Family:Whitney, Charles Jason (1854-a1920)

Charles Jason⁹ Whitney (Charles⁸, Charles⁷, Abijah⁶, Joseph⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹), son of Charles⁸ and Isabella (Smith) Whitney, was born 14 Aug 1854, Medway, MA,^[1] and died after 1920.

He married, 11 Aug 1879, Boston, MA, Catharine Kasar, daughter of John and Catharine (-----) Kasar.^[2] She was born about 1860, Boston, MA.

He married secondly, say 1881, Laura Lee Clough, daughter of Thomas Stewart and Mary Rachel (Woods) Clough. She was born 1859, Milford, NH, and died 13 Jan 1923, Nashua, NH, aged 62 years, of a cerebral hemorrhage.^[3] She was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Nashua, NH.^[4]

Children of Charles Jason⁹ and Catharine (Kasar) Whitney, if any, unknown.

Children of Charles Jason⁹ and Laura Lee (Clough) Whitney:

i.	Florence Isabella10 Whitney, b. 3 Jul 1881, Franklin, MA;[5] d. 28 Aug 1881, Franklin, MA, aged 1 month 25 days, of cholera infantum.[6]
ii.	Charles Wallace Whitney, b. 5 Jul 1882, Franklin, MA;[7] d. 1942, Quincy, MA; bur. Edgewood Cemetery, Nashua, NH;[8] m. 14 Mar 1904, Boston, MA, Emma Retta Price,[9] b. 28 Dec 1879, QC, d. 4 Oct 1917, Melrose, MA, dau. of George and Jane (Simpson) Price; bur. Homeland Cemetery, Bristol, NH.[10]

Census

• 1870, Medway, Norfolk Co., MA:

240 302 McCann, Arthur 59 M W Works in Boot factory $150 Ireland Parents foreign born -----, Mary 69 F W Keeping house Mass. Attended school Whitney, Charles J. 15 M W Works in Boot factory "

Charles is living with his grandmother and her second husband.

• 1880, Charles not found.
• 1900, County Jail and House of Correction, Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA:

413 435 ... Whitney, Charles J. Prsn W M Aug 1854 46 mar 20 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Hatter ...

• 1900, Garfield St., Franklin, Norfolk Co., MA:

156 185 Whitney, Laura Lee Head W F --- 1863 37 mar -- 1ch 1liv New Hampshire Massachusetts Canada (Eng) Rents house -----, Charles W. Son W M Jul 1882 18 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts New Hampshire Clough, Mary R. Moth W F Sep 1849 51 mar 33 2ch 2liv Canada (Eng) England Canada (Eng)

• 1910, Charles not found.
• 1910, 33 Elm St., Nashua Ward 6, Hillsborough Co., NH, p. 9B:

157 194 Whitney, Laura L. Head F W 47 wid 2ch 1liv New Hampshire New Hampshire Canada Eng. Clairvoyand and Medium, Rents house Clough, Mary R. Moth F W 67 mar1 49 2ch 2liv Canada Eng. England England None -----, Thomas S. Fath M W 77 mar1 49 New Hampshire Massachusetts New Hampshire None

• 1920, Boston Ward 6, Suffolk Co., MA: Stillman F. Whitney, wife Ida May, son Cleveland F., and brother Charles J. Whitney.

References

• Census records.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 82, page 219.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 309, page 88.

3.^  New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947, at FamilySearch.org.

4.^  FindAGrave Memorial #50887776 Laura Lee Clough Whitney.

5.^  Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915, at FamilySearch.org. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 323, page 275.

6.^  Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915, at FamilySearch.org. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 329, page 250.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 332, page 286.

8.^  FindAGrave Memorial #50887777 Charles Wallace Whitney.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 549, page 47.

10.^  FindAGrave Memorial #63310839 Emma Retta Price Whitney.

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