^  "Cornelia A. O. [Whitney], d. Dexter O. and Catherine, [born] Sept. 15, 1838. Worcester," according to Westborough Vital Records.

11.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 119, page 209.

12.^  "Mary L. [Whitney], d. Dexter O. and Catherine, [born] April 16, 1840," according to Westborough Vital Records.

13.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 146, page 205.

14.^  "Ellen M. [Whitney], d. Dexter O. and Catherine, [born] Jan. 12, 1842," according to Westborough Vital Records.

15.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 146, page 155.

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