Family:Whitney, Francis Alexander (1823-1887)

Francis Alexander⁸ Whitney (Ohio⁷, Silas⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Ohio⁷ and Mary (Bolton) Whitney, was born 2 Aug 1823, Ashburnham, MA,^[1] and died 28 Apr 1887, Ashburnham, MA, aged 63 years. of heart and dropsy.^[2]

He married firstly, 6 Jan 1852, Fitchburg, MA, Lucy Matilda Lane, daughter of Elias and Anna (Jones) Lane.^[3] She was born 30 Jun 1829, Ashburnham, MA, and died 16 Aug 1861, Ashburnham, MA, aged 32 years 1 month 17 days, of chronic diarrhea.^[4]

He married secondly, 9 Sep 1862, Ashburnham, MA, Sarah Ingraham Watkins, adopted daughter of Jehiel and Priscilla (-----) Watkins,^[5] and daughter of Henry and Sally (Watkins) Ingraham. She was born 1840, Chester, VT,^[6] and died 8 Oct 1889, Ashburnham, MA, aged 49, of paralysis of throat.^[7]

Francis A. Whitney is a successful and progressive farmer in Ashburnham. He was for many years a teacher in the public schools and member of the school committee; has been assessor and selectman and trustee of the Cushing academy. He occupies an advanced position among his townsmen; resided Ashburnham, MA.

Children of Francis A.⁸ and Lucy Matilda (Lane) Whitney:

i.	Earl I.9 Whitney, b. 25 Jul 1865.
ii.	Walter H. Whitney, b. 30 Jun 1868; d. 17 Aug 1869.
iii.	Henry I. Whitney, b. 7 Nov 1872; d. 17 Jun 1881.
iv.	Winthrop Whitney, b. 17 Jun 1874.

Census

• 1850: not found.
• 1860, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

388 433 Francis A. Whitney 37 M - Common School teacher $2600 $300 Massachusetts Lucy M. " 31 F - " Sarah A. Lane 49 F - Domestic " Henry A. Smith 44 M - Fable Health $900 New Hampshire Nancy M. " 34 F - Domestic Massachusetts

• 1870, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

403 493 Whitney, Francis F. 47 M W Farmer $5000 $600 " Male citizen over 21 [dittoed from "Ireland", but should be Mass.] -----, Sarah I. 30 F W Keeping house Vermont -----, Earl I. 5 M W Mass. Watkins, Priscilla 72 F W No occupation $2500 Vermont Barrel, Abbie E. 34 F W School Teacher $2500 Mass. -----, Mary A. 11 F W Attends School " Attended school

• 1880, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

F. H. WHITNEY 56 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Sarah WHITNEY 39 Wife F M W MA Keeping House VT VT Earl E. WHITNEY 14 Son M S W MA At School MA MA Henry WHITNEY 8 Son M S W MA MA MA Winthrop WHITNEY 5 Son M S W MA 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. 461.

1.^  "Francis Alexander [Whitney], s. Ohio and Mary, [born] Aug. 2, 1823," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 384, page 426.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 62, page 185.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 149, page 197.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 155, page 158.

6.^  "Sarah Ingraham [Whitney], w. Francis A., [born] -----, 1840. G.S.4," according to Ashburnham 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 402, page 455.

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