Family:Whitney, Charles (1815-1894)

Charles⁸ Whitney (Silas⁷, Silas⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Silas⁷and Hannah (Cushing) Whitney, was born 18 Jun 1815, Walpole, NH,^[1] and died 14 Sep 1894, Ashburnham, MA, aged 79 years 2 months 26 days, of apoplexy.^[2]

Marriage intentions were published 21 Sep 1845, Ashburnham, MA, for him and Susan Davis "of Lexington".^[3] He married, 23 Oct 1845, Lancaster, MA, Susan Davis, of Lexington.^[4] She was born 22 Jan 1822, and died after 1880.

He resided Central Village, Ashburnham, MA.

Children of Charles⁸ and Susan (Davis) Whitney:

i.	Florence E.9 Whitney, b. 19 Dec 1849;[5] m. 22 Dec 1871, Calvin W. Burbank.
ii.	Charles H. Whitney, b. 31 May 1854; m. 16 Jan 1878, Emma B. Rockwood; b. 20 Aug 1858; resided Ashburnham, MA.

Census

• 1850, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

202 223 Charles Whitney 35 M - Teaming $2500 Massachusetts Susan " 28 F - " Flora " 5/12 F - " Ellen Willard 17 F - " Attended school

• 1855, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

159 207 Charles Whitney 39 M - Teamster Mass. Susan D. Whitney 33 F - " Flora M. Whitney 5 F - " Charles H. Whitney 1 M - "

• 1860, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

292 323 Chas. Whitney 45 M - Farming $3500 $300 Massachusetts Susan " 38 F - " Florence W. Whitney 10 F - Massachusetts Attended school Chas. H. " 6 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

190 224 Whitney, Charles 55 M W Teamster $4000 $2000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Susan 48 F W Keeping House " " Florence E. 20 F W School Teacher " " Charlie H. 16 M W At School " Attended school " David 60 M W Works in Chair Shop " Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

Charles WHITNEY 65 Self M M W MA Teaming MA MA Susan G. WHITNEY 57 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Charles H. WHITNEY 24 Son M M W MA Teaming MA MA Emma WHITNEY 21 Wife F M W MA At Home 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. 458.

1.^  "Charles [Whitney], s. Silas and Hannah, born in Walpole, N.H., July 18, 1815," 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 447, page 551.

3.^  "Charles [Whitney] and Susan Davis of Lexington, int. Sept. 21, 1845," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

4.^  "Charles [Whitney], Mr., of Fitchburg to Miss Susan Davis of Lexington, [married] Oct. 23, 1845. C.R.1.2," according to Lancaster Vital Records, p. 373. Also "Charles [Whitney] of Ashburnham and Susan Davis of Lexington, [married] Oct. 23, 1845. T.R.4," according to Henry S. Nourse, ed., The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850 (Lancaster, MA: 1890), p. 255.

5.^  "Flora E. [Whitney], d. Charles and Susan, [born] Dec. 19, 1849," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

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