Family:Whitney, Ransford (1796-1856)

Ransford Whitney (Samuel), son of Samuel and Martha (-----) Whitney, was born about 6 Feb 1796, Norwalk, CT, and died 15 Sep 1856, Millbury, MA, aged 60 years 7 months 9 days, of heart disease.^[1]

He married 7 Aug 1823, Framingham, MA, Eunice Parmenter,^[2] daughter of Buckley and Eunice (-----) Parmenter. She was born about 24 Oct 1804, Framingham MA, and died 2 Feb 1864, Millbury, MA, aged 59 years 3 months 8 days, of inflammation of the bowels.^[3]

Children of Ransford and Eunice (Parmenter) Whitney:

i.	Clarissa Whitney, b. ca. 1825; m. ("of Millbury" int. 30 Jun 1849, Grafton, MA[4]) 26 Jul 1849, Millbury, MA, Francis Sawyer of Grafton.[5]
ii.	Frederick Whitney, b. say 1827; m.(1) 21 Nov 1851, Sutton, MA, Melinda Bryant; m.(2) 8 Feb 1853, Sutton, MA, Mrs. Sarah A. Ford.
iii.	Alden Whitney, b. ca. 1827; m. 26 May 1847, Grafton, MA, Lydia M. Gregory.[6] His name was alternately Allen Whitney. Ch.:(daughter) Whitney, b. 19 May 1848, Grafton, MA;[7] d. 19 Jul 1848, Grafton, MA, aged 2 months, of disease of bowels.[8]
iv.	Harriet Whitney, b. ca. 1831; m. 21 Nov 1848, Grafton, MA, Ithiel P. Farnum.[9]
v.	George Washington Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1836, Sterling, MA; m.(1) Jane Phetteplace; m.(2) Elizabeth Munyan.
vi.	Edwin D. Whitney, b. ca. 1834; m. Eliza Jane Brown.
vii.	(son) Whitney, b. 1835-1840, deduced from 1840 census.
viii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1835-1840, deduced from 1840 census.
ix.	Eliza J. Whitney, b. ca. 1841, MA.
x.	Melvina Whitney, b. ca. 1843, MA.
xi.	Alfred Whitney, b. ca. 1845, MA.

Notes

His parents Samuel and Martha (-----) Whitney are named in his death record, but nothing has been found to identify such a couple having children in 1796 in Norwalk, CT.

Census

• 1830, Spencer, Worcester Co., MA: Ransford Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 3 males 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 10-14.
• 1840, Grafton, Worcester Co., MA: Ransford Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 3 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1850: not found.
• 1860, Millbury, Worcester Co., MA:

1881 2093 Susannah Gale 76 F - Mass. James " 33 M - $1000 " 2094 Eunice Whitney 56 F - " Edwin " 26 M - Turner " George " 28 M - Mule Spinner " Eliza J. " 18 F - " Melvina " 17 F - " Alfred " 15 M - "

References

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 104, page 169.

2.^  "Ransford [Whitney] and Eunice Perminter [Parminter, int.], [married] Aug. 7, 1823," according to Vital Records of Framingham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 176, page 264.

4.^  "Clarisa [Whitney] of Millbury and Francis Sawyer, int. June 30, 1849," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Grafton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: The Systematic History Fund, 1906).

5.^  "Clarissa [Whitney] (d. Ransford and Eunice, a. 23) and Francis Sawyer of Grafton, [married] July 26, 1849," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Millbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).

6.^  "Alden [Whitney] [Allen in int.] (s. Ransford and Eunice, a. 20) and Lydia M. Gregory, [married] May 26, 1847," according to Grafton Vital Records.

7.^  "_____ [Whitney], d. Alden and Lydia, [born] May 19, 1848," according to Grafton Vital Records.

8.^  "_____ [Whitney], d. Alden and Lydia, [died] July 19, 1848, a. 2m. Disease of bowels," according to Grafton Vital Records.

9.^  "Harriet [Whitney] (d. Ransford and Eunice, a. 17) and Ithiel P. Farnum, [married] Nov. 21, 1848," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Grafton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: The Systematic History Fund, 1906).

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