Family:Whitney, Marshall W. (1808-1880)

Marshall W.⁷ Whitney (Moses⁶, Abraham⁵, John⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Moses⁶ and Jane (Polley) Whitney, was born about 16 May 1808, Watertown, MA, and died 5 Jun 1880, Hudson, MA, aged 71 years 11 months 19 days, of pneumonia.^[1]

He married firstly, 20 Jul 1834, Westbrook, ME, Harriet Edwards.

He married secondly, 25 Dec 1847, Woodstock, VT, widow Eliza A. (Brown) Cole,^[2] daughter of James and Meninda (Stickney) Brown. She was born about 22 Oct 1819, NY or NS, and died 27 Mar 1895, Bolton, MA, aged 75 years 5 months 5 days, of pneumonia.^[3]

He resided Boston, MA.

Children of Marshall W.⁷ and Harriet (Edwards) Whitney:

i.	Julia Amanda8 Whitney, b. ca. 1835, ME; m. 26 Aug 1862, Providence, RI, Ben Wood, son of Jonathan and Ruth (-----) Wood.
ii.	Marshall Whitney, b. ca. 1840, Oxford, ME; d. after 1883; m. 1 Dec 1875, Providence, RI, Eunice "Nunie" A. Goodrich.

Children of Marshall W.⁷ and Harriet Eliza A. (-----)(Cole) Whitney, if any, unknown.

Census

• 1840, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Marshal Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 5-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Bellingham, Norfolk Co., MA:

77 82 Sybbil Metcalf 75 F - Mass. 83 Marshal Whitney 41 M - Machinist $300 " Eliza " 31 F - N.S. Julia A. " 15 F - Maine Attended school Marshal " 10 M - " Attended school

• 1855: not found.
• 1860: not found.
• 1865 State, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA:

287 313 Silas Whalan 63 M W Ireland M 1 - 1 - - Winefred Whalan 62 F " " " - - - - - John Whalan 14 M " Massachusetts S - - - - - Peter Whalan 11 " " " " - - - - - 314 Marshal Whitney 56 " " Massachusetts M Farmer - - 1 1 - Eliza N. Whitney 45 F " New York " - - - - - Marshall Whitney Jr. 25 M " Maine S Machinist - - 1 1 -

• 1870, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:

1860 2364 Kinsman, Cyrus 25 M W Teamster Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Angeline 24 F W Keeping House Mass. 2365 Whitney, Marshal 67 M W Farm Laborer Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Eliza 54 F W Keeping House New York

• 1880, Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA:

Marshall WHITNEY 71 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Eliza A. WHITNEY 61 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY

Reference

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 320, page 91.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 456, page 563:.

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