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| + | '''Alfred<sup>7</sup> Whitney''' | ||
| + | ([[Family:Whitney, William (1784-1859)|William<sup>6</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Elijah (1750-1821)|Elijah<sup>5</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, John (1718-1793)|John<sup>4</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, William (1678-1754)|William<sup>3</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1635-1719)|Joshua<sup>2</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | ||
| + | son of [[Family:Whitney, William (1784-1859)|William<sup>6</sup> and Prudence (Brown) Whitney]]; | ||
| + | born Norwich, Vermont, 6 Mar 1821; married 14 Jun 1850, '''Edna N. Haskell'''; born Deer Isle, Maine, 6 Mar 1831. Alfred Whitney resided in Boston nearly all his life. He was a member of the firm of Whitney & Babcock, expressmen, for over thirty years. He retired from business some thirteen years before his death. The death of his son Lewis was a deep affliction to him, and he survived his death only seven months. He went to the cellar to prepare his furnace fires and fell in a paralytic shock, living only forty hours afterward. He was a steady, quiet, honest man, respected by all. He is buried at Upham's Corner, Dorchester, Massachusetts, He died 14 Jan 1890., resided Boston, Massachusetts. | ||
| − | + | Children of Alfred<sup>7</sup> and Edna N. (Haskell) Whitney: | |
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| − | | '''Martha E.<sup>8</sup> Whitney''', born 13 Jul 1851; married 7 Jul 1870, Charles H. Small: resided 52 F street, | + | | '''Martha E.<sup>8</sup> Whitney''', born 13 Jul 1851; married 7 Jul 1870, Charles H. Small: resided 52 F street, South Boston. He was born New Bedford, Massachusetts, 23 Oct 1846; died 13 Mar 1892. |
:Ch.: Mabel I., born 4 Jul 1875. | :Ch.: Mabel I., born 4 Jul 1875. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | * All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 387|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), pp. 387-388]]. | |
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Copyright © 2006, the [[Whitney Research Group]] | Copyright © 2006, the [[Whitney Research Group]] | ||
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[[Category: Isle, Maine]] | [[Category: Isle, Maine]] | ||
[[Category: Massachusetts]] | [[Category: Massachusetts]] | ||
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[[Category: Boston, Massachusetts]] | [[Category: Boston, Massachusetts]] | ||
[[Category: Dorchester, Massachusetts]] | [[Category: Dorchester, Massachusetts]] | ||
| + | [[Category: New Bedford, Massachusetts]] | ||
| + | [[Category: South Boston, Massachusetts]] | ||
[[Category: Vermont]] | [[Category: Vermont]] | ||
[[Category: Norwich, Vermont]] | [[Category: Norwich, Vermont]] | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 24 July 2006
Alfred7 Whitney (William6, Elijah5, John4, William3, Joshua2, John1), son of William6 and Prudence (Brown) Whitney; born Norwich, Vermont, 6 Mar 1821; married 14 Jun 1850, Edna N. Haskell; born Deer Isle, Maine, 6 Mar 1831. Alfred Whitney resided in Boston nearly all his life. He was a member of the firm of Whitney & Babcock, expressmen, for over thirty years. He retired from business some thirteen years before his death. The death of his son Lewis was a deep affliction to him, and he survived his death only seven months. He went to the cellar to prepare his furnace fires and fell in a paralytic shock, living only forty hours afterward. He was a steady, quiet, honest man, respected by all. He is buried at Upham's Corner, Dorchester, Massachusetts, He died 14 Jan 1890., resided Boston, Massachusetts.
Children of Alfred7 and Edna N. (Haskell) Whitney:
i. Martha E.8 Whitney, born 13 Jul 1851; married 7 Jul 1870, Charles H. Small: resided 52 F street, South Boston. He was born New Bedford, Massachusetts, 23 Oct 1846; died 13 Mar 1892. - Ch.: Mabel I., born 4 Jul 1875.
ii. Frank R. Whitney, born 25 Mar 1853; married Ella Pinto. iii. Lewis Alfred Whitney, born 22 Dec 1855 unmarried; died June 7 1889. He was born in Boston, educated at the public schools and the Preston School of Design. He learned the trade of stencil cutter and engraver, but was obliged to give up his work on account of an injury to his knee. For seven years he was confined to the house, and during that time executed many elegant oil paintings, which still remain in the family. iv. Charles Alfred Whitney, born 14 Jun 1871; died 28 Jul 1871.
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. 387-388.
Copyright © 2006, the Whitney Research Group
