Family:Whitney, Bartholomew Bliss (1850-1935)

Bartholomew Bliss Whitney, apparently son of "Holmes Whitney and Lucy Bliss" or "----- Bliss and ----- -----", and apparently adopted son of Joel B.⁹ and Mary Ann (Morrow) Whitney, was born 5 Jun 1850, Sheldon, VT, and died 26 Nov 1935, Wheelock, VT, aged 85 years 6 months 21 days, of valvular disease of heart.^[1]

He married, 20 Sep 1870, Irasburg, VT, Rosie E. Berry, dau. of Samuel and Hannah (-----) Berry.^[2] She was born Apr 1849, and died after 1900.

Children of Bartholomew Bliss and Rosie E. (Berry) Whitney:

i.	Henry H. Whitney, b. 4 Jan 1870, Sheffield, VT;[3] d. 19 Mar 1902, VT;[4] m. 17 Mar 1894, Boston, MA, Flora E. Wood, b. Oct 1874, Wheelock, VT, dau. of David and Alphreda (-----) Wood.[5] Children: a. Marion Whitney, b. Dec 1897, VT.
ii.	Mae M. Whitney, b. ca. 1876, VT.
iii.	Frank Edward Whitney, b. 8 Sep 1879, Sheffield, VT;[6] d. 27 Oct 1964, St. Johnsbury, VT;[7] m. Nellie Barter.

Census

• 1880, Sheffield, Caledonia Co., VT:

Bart WHITNEY 30 Self M M W VT Work In Saw Mill VT VT Rosette WHITNEY 31 Wife F M W VT House Keeper VT VT Henry H. WHITNEY 7 Son M S W VT At School VT VT May M. WHITNEY 4 Dau F S W VT VT VT Frank E. WHITNEY 9M Son M S W VT VT VT

• 1900, Sheffield, Caledonia Co., VT:

152 158 Whitney, Bart Head W M Jan 1850 50 mar 27 Vermont Vermont Vermont Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Rose Wife W F Apr 1849 51 mar 27 3ch 3liv Vermont Vermont Vermont -----, Frank Son W M Sep 1879 20 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont

• 1900, Sheffield, Caledonia Co., VT:

131 136 Whitney, Henry Head W M Jun 1873 27 mar 6 Vermont Vermont Vermont Carpenter & Farmer, Rents house -----, Flora E. Wife W F Oct 1874 25 mar 6 1ch 1liv Vermont Scotland Vermont -----, Marion Dau W F Dec 1897 2 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont

References

• Census records.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, at FamilySearch.org.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

3.^  Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, at FamilySearch.org.

4.^  Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, at FamilySearch.org.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 444, page 46.

6.^  Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, at FamilySearch.org.

7.^  Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, at FamilySearch.org.

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